The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Sister / Charge Nurse

The closing date is 30 June 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our fast paced Emergency Department at Pinderfields Hospital for a motivated sister/charge nurse! We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated, dynamic and experienced Emergency Department Nurse to be part of our senior clinical nursing team. The role covers day and night shifts over a 7 day period. Are you a positive motivated leader who wants to be part of our team where no day is the same? A very exciting opportunity have arisen for motivated excellent role models to work as part of the leadership teams in our fast paced dynamic Emergency Department at Pinderfields Hospital in busy, acute area seeing multiple patients of varying acuities.

Main duties of the job

Manage the department and co-ordinate the delivery of skilled, effective care and timely discharge. Ensure the safety of patients, staff and visitors. Deliver expert nursing care, leading the team by example. Provide advice and supervision to junior staff. Actively participate in the development of the Emergency Department service by using innovation and evidence-based practice. Provide support to the Band 7 Sisters and assist with managing the teams. We are looking for a knowledgeable highly skilled motivated individual's who works calm under pressure to lead the running of the Department on a shift basis Ensuring high quality patient care is been provided within the department and support with flow through the department ensuring Emergency Department standards are maintained and targets met. We are seeking enthusiastic, responsible, and professional individuals who would join a highly motivated, experienced and dynamic team. The successful candidate would be able to organise their work load, work well under pressure be flexible in their approach to changing needs and demands of the organisation, follow instructions under pressure and use their own initiative. Applicants need to have experience in acute care ideally in the Emergency department. To manage flow through the department and manage the nursing teams be able to prioritise patient needs and care for acutely unwell patients.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working car

Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

000429

Job locations

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key requirements

Assess, prioritise, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care. Supervise others in the aforementioned functions.
Ensure safe, timely discharge or transfer, of patient, to wards, other hospitals or care settings.
Perform and ensure others perform patient observations such as blood pressure, pulse, respirations, oxygen saturations, early warning score, pain score, pressure score, peak expiratory flow, temperatures, and electrocardiographs.
Provide follow up advice, treatment and care.
Complete Investigations such as blood glucose measurement, ward test urine, Blood gas and blood taking
Initiate and participate in Intermediate Life Support and cardiac arrest management and care for Resus patients.
Maintain clear, accurate, legible and timely written documentation in patient’s notes providing a record of care delivered. Remind other members of the team to do likewise.
Administer intra venous, intra muscular, subcutaneous injections, and rectal and oral medication.
Provide direct patient care. Attending to patients’ hygiene needs such as giving and removing bedpans and urinals. Washing incontinent, unclean and infested patients as required, providing pressure area care.
Give direction, support and advice to junior staff.
Accept accountability and responsibility for own safe clinical practice. Comply with the NMC Code of Practice and subsequent published guidelines for practice.
Act as the patient’s advocate when necessary.
Attend the department and assume nurse leadership (in absence of Matron and Senior Sister) in the event of a major incident being declared

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key requirements

Assess, prioritise, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care. Supervise others in the aforementioned functions.
Ensure safe, timely discharge or transfer, of patient, to wards, other hospitals or care settings.
Perform and ensure others perform patient observations such as blood pressure, pulse, respirations, oxygen saturations, early warning score, pain score, pressure score, peak expiratory flow, temperatures, and electrocardiographs.
Provide follow up advice, treatment and care.
Complete Investigations such as blood glucose measurement, ward test urine, Blood gas and blood taking
Initiate and participate in Intermediate Life Support and cardiac arrest management and care for Resus patients.
Maintain clear, accurate, legible and timely written documentation in patient’s notes providing a record of care delivered. Remind other members of the team to do likewise.
Administer intra venous, intra muscular, subcutaneous injections, and rectal and oral medication.
Provide direct patient care. Attending to patients’ hygiene needs such as giving and removing bedpans and urinals. Washing incontinent, unclean and infested patients as required, providing pressure area care.
Give direction, support and advice to junior staff.
Accept accountability and responsibility for own safe clinical practice. Comply with the NMC Code of Practice and subsequent published guidelines for practice.
Act as the patient’s advocate when necessary.
Attend the department and assume nurse leadership (in absence of Matron and Senior Sister) in the event of a major incident being declared

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click apply now to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click apply now to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

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.