Junior Sister/Charge Nurse – Emergency Department

Junior Sister/Charge Nurse – Emergency Department

Band 6 nursing role at Royal Sussex County Hospital Emergency Department.

Job Overview

• Provide high‑quality emergency nursing care to patients in a Major Trauma Centre.
• Attend to a wide range of emergency, urgent and acute presentations.
• Work across areas of the department including ED, Resus and the Urgent Treatment Centre.

Responsibilities

• Ensure optimum standards of care for all patients attending the A&E Department.
• Assess individual patients through prioritisation and continuous assessment under supervision.
• Plan, implement, evaluate and re‑evaluate individual programmes of care, respecting patient dignity, religion and culture.
• Develop and maintain competency in expanded roles including plastering, wound closure, suturing, ultrasound‑guided vascular access and defibrillation.
• Ensure nursing care complies with departmental, NMC and Trust policies, protocols, procedures and guidelines.
• Handle heavy patients/objects in accordance with the Trust Moving and Handling Policy.

Person Specification

Professional Registration

• Registered nurse with extensive experience in acute care.
• NMC registration.

Experience and Qualifications

• Experience with Manchester triage system or equivalent proficiency.
• Basic admin duties: phone, photocopying and computer data.
• Team leadership experience and knowledge of the appraisal process.
• Completion or near completion of the ECA level 1 competencies.

Skills

• ILS
• Basic IT skills – Microsoft Office.
• TILS or equivalent Level 1 trauma course.
• Venepuncture, critical care and minor injury skills.

People Management and Development

• Management experience.
• Leadership course participation.

Specific Requirements

• Understanding of patient tracking system.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Evidence of championing diversity in previous roles.
• Evidence of undertaking development to improve understanding of equalities issues.

Additional Information

• Role eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration Skilled Worker route.
• Disclosure and Barring Service check required.

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