Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

To work as part of the Emergency Department team to provide expert nursing care to those attending the Emergency Department including the Urgent Care Centre. To provide expert practice and knowledge. To promote, implement and evaluate evidence-based practice.

The post holder will collaborate with members of the multidisciplinary team to provide excellent patient care following guidelines and pathways within emergency care.

Please see the attached supporting document and person specification which contains more information about the role

Emergency Department Philosophy

Kingston emergency department provides a high standard of care to around 112,000 patients each year. As a band 5 staff nurse you will join our dedicated team of enthusiastic and motivated staff in delivering outstanding care.

Trust Culture and Values

The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient centred, which puts safety first and where all staff take responsibility, are valued and value each other. To support this our five values are that we are all:-

Caring- we design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wantsSafe - we make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern (safety comes first)Responsible- all staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation

Value each other- we all value each other's contribution

Inspiring-we always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients

Qualifications

Experience

Skills

Knowledge