Job summary
A
fantastic exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen within the St Jamess
University Hospital Emergency Department. We are currently looking for dynamic
self-motivated band 6 Sister/Charge Nurses to join our team. We are looking
for enthusiastic individuals to support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse team and
the Matron in the delivery of high quality care. If you have compassion, energy
and a genuine dedication to patient care then wed like you to apply for this
role. In return we offer continual professional development opportunities to
enhance and develop your skills and knowledge.
You need to be a registered Adult nurse and have
obtained or be working towards a recognised teaching and assessing
qualification. There is an expectation that the Royal College of Nursing
Emergency Nursing Level One competencies document will be completed within 6
months of starting in post.
Expected Shortlisting
Date
20/10/2025
Planned Interview
Date
23/10/2025
Main duties of the job
You
will be required:
To take direct managerial responsibility for
the clinical area in the absence of or as delegated by the Senior
Sister/Charge Nurse
To
lead and develop an identified team of nurses within the Emergency Department
ensuring professional development is maintained through timely specific
Appraisal identified needs.
To
act as a clinical resource within the Emergency Department
To
act as a positive role model
The
successful applicant will need to demonstrate recent change management and
implementation, a clear understanding of Leeds Teaching Hospitals key aims
and objectives and a sound understanding of workforce management.
To
have an understanding of the Emergency Care Standard (ECS) and assist the
senior management team in delivering this
To have a good understanding of relevant
local and national health agenda items
Please
contact Helen Fairman, Senior Sister 01132060910 if any further information
is required.
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust operates across two main sites with Emergency
Care being provided on both the Leeds General Infirmary and St Jamess sites.
We see approximately 210,000 patients per year from a wide range of social
and ethnic groups, making it one of the largest acute hospital Trusts in
England. The post will cover a 24 hour period and therefore, the successful
candidate will be expected to work weekends, nights and bank holidays.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Support
Senior Sister / Charge nurse in providing leadership to the clinical team Support and inspire staff to provide
efficient, effective, safe, quality care to patients Deliver a positive patient experience Promote the building of effective
teams and collaboration between teams Anticipate problems and take
preventative or mitigating actions, or
have contingency plans available Assist in the line management of the nursing team, including individual and
team performance, attendance, management and workforce planning Help to ensure the effective
deployment of staff is mapped against the flow of patients to provide safe and
effective care Support and participate in local and
trust-wide recruitment events
Please see the attached job description for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Support
Senior Sister / Charge nurse in providing leadership to the clinical team Support and inspire staff to provide
efficient, effective, safe, quality care to patients Deliver a positive patient experience Promote the building of effective
teams and collaboration between teams Anticipate problems and take
preventative or mitigating actions, or
have contingency plans available Assist in the line management of the nursing team, including individual and
team performance, attendance, management and workforce planning Help to ensure the effective
deployment of staff is mapped against the flow of patients to provide safe and
effective care Support and participate in local and
trust-wide recruitment events
Please see the attached job description for further information.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience at staff nurse level or equivalent
- Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
- Audit and standard setting
- Experience within speciality
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN Adult for adult clinical areas or RN Child for childrens areas (Level 1 or 2)
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Compassionate and caring
- Capable of lateral thinking
- Motivator of self and others
- Positive approach to change
- courageous
- Assertive
- Flexible and adaptable
- Able to manage stress in self and others
- Excellent written and verbal skills.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
Desirable
- Skills and knowledge required to lead and develop team members
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for post Evidence of continued professional development
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience at staff nurse level or equivalent
- Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
- Audit and standard setting
- Experience within speciality
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN Adult for adult clinical areas or RN Child for childrens areas (Level 1 or 2)
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Compassionate and caring
- Capable of lateral thinking
- Motivator of self and others
- Positive approach to change
- courageous
- Assertive
- Flexible and adaptable
- Able to manage stress in self and others
- Excellent written and verbal skills.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
Desirable
- Skills and knowledge required to lead and develop team members
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for post Evidence of continued professional development
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).
