Senior Charge Nurse – Same Day Emergency Care
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Charge Nurse to lead the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit at St Mary's Hospital. The role involves providing high-quality, emergency same-day care in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong clinical expertise in emergency nursing, excellent patient assessment skills, and sound management knowledge, providing visible and consistent leadership.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse -Degree level
- ILS
- Emergency Care/ Recognising the deteriorating patient modules or similar
Desirable criteria
- ALS
- Leadership course
- Substantial experience in Emergency Department / Medical or Surgical Assessment unit / Urgent Care Centre at band 6 level
- Same Day Emergency Care experience
- Skills/knowledge/ abilities
- Ability to work under pressure
- Advanced interpersonal skills
- Leadership skills.
- Effective time management for self and others
- Evidence of applying current research to practice.
- Able to manage difficult situations effectively.
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Able to use own initiative.
- Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information
- Understanding of Microsoft office including Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience of effective collaboration with leaders of other health and care disciplines
- Education/ qualifications
- Registered Nurse -Degree level
- ILS
- Emergency Care/ Recognising the deteriorating patient modules or similar
- ALS
- Leadership course
- Substantial experience in Emergency Department / Medical or Surgical Assessment unit / Urgent Care Centre at band 6 level
- Same Day Emergency Care experience
- Skills/knowledge/ abilities
- Ability to work under pressure
- Advanced interpersonal skills
- Leadership skills.
- Effective time management for self and others
- Evidence of applying current research to practice.
- Able to manage difficult situations effectively.
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Able to use own initiative.
- Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information
- Understanding of Microsoft office including Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience of effective collaboration with leaders of other health and care disciplines
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Senior Charge Nurse – Same Day Emergency Care
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the SDEC at St Mary's Hospital as a Senior Charge Nurse and unit leader.
You need to be passionate about providing high quality, emergency same day care in this fast paced, evolving and exciting area of acute emergency care. You must have excellent communication skills and be excited about being part of an innovative nursing team.
This is an exciting time to join Same Day Emergency Care as we increase the numbers of patients attending the service. We see approximately 60-70 patients a day on each site, with varying presentations including renal colic, DVT, cellulitis, low risk chest pain and many more. We work closely with the Emergency Department, taking many patients from the Urgent Care Centre and ED triage, as well as patients from General Practice, London Ambulance Service and 111.
As Senior Charge Nurse for SDEC, you will lead the delivery of high-quality, safe and compassionate care, support the implementation of new ways of working, and collaborate with the wider multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes and experience.
The successful candidate will demonstrate strong clinical expertise in emergency nursing, excellent patient assessment skills and sound management knowle
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