Sister/Charge Nurse Band 6 – Emergency Department
Epsom Hospital base site
2 Posts - 1 Permanent / 1 Fixed Term/ Secondment opportunity
We are currently looking to recruit Band 6 registered Emergency Department nurses , who are motivated, innovative, with strong clinical knowledge & skills, excellent communication skills and who have a passion and dedication to providing excellent emergency care.
We are a friendly team and always thrive to deliver a safe, compassionate, high quality standard of care. with a strong focus on multidisciplinary teamwork.
Our Emergency Floor houses a combination of assessment areas that enable us to deliver our Urgent and Unscheduled Care pathways. It consists of the Emergency Department, Same Day Emergency Care Unit and Urgent Treatment Centre.
To be considered for this role, you will be a registered nurse with demonstrable clinical expertise, relevant to the ED.
Applicants must be flexible in shift working patterns to include weekdays, Weekends, nights and bank holidays.
You will receive a specialty specific induction programme that is supported by a competency framework for you to complete and opportunities to further develop your nursing career through courses.
No two days are the same in an Emergency Department, however, what we can promise to offer is an opportunity to develop and enhance your skills within a friendly and knowledgeable team.
The expectations within this job description will be met through professional leadership, clinical management, hands on clinical practice, education and training, and research.
The post holder will ensure that high quality nursing care is delivered within their designated clinical area.
The post holder will assist in setting the standards of clinical practice, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, and will monitor patient outcomes.
The post holder will take direct managerial responsibility for the Emergency Department in the absence of or as delegated by the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse or senior Nurse.
The post holder will assist in the leadership and development of an identified group of nurses and with the development and training of nursing and midifery students
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.
