Application Deadline: 11 March 2026
Band: Band 6
Salary: £38,682 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Job summary
We are looking for experienced A&E or Acute nurses to enhance our team of Band 6’s in the department. to help in making the group a beacon of training, professionalism and expert care, if you are dedicated and interested in career development within A&E then look no further.
Our A&E Department is a busy and vibrant unit with caring and compassionate staff, who strive every day to give the best and most effective care within the NHS.
As our Charge Nurse you will directly supervise and monitor the provision of nursing care in accordance with individual management plans, maintaining high standards of patient care and participate in the management of the department.
Main duties of the job
You will ensure good communication exists between patients, visitors and all members of the health care team, promote harmonious working relationships and safe working practices, co-operate and communicate effectively with outside agencies.
You will ensure information given and received at handover is patient centered, assist in ensuring all staff follow guidelines for written documentation, maintaining patient notes and documents an attain excellent communication skills for dealing with distressed patients/relatives who are terminal / bereaved.
Your role involves ensuring the daily workload is reflected in the staffing and skill mix, to act as point of contact for department staff in the absence of band 7 Lead Nurse, to ensure all drug administration is in accordance with the legal and Trust policies, to perform the role of breach avoidance facilitator and to ensure discharge planning is effective and safe.
You will supervise staff as appropriate, ensure all staff are aware and conform to all Trust policies, ensuring all staff work to achieve an acceptable safe standard and quality of care and keep up to date and disseminate evidence-based practices and government policies related to care and speciality.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered
- Mentorship Programme – Evidence of completion or planned course.
Desirable
- Evidence of ATLS/TNCC or TILS training ALS
- Adult Acute Care course
- Practice supervisor/assessor training
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a Staff Nurse in Emergency Care Nursing
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
