Junior Sister/Charge Nurse/Senior Staff Nurse - A&E Department

Job summary

Are you a registered nurse with a comprehensive background in accident and emergency nursing and are ready for a new leadership challenge?

We are looking for Band 6 Junior Sisters/Charge Nurses to join our friendly and committed team and The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will need to be self-motivated, flexible, have excellent communication and organisational skills, and be ready to develop your leadership skills within a supportive and empowering department.

The post holder will work alongside the Matron and Senior Sisters to deliver a caring and innovative service across all aspects of the Emergency Department. You will act as a shift leader, ensuring the safety and patient flow of the department whilst liaising with multi-disciplinary teams, adhering to the Trust's CARES values and ensuring these are upheld by the rest of the team.

The role will also include teaching and assisting with the development of junior staff. A mentorship qualification would be ideal to assist with our regular intake of students and newly-qualified nursing staff.

An interview date is yet to be confirmed.

Main duties of the job

• Participate in all Departmental activities as an effective team member, supporting the ED Matron and Senior Sisters/Charge Nurses in the effective running of the Emergency Department.
• To ensure patients are seen, treated, discharged or transferred within the four hourly emergency access standards.
• To assess care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• To teach and supervise qualified and unqualified staff, and to act as a role model to junior staff.
• To take responsibility and accountability for a group of patients.
• To take charge of the department when necessary.

About us

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services, including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics, and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit, and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals, and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe, and compassionate care, while we drive forward with the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.