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Sister/Charge Nurse - Children and Young People Emergency Department

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 9RW

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

9 September 2026

9 days left

Job description

Sister/Charge Nurse Children & Young People ED - Band 6 26 Hours per week An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team within the Children & Yo...

  • To provide clinical expertise to the departmental team, acting as a role model in the deliveryof patient care.
  • To support the Team leader in the effective management of the clinical area
  • To always act in a manner consistent with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, carrying out his/her duties in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
  • To lead, support, supervise and teach staff.

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached and can be downloaded.

The person specification detailed below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of quality services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate & these are:

  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ people & Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience at Band 5 within relevant specialty
  • Proven experience of participation in practice development
  • Proven experience of ward /dept. management/staff supervision

Desirable

  • Minimum 2 years ED experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of resource management
  • Skilled clinical judgement
  • Expanded role skills relevant to area of practice
  • Manchester Triage Trained

Desirable

  • Minor Injuries including plaster training/ wound care management

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse relevant to specialty with current registration
  • Diploma working towards degree
  • Immediate Life Support Certificate

Desirable

  • Mentorship
  • APLS Certificate
  • TNCC
  • PIL's
  • First Line Management course

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

28 August 2026

Last checked

31 August 2026

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