Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse in the Emergency Department, which has recently undergone a £20m refurbishment. The successful candidate will provide clinical expertise, act as a role model, and support the Team Leader in managing the clinical area. They will also be responsible for leading, supervising, and teaching staff, ensuring care aligns with NMC Code and Trust policies. This is an exciting opportunity to influence patient care and the working environment in a state-of-the-art facility.
Essential criteria
- Experience at Band 5 within relevant specialty
- Proven experience of participation in practice development
- Proven experience of ward /dept. management/staff supervision
- Skills and Knowledge
- Knowledge of resource management
- Skilled clinical judgement
- Expanded role skills relevant to area of practice
- Registered Nurse relevant to specialty with current registration
- Diploma working towards degree
- Immediate Life Support Certificate
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship
- ALS Certificate
- TNCC
- PIL's
- First Line Management course
- Experience at Band 5 within relevant specialty
- Proven experience of participation in practice development
- Proven experience of ward /dept. management/staff supervision
- Skills and Knowledge
- Knowledge of resource management
- Skilled clinical judgement
- Expanded role skills relevant to area of practice
- Registered Nurse relevant to specialty with current registration
- Diploma working towards degree
- Immediate Life Support Certificate
- Mentorship
- ALS Certificate
- TNCC
- PIL's
- First Line Management course
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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Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department **** The £20m refurbishment of our Urgent and Emergency Care has been completed, so there has never been a more exciting time to join the Urgent and Emergency Care team, influencing and shaping the both the Emergency Care our patients receive and the environment our staff work in.
The new state of the art Emergency Department includes:
- 8 bedded resuscitation area
- 29 majors' cubicles
- 2 mental health assessment rooms
- Rapid assessment and treatment area
- 8 cubicles within the Children and Young Peoples Emergency Department
Main duties of the job
- To provide clinical expertise to the departmental team, acting as a role model in the deliveryof patient care.
- To support the Team leader in the effective management of the clinical area
- To always act in a manner consistent with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, carrying out his/her duties in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
- To lead, support, supervise and teach staff.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community f
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