Senior Sister/Charge Nurse -Emergency Department (St Helier Site)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse role in the Emergency Department at St Helier Hospital. The successful candidate will lead a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team, ensuring smooth running of shifts in a challenging environment. The role requires strong clinical leadership and people skills to deliver high-quality, compassionate care. Applicants must be flexible for shift work, including weekdays, weekends, nights, and bank holidays.
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Post graduate courses relevant to specialty
- BSc or evidence of study at level 6
- Teaching and assessing course
- ILS
- Safeguarding level 3
Desirable criteria
- MSc or evidence of study at level 7
- ALS
- Level 1 or 2 Trauma qualifications
- Management and leadership course
- Extensive post registration experience within specialty
- Experience of team and shift management
- Experience in conducting appraisals
- Experience in serivce improvement implementation
- Experience in research and audit
- Application of evidence based practice and knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Understanding of Clinical Audit & Clinical Governance
- Understanding of quality assurance
- Ability to create an environment which facilitates learning
- Commitment to self development and development of others
- Knowledge and experience of change management theories
- Well developed leadership skills
- Excellent verbal, written communication skills and interpersonal skills
- Ability to effectively prioritise and organise workload of self and others
- Ability to work flexibly within an emergency setting
- Triage trained
- Computer literate
- Working with excel
- Ability to chair and organise meetings
- Personal
- Commited to team working, motivated and able to motivate others
- Demonstrates caring and sensitive approach
- Flexible and adaptable approach
- Well organised and resourceful
- Creative and lateral thinker
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Post graduate courses relevant to specialty
- BSc or evidence of study at level 6
- Teaching and assessing course
- ILS
- Safeguarding level 3
- MSc or evidence of study at level 7
- ALS
- Level 1 or 2 Trauma qualifications
- Management and leadership course
- Extensive post registration experience within specialty
- Experience of team and shift management
- Experience in conducting appraisals
- Experience in serivce improvement implementation
- Experience in research and audit
- Application of evidence based practice and knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Understanding of Clinical Audit & Clinical Governance
- Understanding of quality assurance
- Ability to create an environment which facilitates learning
- Commitment to self development and development of others
- Knowledge and experience of change management theories
- Well developed leadership skills
- Excellent verbal, written communication skills and interpersonal skills
- Ability to effectively prioritise and organise workload of self and others
- Ability to work flexibly within an emergency setting
- Triage trained
- Computer literate
- Working with excel
- Ability to chair and organise meetings
- Personal
- Commited to team working, motivated and able to motivate others
- Demonstrates caring and sensitive approach
- Flexible and adaptable approach
- Well organised and resourceful
- Creative and lateral thinker
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £55,524 – £62,652 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Senior Sister/Charge Nurse -Emergency Department (St Helier Site)
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse Emergency Department**
St Helier base site
Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is rated as Good by the CQC and we'd welcome applications from individuals committed to being part of the team to maintain and build on this .
Can you help St Helier Hospital to deliver the best quality and safest care to our local community? If you enjoy working in a busy demanding environment and are able to work on your own initiative, then this may be the job for you. We are looking for an experienced professional who is looking for a genuine opportunity to demonstrate their managerial skills. You must have the ability to 'think on your feet' to meet the challenges of this exciting and dynamic role.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team within the Epsom Emergency Department. We are a friendly team and always strive to deliver a compassionate high quality standard of care. Our top priority is the safety of our patients and their best possible care, and being part of a close-knit, hardworking and supportive team will help you settle in with us.
Applicants must be flexible in shift working patterns to include weekdays, Weekends, nights an
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