Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

For full details of the job Role and Person Specification, please see attached Job Description.The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Education and qualifications

Essential: - oNMC Registration; - oTeaching or Mentorship qualification; - oEvidence of ongoing professional development; - oILS/ALERT; - oDiploma in Nursing

Desirable: - oALS; - oWorking towards degree; - oATLS; - oEPLS

Experience and knowledge

Essential: - oSignificant previous experience at Band 5 level.; - oTeaching experience; - oManagement experience

Desirable: - oClinical Audit; - oPrevious experience of working at Band 6

Skills and abilities

Desirable: - Good understanding of recruitment, staff development and performance management

Teaching

Desirable: - Previous mentorship experience

Research/Audit

Desirable: - Experience in audit activities

Personal qualities