Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - ED/SDEC
The closing date is 16 November 2025
Job summary
We are looking for an innovative, enthusiastic adaptable and motivated Band 6 Junior Sister /Charge Nurse for our Emergency Department/Same Day Emergency Care
The role of the junior sister / charge nurse is to provide clinical leadership to the nursing and multi-disciplinary team on a day to day basis plus to be able to demonstrate a comprehensive clinical background in Emergency care. You will be required to support the departmental nursing / medical managers and to be fully engaged with the other departments on the acute floor in this fast paced environment.
The successful candidate will be part of a motivated team delivering high standards of care within the emergency care setting. We are also committed to teaching and supporting staff and are looking for these qualities in a new team member.
Full Time/Part Time/Permanent/Fixed Term - vacancies available
Main duties of the job
Leading and co-ordinating shifts
Supporting ward manager with safe and efficient running of departments
Clinical supervision of junior staff
Compliance with Standard Operating Procedures
Compliance with national standards of Care Quality Indicators
Maintaining own high standards of knowledge and care delivery with mandatory training and further education
Ensure safety and cleanliness of environment
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Details
Date posted
31 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year pa, pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
229-MED-7558758
Job locations
Hereford Hospital
Union walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford Hospital
Union walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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