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Junior Sister/Charge Nurse, Accident & Emergency

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Worcester, WR5 1DDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

3 November 2026

13 days left

Job description

Are you an experienced Emergency Department nurse with a passion for delivering excellent care? We have an opportunity for Senior staff nurses / Junio...

Attached you will find the person specification document

which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and

experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document

and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by

hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an

overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and

Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day

responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document

attached.

While working as a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse within the ED team you will provide

care to a range of patients within your scope of practice. To contribute to the

delivery of high standards of

nursing care. The post holder will be required to take charge of specific areas

of the department or as a whole and assist with the smooth running of the department whilst being supported by the band 7 team and professional development training team.

For the full job description, please see the attached document under Supporting Information

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

  • Being open and honest
  • Ensuring people feel cared for
  • Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable post-registration experience within an Emergency Department or other acute hospital setting, with evidence of transferable skills relevant to Emergency Care.
  • Extended clinical skills relevant to the Emergency Department nursing.
  • NMC recognised Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards within 18 months of commencement of post.
  • Understanding of policies and legislation relevant to the ED.
  • Managing clinical risk and incidents at ward/department level.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of teaching and development skills.
  • Fully aware of the principles of clinical governance and the application of clinical governance.
  • Ability to prioritise workload.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Adult) with current Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration.
  • Evidence of continuing education and professional development.
  • NMC recognised teaching and assessing qualification.

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

20 October 2026

Last checked

21 October 2026

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About the employer

WAH
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

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