Emergency Department - Senior Sister/Charge Nurse
Slough, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 1 week ago
Job Overview
Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse – Emergency Department
Wexham Park Hospital
We are seeking highly motivated, experienced, and compassionate Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurses to join our dynamic Emergency Department team at Wexham Park Hospital.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced emergency care nurse who is passionate about delivering outstanding patient care, leading high-performing teams, and contributing to the ongoing development of emergency services. As a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe, effective, and responsive delivery of care within a fast-paced and challenging clinical environment.
Working closely with the Emergency Department leadership team, you will act as an expert clinical practitioner, visible role model, and inspirational leader for nursing and multidisciplinary colleagues. You will be responsible for coordinating clinical activity, supporting operational flow, and maintaining high standards of patient care, safety, and experience throughout the department.
The successful candidate will provide professional leadership and day-to-day operational management of clinical areas within the Emergency Department, ensuring that patient care is delivered in accordance with national standards, Trust objectives, and evidence-based practice. You will promote a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and excellence while supporting staff development, wellbeing, and retention.
Main duties of the job
To assist the ED department to achieve government targets
To demonstrate effective budgeting practice, exercising care and economy e.g. booking agency staff, appropriate use of supplies
To be involved in the recruitment and selection process assisting the matron
Support the local resolution, investigation and response to complaints
Assist the matron to monitor / manage sickness and absence within the department in line with trust policy
Attend meetings and cascade information to staff as appropriate
Recognise trigger points to violence and aggression and have knowledge of the trust policy relating to violence and aggression and be able to defuse situations within the department and know the correct mechanisms for summoning help and for reporting such incidents
In an emergency situation the nurse will be required to respond speedily and swiftly for the patients well-being
To take the lead on staff appraisals, addressing development needs and monitoring performance.
To maintain a clean and safe environment.
To co-operate with Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in ensuring that statutory regulations, codes of practice, local policies and health and safety rules are adhered.
Any other duties, which may be requested by the manager to facilitate the smooth running of the department.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
Apply online now
Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse – Emergency Department
Wexham Park Hospital
We are seeking highly motivated, experienced, and compassionate Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurses to join our dynamic Emergency Department team at Wexham Park Hospital.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced emergency care nurse who is passionate about delivering outstanding patient care, leading high-performing teams, and contributing to the ongoing development of emergency services. As a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe, effective, and responsive delivery of care within a fast-paced and challenging clinical environment.
Working closely with the Emergency Department leadership team, you will act as an expert clinical practitioner, visible role model, and inspirational leader for nursing and multidisciplinary colleagues. You will be responsible for coordinating clinical activity, supporting operational flow, and maintaining high standards of patient care, safety, and experience throughout the department.
The successful candidate will provide professional leadership and day-to-day operational management of clinical areas within the Emergency Department, ensuring that patient care is delivered in accordance with national standards, Trust objectives, and evidence-based practice. You will promote a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and excellence while supporting staff development, wellbeing, and retention.
Main duties of the job
To assist the ED department to achieve government targets
To demonstrate effective budgeting practice, exercising care and economy e.g. booking agency staff, appropriate use of supplies
To be involved in the recruitment and selection process assisting the matron
Support the local resolution, investigation and response to complaints
Assist the matron to monitor / manage sickness and absence within the department in line with trust policy
Attend meetings and cascade information to staff as appropriate
Recognise trigger points to violence and aggression and have knowledge of the trust policy relating to violence and aggression and be able to defuse situations within the department and know the correct mechanisms for summoning help and for reporting such incidents
In an emergency situation the nurse will be required to respond speedily and swiftly for the patients well-being
To take the lead on staff appraisals, addressing development needs and monitoring performance.
To maintain a clean and safe environment.
To co-operate with Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in ensuring that statutory regulations, codes of practice, local policies and health and safety rules are adhered.
Any other duties, which may be requested by the manager to facilitate the smooth running of the department.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration
- Post-registration qualification in emergency care module at level 7
- Practice Assessor/Supervisor Course
- BSc (Hons) Degree or working towards
- Leadership module
- ALS
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience as a Band 6 in an emergency department
- Experience of taking charge in an emergency department
- Ability to prioritise patient care and the allocation of resources within the department
- Leading on innovative practice
- Audit process
Essential criteria
- Basic nursing skills
- IV drug administration
- Competence in triage
- Evidence of clinical competence in critical care assessment
- Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of managing performance within the PDP process
Essential criteria
- Able to work the rota pattern
- Ability to work across sites as required
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
Apply online now
