Sister/Charge nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 06/09/2026
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“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.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
Join Southmead Hospital's Emergency Department as a Sister/Charge Nurse, a senior clinical leader role. You will deliver high-quality patient care, support patient flow, and make timely clinical decisions in a fast-paced environment. The role involves operational management of designated areas, demonstrating strong clinical judgment and leadership. You will work autonomously while supporting and developing junior colleagues, contributing to the department's continuous improvement.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality patient care, supporting patient flow and making timely clinical decisions.
- Provide operational management to designated areas, coordinating Majors, Minors, Resus, waiting room, front door, or ambulance offload.
- Maintain oversight of patient flow, staffing, clinical priorities, and emerging risks.
- Utilise advanced assessment skills across the Emergency Department and Minor Injury Unit.
- Work autonomously within your scope of practice while supporting and developing junior colleagues.
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse
- Relevant speciality post registration qualification
- 3 years post graduate experience
- A minimum of 3 years post reg experience in ED
- Emergency department nursing competencies includingIndependent requesting of X-rays, Wound assessment and suturing, Front door streaming and Emergency Department triage.
- A sound understanding of Emergency Department performance indicators and operational metrics.
- A sound understanding or research and clinical governance
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to demonstrate leadership skills
- Able to work and lead others within a diverse community of patients & health care professionals
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Sister/Charge nurse
The closing date is 06 September 2026
Job summary
If you're a highly experienced emergency care nurse with significant post-registration experience, join Southmead Hospital's Emergency Department!
As one of only two Major Trauma Centres in the region, you will gain highly acute experience across the full urgent and emergency care pathway, working with specialist regional services including neurosurgery, stroke, vascular surgery, renal medicine and transplantation.
With opportunities to combine advanced clinical practice, leadership and professional autonomy, while influencing how emergency care is delivered, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality patient care, supporting patient flow and making timely clinical decisions within a fast-paced, challenging environment.
You will provide operational management to designated areas, demonstrating strong clinical judgement, excellent communication skills and visible leadership. You will work autonomously while supporting and developing junior colleagues, fostering a positive team culture and ensuring safe and efficient delivery of care.
With ongoing departmental reconfiguration and expansion of our workforce, help shape the future of emergency services at Southmead. We are proud to offer a CQC-commended education programme and a wide range of development opportun
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