Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Department
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 343-7330506-RB-SK
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Epsom General Hospital
- Town
- Epsom
- Salary
- £53,751 - £60,651 pa inc HCAS ( pro rata if part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Sister/Charge Nurse -Emergency Department (Epsom site)
Band 7
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
New Opening due to band 7 development
Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse Emergency Department
Epsom base site
Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is rated as Good by the CQC and we’d welcome applications from individuals committed to being part of the team to maintain and build on this.
Can you help Epsom Hospital to deliver the best quality and safest care to our local community? If you enjoy working in a busy demanding environment and are able to work on your own initiative, then this may be the job for you. We are looking for an experienced professional who is looking for a genuine opportunity to demonstrate their managerial skills. You must have the ability to ‘think on your feet’ to meet the challenges of this exciting and dynamic role.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team within the Epsom Emergency Department. We are a friendly team and always strive to deliver a compassionate high quality standard of care. Our top priority is the safety of our patients and their best possible care, and being part of a close-knit, hardworking and supportive team will help you settle in with us.
Applicants must be flexible in shift working patterns to include weekdays, Weekends, nights and bank holidays.
No two days are the same in the emergency department, however, what we can promise to offer is an opportunity to develop and enhance your skills within a friendly and knowledgeable team.
Main duties of the job
The Band 7 role within the ED is a rewarding role. You will lead our dynamic, multi-disciplinary team on a daily basis, ensuring the smooth running of shifts in a challenging and diverse environment. Your clinical leadership and people skills are vital to delivering the responsibilities and accountabilities outlined in this job description.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse role at Epsom and St Helier
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Post graduate courses relevant to specialty
- BSc or evidence of study at level 6
- Teaching and assessing course
- ILS
- Safeguarding level 3
Desirable criteria
- MSc or evidence of study at level 7
- ALS
- Level 1 or 2 Trauma qualifications
- Management and leadership course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post registration experience within specialty
- Experience of team and shift management
- Experience in conducting appraisals
Desirable criteria
- Experience in serivce improvement implementation
- Experience in research and audit
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Application of evidence based practice and knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Understanding of Clinical Audit & Clinical Governance
- Understanding of quality assurance
- Ability to create an environment which facilitates learning
- Commitment to self development and development of others
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and experience of change management theories
Skills
Essential criteria
- Well developed leadership skills
- Excellent verbal, written communication skills and interpersonal skills
- Ability to effectively prioritise and organise workload of self and others
- Ability to work flexibly within an emergency setting
- Triage trained
- Computer literate
Desirable criteria
- Working with excel
- Ability to chair and organise meetings
Personal
Essential criteria
- Commited to team working, motivated and able to motivate others
- Demonstrates caring and sensitive approach
- Flexible and adaptable approach
- Well organised and resourceful
Desirable criteria
- Creative and lateral thinker
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ms Christiana Hoad
- Job title
- Clinical Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01372735735
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