Senior Sister/Charge Nurse -Emergency Department (St Helier Site)
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Carshalton, SM5 1AA
Salary
£55,524 to £62,652
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
16 September 2026
13 days left
Job description
Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse Emergency Department St Helier base site Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is rated as Good by the C...
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.
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse role at Epsom and St Helier
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Qualifications
Essential
- 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
- MSc or evidence of study at level 7
- ALS
- Level 1 or 2 Trauma qualifications
- Management and leadership course
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience within specialty
- Experience of team and shift management
- Experience in conducting appraisals
Desirable
- Experience in serivce improvement implementation
- Experience in research and audit
Knowledge
Essential
- 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
- Knowledge and experience of change management theories
Skills
Essential
- 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
- Working with excel
- Ability to chair and organise meetings
Personal
Essential
- Commited to team working, motivated and able to motivate others
- Demonstrates caring and sensitive approach
- Flexible and adaptable approach
- Well organised and resourceful
Desirable
- Creative and lateral thinker
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
2 September 2026
Last checked
3 September 2026
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