Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

Job summary

Permanent position, 23.40 hours per week

The Urgent and Emergency Care Centre at Rotherham Hospital is seeking skilled, motivated and compassionate Nurse Leader to join our senior leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead within a busy, dynamic Emergency Department while developing key non-clinical management and leadership skills to support your career progression.

The successful candidate will be an inspiring role model, committed to delivering high-quality patient care, leading and supporting ED staff, and driving service improvement initiatives. You will play a vital role in maintaining excellent standards, promoting innovation, and contributing to the continued development of a thriving Urgent and Emergency Care Centre.

If you are dynamic, proactive, and compassionate and possess strong leadership skills, we would welcome your application. This role offers the opportunity to bring your expertise to a well-established department, working closely with the senior management team to shape the future of emergency and urgent care services.

Ongoing professional development is strongly supported, with opportunities to enhance your skills and knowledge while providing leadership, guidance and support to your nursing team.

Main duties of the job

• Lead and coordinate the Urgent and Emergency Care Centre nursing team on a day-to-day basis, ensuring safe staffing levels, appropriate skill mix and rota cover.
• Provide visible, effective clinical leadership across all areas of the Urgent and Emergency Care Centre.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred care through the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of physical and psychological care, in line with local and national guidelines.
• Act as a role model for professional nursing practice, ensuring care is delivered in accordance with NMC standards and in line with Trust Policies and Procedures.
• Line manage and support a designated team of nurses, including supervision, appraisal and development.
• Work closely with the Matron, Operational Manager, Clinical Site Team and multidisciplinary colleagues to support patient flow, escalation and operational decision-making.
• Supervise and support unregistered staff in the delivery of care to acutely and chronically unwell patients from diverse backgrounds.
• Contribute to quality improvement, audit and service development initiatives within the Emergency Department.
• Promote a safe clinical environment, escalating concerns appropriately and supporting learning from incidents and feedback.
• Foster effective communication and positive relationships with patients, relatives, visitors and colleagues.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall

But don't just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence

Certificates of Sponsorship

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link below to check your eligibility. Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) band 2 and band 3 roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

---

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

---