Job summary
Are you ready for the next step in your career? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team as a Junior Charge Nurse in the Emergency Department at King George Hospital.
You will work with Matrons, Charge Nurses, and other staff members to drive the service forward and deliver high-quality patient care. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop new skills, gain further knowledge, and experience. Our Emergency Department service is extremely busy, offering our staff exceptional opportunities for learning and development.
You will be exposed to caring for different groups of patients within the department. High-quality patient care is at the heart of our work, and you will be joining a growing and motivated team who are passionate about raising standards. You should hold or be working towards the A & E course or equivalent, and be experienced in all aspects of emergency care.
Main duties of the job
Ensures that a high standard of cleanliness is maintained within the department
Through evidence of good practice, promotes and assists the delivery of a high standard of care and quality of service delivery, with due recognition for economy
Assesses, plans and ensures the safe discharge of patients from the A & E department, where necessary working in collaboration with the A & E discharge team, initiating care packages provided by other professions and agencies as dictated by patient need.
To act at all times in accordance with NMC & Trust policies, protocols and guides for good practice within own scope of professional practice and the Emergency Services Philosophy of Care.
Observe confidentiality of all information - verbal and written.
Be prepared to act as shift leader in the Accident & Emergency department in the absence of a Charge Nurse
Ensures that a high standard of cleanliness is maintained within the department
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Tosin Aragbaiye, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5934. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Tosin Aragbaiye, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5934. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- oENB 199 / N03 in A&E Nursing or equivalent
- oENB 998 in teaching and assessing or equivalent
Desirable
- oDiploma/Degree in health related studies or management
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- oExcellent interpersonal / communication skills with patients and their carers.
- oAbility to assess, plan and manage care for individual patients
Desirable
- oAbility to facilitate learning and provide clinical supervision for others
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- o Extensive Emergency Department experience
- oCurrent knowledge of nursing and specifically emergency care issues
- o Experience leading a clinical area
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- oENB 199 / N03 in A&E Nursing or equivalent
- oENB 998 in teaching and assessing or equivalent
Desirable
- oDiploma/Degree in health related studies or management
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- oExcellent interpersonal / communication skills with patients and their carers.
- oAbility to assess, plan and manage care for individual patients
Desirable
- oAbility to facilitate learning and provide clinical supervision for others
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- o Extensive Emergency Department experience
- oCurrent knowledge of nursing and specifically emergency care issues
- o Experience leading a clinical area
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
