Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional Consultant Nurse to join the Urgent & Emergency Care (UEC) team at Newham Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust. This is a key leadership role designed for a senior nursing professional with significant experience in emergency care, a strong academic and clinical practice background, and a passion for improving care delivery at pace and scale.

As Consultant Nurse, you will lead the development of clinical standards and the advancement of nursing practice across the UEC pathway, spanning the Emergency Department (ED), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), and Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC). You will provide strategic and clinical leadership to embed safe, evidence-based, person-centered care across all aspects of the service.

Informal discussion regarding role is welcomed

Main duties of the job

In this role, the successful candidate will:

• Lead and innovate in advanced clinical practice, working autonomously for an agreed proportion of clinical sessions based on service need

• Design, implement and evaluate education and training programmes to support workforce development across UEC, including advanced practice roles

• Actively contribute to the UEC research agenda, driving improvement through audit, innovation and academic partnership

• Act as a visible role model, change agent and expert practitioner, working collaboratively with senior nursing team, consultants, operational leaders and system partners

• Support and influence the implementation of national priorities, local transformation initiatives, and new models of care to improve quality, flow, outcomes and patient experience

This is an ideal post for a dynamic, experienced nurse leader ready to shape the future of UEC delivery in one of the most diverse and vibrant areas of London.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.