Sister/Charge Nurse Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
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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
This role is for a Sister/Charge Nurse in the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit at The Royal London Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust. The post holder will provide high standards of individualized patient care, working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team. Key responsibilities include acting as a senior nurse, providing managerial support, and ensuring safe working practices within the NMC Code of Conduct. The role involves line managing junior staff and engaging in quality improvement projects to enhance patient and staff experience.
Essential criteria
- Adult NMC registration
- Specialist course
- Mentorship (or equivalent) course
Desirable criteria
- Adult Immediate Life Support
- Post registration experience
- Recent acute nursing experience
- Previous Band 6 experience
- Previous SDEC nursing experience
- Previous managerial experience
- Knowledge of current professional issues
- Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct
- Basic computer literacy
- Adult NMC registration
- Specialist course
- Mentorship (or equivalent) course
- Adult Immediate Life Support
- Post registration experience
- Recent acute nursing experience
- Previous Band 6 experience
- Previous SDEC nursing experience
- Previous managerial experience
- Knowledge of current professional issues
- Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct
- Basic computer literacy
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,951 – £56,863 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 10d
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Barts Health NHS Trust
Sister/Charge Nurse Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC)
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK, comprising three Emergency Departments, including the Royal London Hospital. We are a Major Trauma Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit, providing specialist care to North East London and beyond.
We are innovative and forward-thinking team, working closely with our research colleagues to deliver pioneering, world-class care and treatment. We continue to develop new pathways and services that ensure a safe, efficient, and patient-centred approach to emergency medicine. Collaboration is key to our practice; we work alongside specialist teams to enhance patient experience and ensure timely access to the right care, at the right time and in the right place. Our Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) pathways continue to expand and evolve in response to patient and service needs.
The SDEC team at The Royal London Hospital was recognised as a finalist and received high commendation at the HSJ Awards 2024 and more recently, we have been shortlisted as finalists for the Patient Care Awards 2026 for our innovative SDEC pathway addressing nitrous oxide-related neurological harm. Our team has also contributed to the wider evidence base through published work on hypertension management, admission avoidance path
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