Job summary: To support the emergency department nursing team by ensuring patient safety, patient care and patient needs are met. It oversees the management of the emergency department staff and their safety, care and wellbeing.
Main duties of the job: To work closely with the Deputy Divisional Nursing Director in ensuring the patient's safety and care is met. Management of the emergency department staffing including roster management and staffing concerns.
About us
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.
Job details
Date posted: 07 October 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 176-U-7458996
Job locations: Hinchingbrooke, Hinchingbrooke, Huntingdon, PE29 6NT
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential:
* Registered nurse
* Post registration emergency nursing or applicable specialist course to degree or Masters' level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
* Recognised leadership or management qualification
* Recent ALS / ATLS course certification
Desirable:
* HMIMMS provider
Skills & Ability
Essential:
* Competent in all related nursing clinical skills in the emergency setting
* In depth knowledge of the local and national urgent & emergency care agendas
* Ability to lead and effect a process or pathway change and associated service developments
* Demonstrates effective leadership skills
* Able to demonstrate effective team working and experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams
* Evidence of being patients advocate
* Evidence of working within the clinical governance and risk framework
* Knowledge and ability to manage and demonstrate quality of care
* Experience of and ability to resolve conflict
* Evidence of continuing professional practice
* Professional & confident communication and interpersonal skills, verbal and written
* Organisational skills that demonstrate prioritisation, time management & attention to detail
* Ability to analyse complex problems and successfully implement workable solution
* IT skills i.e. Microsoft Word, Teams and Excel at basic level usage
Experience
Essential:
* Recent experience in emergency nursing (within the last 2 years) sufficient to be able to demonstrate strong clinical skills and robust leadership qualities
* Experience at senior level including participation in recruitment & selection procedures, budgetary management, and management and development of staff
* Management of HealthRoster
* Awareness of current developments in healthcare and professional nursing related to UEC in past year/ 10 year plan
Desirable:
* Awareness of role of audit and research
* Experience of guideline / Policy development
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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