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Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department
The closing date is 30 July 2025
We are looking to recruit an experienced and motivated individual to the role of Junior Sister/Charge Nurse for the Emergency Department.
We are looking for experienced nurses to join our team. You will have strong communication and leadership skills with an eagerness to advance emergency and acute nursing practice. You will be responsible for monitoring patient flow through the department alongside utilising your expert nursing skills.
The ideal candidates will be dynamic and forward thinking with a progressive approach to enhancing patient care and safety within urgent, emergency and acute care services. In addition to excellent clinical skills a good working knowledge of care pathways and the patient journey is required, as is priority focus on communication, safe discharge planning and safe patient transfer.
Main duties of the job
* Work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines to work as a named nurse (or key worker) for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for:
* Protect and supporting the health of individual patients and clients
* Assess care and health education needs
* Develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient
* To be designated to take charge of the ward/department regularly in the absence of the person holding continuing responsibility
* To work in accordance with the Princess Alexandra Hospitals Nursing and Midwifery Strategy and Core Standards
* To provide a high standard of holistic patient-centered care
* To act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor to student nurses and others and participate in clinical supervision programmes as appropriate
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at anytime.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (part 1 register)
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Practice Assessor or equivalent
* Leadership course
* ED Course
Experience
* 2 years minimum experience of working within an acute/emergency care environment
* Experience in delivery of nurse led services
Skills and Knowledge
* Evidence of addressing issues related to clinical governance
* Utility of research to support clinical practice
* Leadership skills and awareness of HR practices
* Knowledge and understanding of skill-mix and workload management
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.
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
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