Job overview

Are you an NMC registered nurse with more than 6 months experience? Are you up for a challenge where no working day is the same? Ever thought about working in the Emergency Department? Now is your opportunity to do so.

After having a business case approved to expand the team due to a fast-growing service, MKUH are hiring for Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurses to join their thriving ED department. You do not have to have experience within ED, you are still welcome to apply if you have experience within a mental health hospital, a community hospital or if you simply feel you have solid transferable skills. Your external knowledge will be extremely valuable to our team. 

To provide effective, professional and managerial leadership to staff.

·         To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care.

·         To supervise and develop the knowledge and skills of junior staff.

·         To initiate/ facilitate developments in nursing in partnership with the ward manager.

·         To be the ward representative in the absence of the ward manager.

·         To work autonomously within their scope of professional conduct and in line with Trust policies

·         To assist the Senior Sister/ charge nurse in the review of nursing practice and service delivery.

·         Provide clinical expertise.

·         To role model high standards of nursing care and professionalism.

Interview date: 25.11.2025

Main duties of the job

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MKUH staff scored highest for ‘I look forward to coming to work’ NHS Survey, 2024.

·       To provide effective, professional and managerial leadership to staff.

·       To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care.

·       To supervise and develop the knowledge and skills of junior staff.

·       To initiate/ facilitate developments in nursing in partnership with the ward manager.

·       To be the ward representative in the absence of the ward manager.

·       To work autonomously within their scope of professional conduct and in line with Trust policies

·       To assist the Senior Sister/ charge nurse in the review of nursing practice and service delivery.

·       Provide clinical expertise.

·       To role model high standards of nursing care and professionalism.

Working for our organisation

Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.

Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.

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