Junior Sister/Charge Nurse (Paediatric Emergency Department) – Wexham Park Hospital
We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to join our friendly, forward‑thinking and fast‑paced Paediatric Emergency Department at Wexham Park Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse with strong clinical and leadership skills to become an integral part of a dynamic and supportive multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing outstanding care to children and their families.
As a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse, you will play a vital role in ensuring the delivery of high‑quality, family‑centred care within a busy emergency setting. You will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing nursing care on a shift‑by‑shift basis, supervising a team of registered nurses, healthcare support workers, and student nurses. Working closely with the Senior Ward Sister/Charge Nurse, you will support the overall leadership and operational management of the department.
You will take charge of the department, ensuring safe and effective patient flow, maintaining high clinical standards, and promoting a positive working environment. You will also act as a role model, demonstrating excellent clinical practice and professional conduct at all times.
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to further develop your leadership skills and emergency paediatric nursing expertise in a diverse, challenging, and rewarding environment.
Responsibilities
* Responsible for the assessment of care needs on a wide range of paediatric conditions that present to the Emergency Department.
* Coordinate and monitor the progress of patients along their critical pathway on a shift‑by‑shift basis, reporting any variance from the pathway.
* Act as the nurse in charge, managing a team and ensuring patients receive safe care.
* Take named responsibility for co‑ordinating individual patient’s discharge from the Emergency Department.
* Ensure all nursing practice within the clinical area complies with Trust Nursing policies and procedures.
* Maintain compliance with the NMC Code of Conduct at all times.
Professional development and support
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first‑class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management, leadership and clinical skills training available.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours. We do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
We also recognise the importance of a healthy work‑life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
Application deadline
This advert closes on Sunday 12 Apr 2026.
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