Senior Sister / Charge Nurse - Emergency Department
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Job Summary
It is an exciting time to join Salisbury Emergency Department as a Band 7; we are in a period of transition with a new senior leadership team in post. This gives you the unique opportunity to shape the changes in emergency care and pathways to feel the tangible differences you can make. We are continuing to look to develop our services and care we provide within Urgent and Emergency care including looking at developing a co-located Urgent Treatment Centre. There are also opportunities to expand on leadership skills as you will be responsible for a junior team and OD&P elements of managing junior staff. A band 7 development program is currently being designed, you will have opportunity and support to train and work alongside the coach house in change management, to broaden your experience.
Salisbury Foundation Trust serves a mostly rural population; we are also a designated Trauma Unit with a track record in handling major incidents successfully which offers a varied and challenging patient workload, and the number of attendances is growing. We currently see approximately 50,000 patients per year.
Main duties of the job
* You will be able to demonstrate expert knowledge in emergency nursing and be able to translate this into effective nursing practice.
* You will need to be a team player, have proven leadership abilities, be energetic, proactive and committed to your own professional development and that of others.
* You will be working in partnership with the ED Matron to manage and provide leadership to the nursing team. Working collaboratively with the Lead Clinician and ED Service Manager, as well as the wider ED Senior team, to continuously improve and develop the service.
* Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
About Us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Explore what Salisbury has to offer at www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Details
Date posted: 02 October 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata if part time
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 269-SFT9304
Job Description & Responsibilities
Job responsibilities: To see what some of our staff think about working in our team watch our video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osNdoHNbXcE
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Experience and knowledge
Essential
* Demonstrable experience at band 6 level in Emergency Nursing
* Experience of Leading a Team
* ALS or demonstrable experience
* TNCC or equivalent
* Teaching and Assessing Qualification
* Registered Nurse educated to/willingness to undertake Masters Degree in health-related subject
* Post Registration qualification in Emergency Nursing
* Completion of Advanced Life Support and European Paediatric Advanced Life Support
* Competent understanding of OD and People Policies
Desirable
* Compassionate leadership training
* Management course/training
* Risk Management including Datix
* Complaints Investigation and Management
Disclosure and DBS
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Odstock Road
Salisbury
SP2 8BJ
Employer's website: https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Part-time
Job function
* Other
Industries: Hospitals
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