Barts Health is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK, it boasts 3Eemergency Departments, one of which is the Royal London Hospital. We are a major trauma centre and hyper-acute stroke unit providing urgent specialist treatment to North East London and beyond. We are an innovative team and work closely with our research colleagues to integrate pioneering, world class care and treatments, developing new pathways and services to provide efficient, patient centred approach to emergency medicine.

The Royal London Emergency Department are proud winners of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, 2018 Clinical Team of the year. We feel this strongly reflects our on-going mission to strive for excellence and provide the best possible emergency services. Our department was also the winner of the 'Barts health Hero Awards' in 2018/19 in the category of respectful.

The Royal London Emergency Department is looking for a forward thinking, highly motivated Sister/Charge Nurse to join our team within a busy and rewarding Major Trauma Centre.

Main duties of the job

• To provide the highest standard of individualised and holistic patient care, in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team.
• Work collaboratively with the ED Nursing, Medical and Operations team to provide care that is safe and effective.
• Supports the example set by the senior sisters/charge nurses to act as a senior nurse providing organisation managerial support to the multi-professional team
• To act as a role model to junior members of staff
• To work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, trust policies, guidance and procedures to ensure safe working practice of self and others.
• To take charge of the Emergency Department when required to do so
• Strive to work within the national targets for Emergency Departments
• To line manage a group of Emergency Department Assistants and Staff Nurses
• To engage with Quality Improvement Projects to enhance patient and staff experience

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Adult NMC Registration
• Specialist ED Course

Desirable

• Paediatric NMC registration
• Adult Advanced Life Support
• Specialist Trauma Course
• Mentorship course

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of current professional issues
• Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct
• Basic computer literacy

Experience

Essential

• At least two years working as a staff nurse in an Emergency Department setting

Desirable

• Previous Band 6 experience
• Previous managerial experience

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

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