Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Care
- Grade
- AfC Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (365 days 24/7)
- Job ref
- 407-MLTC-7740340-A
- Employer
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Walsall Manor Hospital
- Town
- Walsall
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/06/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/07/2026
Employer heading
Sister/Charge Nurse Emergency Department
AfC Band 6
Walsall Manor Hospital is a busy district general hospital offering compete range of acute services. The Trust primarily serves the immediate population of Walsall with some patients requiring more specialised treatment at other, neighbouring Trusts. The Trust continues to invest in its facilities and services, supporting high-quality care for the communities it serves.
This role offers the opportunity to work within our integrated care model, contributing to high-quality services that help people remain independent in their own homes and communities.
We are committed to investing in our workforce and creating an environment where colleagues can learn, contribute and develop. Our new Urgent Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, demonstrates our ongoing investment in facilities and services.
As an employee, you’ll benefit from an attractive salary and comprehensive benefits package (detailed in Employer Description above), plus access to NHS pension arrangements and staff accommodation where available.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant, currently holding the Bronze Award, underlining our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.
RESPECT – COMPASSION – TEAMWORK – PROFESSIONALISM
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit a number of Band 6 Nurses to join our Nurse in Charge Team in Walsall Healthcare’s Emergency Department and have opportunities for those with extensive experience in the Emergency Department setting and are willing to expand their portfolio.
We are seeking posts for those that have a minimum of 2 years Emergency Department experience or if you have Acute Hospital or Urgent Care Experience we are particularly keen to hear from you.
It is an exciting opportunity to join the Senior ED Nursing Team to expand the nursing workforce and support progression through your Nursing career in Emergency Care. The applicant, on a daily basis will use their clinical skills, knowledge and judgement to lead a workforce across the Emergency Department to provide safe, responsive and effective care to patients.
PLEASE NOTE - IF THIS ROLE RECEIVES A HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS, IT IS SUBJECT TO CLOSE EARLY
Main duties of the job
The Nursing Team at Walsall’s Emergency Department has recently seen investment that supports both an expanded workforce across all nursing roles and a 6% increase in the training and education time for all nursing colleagues within ED. Candidates that apply for this role will see the benefits of this investment commitment as the delivery of education, skills and knowledge is expanded across the Nursing Workforce in ED and time is committed to the Nursing Workforce to learn.
Applicants will join the Emergency Department as the new Education Framework commences. New posts are being invested in with the Practice Development roles also expanding to support the delivery of our education programme for both new and substantive staff.
Working for our organisation
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants will join the nursing workforce that is already meeting national standards for quality of care. Walsall Emergency Department is regularly in the top 5 Trusts regionally for Ambulance Handover Standards, Triage Times and has recently seen the organisation in the top 15 NHS Trusts nationally for 4 Hour Emergency Access Standard.
Candidates will be joining the Emergency Department at an exciting time as the service commits to continue to improve these standards of quality of care through investment in people and patients across the Care Group. As an Emergency Department we are committed to provide high quality care within a demanding service by ensuring our nursing team are proactive and have additional clinical skills to provide individualised patient care for the whole range of presenting conditions.
You must demonstrate excellent communicate skills, initiative, drive and have the ability to lead a Nurse Team in a busy Emergency Department environment.
Our Department has access to a range of learning environments including courses to increase clinical skills and knowledge this includes ILS/PILS/ TILS/ALS/EPLS /TNCC as well as in-house opportunities. We can offer post registration courses via Wolverhampton University in Emergency care of the child and mentorship. We positively encourage department link nurses and are developing a wide range of departmental champions to promote specialist support within the team. We aim to recruit new Nurses that will be keen to work within a Multi-Disciplinary Team to aid Audits and service developments, and in a leadership role will be responsible for a team of Nurses to ensure they are up to date with Appraisal, Training and have provide the management to support your team in ED.
Please refer to the Job Description for more information
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- First Level RN
- ENB 998/ Mentorship qualification/ or equivalent
- ENB 199/ Post registration qualification in foundations Emergency Nurse practitioner/ equivalent degree in acute/ critical care nursing/ level 3 or 4 study appropriate to Emergency Care and evidence of good professional development/ study since qualification
- ALS or EPLS or TNCC
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- A good understanding of nursing and related emergency care of patients within A/E
- Significant post registration experience and experience of working within an Emergency department/ or similar environment regularly supporting/ managing junior colleagues
- Evidence of a high level of clinical skills to support care delivery in ED
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- High level of nursing skills including phlebotomy skills/ IVI drug administration/Suturing/ Pop application
- ECG interpretation skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work with IM & T systems
- An ability to organise workload of a specific area of Emergency Department including patient flows in and out.
OTHER
Essential criteria
- Flexibility and ability to cope with unpredictable patterns of work and demand
- Leadership skills and ability to delegate
- Team Worker and ability to work with wider multidisciplinary team
- Able to work to deadlines and deal with times of pressure including distressing and emotional situations
- Honest and trustworthy
- Demonstrates respect for patient dignity
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hayley Traverse
- Job title
- Professional Development Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01922 721171
- Additional information
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