Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department
The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Uxbridge, UB8 3NNView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£55,524 to £62,652
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
4 October 2026
5 days leftJob description
Our friendly, dynamic, and talented Emergency Department Team requires an experienced nurse to join us in providing excellent leadership and developin...
- To provide clinical nursing and managerial expertise in all aspects of the speciality, ensuring the highest possible standard for nursing care and technical equipment care, with efficient utilisation of resources. Also providing clinical nursing expertise in all aspects of the speciality and working independently with patients who will be assessed, treated and discharged or admitted after their episode of unscheduled care.
- To develop and maintain a department philosophy of care based on the Trust's core objectives.
- To lead staff and create positive working relationships within the team whilst monitoring and appraising performance. To work as part of the multidisciplinary team and create positive working relationships within it. Is able to refer patients to the correct speciality teams, where it would be unsafe to discharge them.
- To be responsible for creating a dynamic environment, which is conducive to learning, practice development and research within a framework of evidence based practice.
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services, including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics, and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit, and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals, and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe, and compassionate care, while we drive forward with the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Nursing
- Current NMC registration
- Emergency and unscheduled course OR equivalent
- Mentorship course or equivalent
- Significant Experience at Band 6 Level
- Significant Emergency Care Nursing experience
- Knowledge of current Emergency Care issues
- Experience of Audit /Bench Marking /Standard setting
Desirable
- Leadership Course
- Masters Level study
- Advanced Life Support (ALS)
- Advanced Trauma Nurse Course (ATNC)/ EPALs
- Evidence of guideline/Policy development
- Experience of teaching patient/parents and colleagues
- Able to lead, train and motivate a team of staff
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First seen
28 September 2026
Last checked
29 September 2026
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