Emergency Sister/Charge Nurse - Band 6

Barts Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

The Royal London Emergency Department is looking for a forward thinking, highly motivated Sister/Charge Nurse to join our team within a busy and rewarding Major Trauma Centre.

The Royal London Hospital is a major trauma centre with a hyper-acute stroke unit providing urgent specialist treatment to North East London and beyond. We are an innovative team, integrating pioneering, world class care to provide efficient, patient centred approach to emergency medicine.

The Royal London Emergency Department are proud winners of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, 2018 Clinical Team of the year and former winners of the 'Barts health Hero Awards'. We feel this strongly reflects our on-going mission to strive for excellence and provide the best possible emergency services.

We are looking to recruit a dynamic nurse with relevant Emergency Department experience, excellent verbal and written communication skills with empathy and compassion at the heart of the care that they provide. You will be expected to deliver high quality care clinical care, promote and maintain high standards of nursing care within the current service. You will be expected to take charge of the A&E department for shifts on a rolling rota with the support of a Senior sister/charge nurse. You will be actively involved in shaping the future of the Royal London Emergency Department and will be supported in achieving your career goals in relation to developing clinical, management and leadership skills.

Main duties of the job

Our department is also able to offer several exciting secondment prospects including the Physician Response Unit. This opportunity, unique to our department, incorporates a nurse into the pre-hospital MDT response unit . We encourage 'nurse champions' to take a lead in an area of care that interest you and support the team in project work for quality improvement.

You will have relevant Emergency Department experience and emergency care qualification; you will be committed to patient care and staff development with a desire to promote change and development throughout this energised team.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Date posted

19 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,471 to £50,364 a year per annum inc.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-018006RLH-43AD

Job locations

The Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Supports the example set by the senior sisters/charge nurses to act as a senior nurse providing organisation managerial support to the multi-professional team
To provide the highest standard of individualised and holistic patient care, in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team.
The post holder will work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, trust policies, guidance and procedures to ensure safe working practice of self and others.
The post involves taking charge of the ED when required to do so

Job description

Job responsibilities

Supports the example set by the senior sisters/charge nurses to act as a senior nurse providing organisation managerial support to the multi-professional team
To provide the highest standard of individualised and holistic patient care, in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team.
The post holder will work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, trust policies, guidance and procedures to ensure safe working practice of self and others.
The post involves taking charge of the ED when required to do so

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

Registered Nurse
Intravenous accreditation
Specialist A&E Course
Advanced Trauma Nursing Course

Desirable

Prep for Mentorship course or equivalent

Experience

Essential

At least two years working as a staff nurse in an Emergency Department setting.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

Registered Nurse
Intravenous accreditation
Specialist A&E Course
Advanced Trauma Nursing Course

Desirable

Prep for Mentorship course or equivalent

Experience

Essential

At least two years working as a staff nurse in an Emergency Department setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).