Job summary
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Are you an enthusiastic, dynamic, and passionate nurse ready to take the next step in your career? We are seeking a skilled Sister/Charge Nurse to lead our dedicated nursing team in the day-to-day management of the Emergency Department (ED).
In our ED, we thrive on the high-energy challenges of Emergency Care, and we're looking for leaders who excel in fast-paced environments. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to enhance your professional development, with access to formal education channels and a nationally recognised development program. We take immense pride in investing in the growth and success of our nursing staff.
As a Sister/Charge Nurse, you'll bring leadership and clinical excellence to a department where safety, quality, and staff well-being are our top priorities. You will play a key role in creating a supportive and empowering environment for both the team and the patients we care for. We are committed to a healthy and open "speak-up" culture, where feedback from both staff and patients shapes our ongoing journey toward excellence. We are looking for individuals who share our passion for achieving outstanding care and represent our Trust values every day.
Main duties of the job
The post will be based at Whipps Cross Hospital which is located in Leytonstone, East London, a vibrant area known for its rich diversity and culture. Situated just a 15-minute tube journey from Central London and the West End, it offers easy access to some of the best attractions and amenities London has to offer. The area also boasts Westfield shopping centre and the iconic Olympic Village, as well as the natural beauty of Epping Forest nearby, perfect for outdoor activities and relaxation.
The hospital fosters a friendly, welcoming, and supportive environment, with a range of benefits available to staff. The on-site Tomswood Health and Wellbeing Centre offers a variety of fitness classes, including Zumba and Pilates, promoting physical and mental health.If you're motivated to make a difference and join a team that's working to shape the future of Emergency Care, we'd love to hear from you.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Degree or equivalent and relevant experience as RN
- Specialist A&E/ED course or working towards
- Mentorship Course or Equivalent
Desirable
- Leadership/Management course.
Skills
Essential
- Recent and relevant experience in ED Nursing
- Sound ability to work as a team member with good emotional intelligence skills to read situations and balancing responses with empathy and gusto.
- Ability to manage own workload.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills within documentation and with all members of the team, patients and their carers.
- Positive attitude and ability to work under pressure.
- Adaptability to changing workload Role model for junior colleagues Full participation in teaching programme and development of self and others on every interaction.
- Sound ability to problem solve and balance risk, safety and performance, putting patients and staff at the heart of your decisions.
- Practices openness, honesty and transparency, upholding the Trust Values at all times.
- Ability to identify and provide ranges of feedback.
- Ability to manage risk, risk assess and mitigate against risk.
- Ability to delegate authority to people and monitor against required outcomes.
- Demonstrate understanding and role in management of ED operational standards.
Desirable
- Conflict Resolution
- Breakaway Training
- Mental Health First
- Aid/Awareness
- Roster Management
- Experience of Triage/assessment of patients
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of continual professional development.
- Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy.
- Knowledge and application of health and safety policy and legislation.
Desirable
- Audit and analysis skills.
- Service quality improvement in practice.
Personal and people development
Essential
- Shift work will be required through the 24 hours period.
- Take responsibility for own learning and performance manages staff in relation to recruitment, performance and absence
- Ensures performance reviews are undertaken
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Degree or equivalent and relevant experience as RN
- Specialist A&E/ED course or working towards
- Mentorship Course or Equivalent
Desirable
- Leadership/Management course.
Skills
Essential
- Recent and relevant experience in ED Nursing
- Sound ability to work as a team member with good emotional intelligence skills to read situations and balancing responses with empathy and gusto.
- Ability to manage own workload.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills within documentation and with all members of the team, patients and their carers.
- Positive attitude and ability to work under pressure.
- Adaptability to changing workload Role model for junior colleagues Full participation in teaching programme and development of self and others on every interaction.
- Sound ability to problem solve and balance risk, safety and performance, putting patients and staff at the heart of your decisions.
- Practices openness, honesty and transparency, upholding the Trust Values at all times.
- Ability to identify and provide ranges of feedback.
- Ability to manage risk, risk assess and mitigate against risk.
- Ability to delegate authority to people and monitor against required outcomes.
- Demonstrate understanding and role in management of ED operational standards.
Desirable
- Conflict Resolution
- Breakaway Training
- Mental Health First
- Aid/Awareness
- Roster Management
- Experience of Triage/assessment of patients
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of continual professional development.
- Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy.
- Knowledge and application of health and safety policy and legislation.
Desirable
- Audit and analysis skills.
- Service quality improvement in practice.
Personal and people development
Essential
- Shift work will be required through the 24 hours period.
- Take responsibility for own learning and performance manages staff in relation to recruitment, performance and absence
- Ensures performance reviews are undertaken
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
