Junior Sister/Charge Nurse – Emergency Department
Closing date: 04 June 2026
Are you an experienced nurse with considerable emergency or acute care experience, with current NMC registration, who is ready to step up to a Band 6 role? An opportunity has arisen for Band 6 Sisters/Charge Nurses within the Emergency Department at the Royal Sussex County Hospital.
We are a Major Trauma Centre, receiving patients from throughout Surrey and Sussex. All nurses will have the opportunity to rotate amongst the different areas of the department, including the Resus and the Urgent Treatment Centre. We are committed to the delivery of quality care in an unpredictable environment. We encourage innovation and participation in the development of new ways of working through multidisciplinary collaboration to achieve patient‑focused outcomes.
There are many opportunities for in‑house training on emergency skills such as furthering your venepuncture and cannulation skills with ultrasound‑guided vascular access training, plastering and catheterisation.
Experience of all aspects of emergency nursing is essential for this post along with Manchester triage system or equivalent proficiency.
This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route however sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds (£25000), and any role‑specific criteria.
Main duties of the job
- To ensure optimum standards of care for all patients attending the A&E Department.
- To undertake assessment of individual patients through a system of prioritisation of need and continuous assessment under supervision.
- To undertake planning, implementation, evaluation and re‑evaluation of individual programmes of care, taking into account the patient’s dignity, religious and cultural needs.
- To develop into expanded roles of plastering, wound closure, suturing, ultrasound‑guided vascular access, defibrillation and maintain competency in these roles.
- To ensure that the delivery of all nursing care complies with departmental, NMC and Trust policies, protocols, procedures and guidelines.
- To regularly handle heavy patients/objects, adhering to Trust Moving and Handling Policy.
About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
Professional registration
- Registered nurse with extensive experience in acute care.
- Practice assessor or mentorship module completion.
- NMC registration
Experience and Qualifications
- Aware of Trust position and current emergency quality indicators
- Basic admin duties – phone, photocopying and computer data.
- Team leadership experience. Knowledge of appraisal process.
- Completion or near completion of the ECA level 1 competencies
Skills
- ILS
- Basic IT Skills – Microsoft Office software
- TILS or equivalent level 1 trauma course
- Venepuncture
- Critical care and minor injury skills.
People Management and Development
- Management experience and development
- Leadership course
Specific Requirements
- Understanding of patient tracking system
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
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.
Address
Emergency Department – Royal Sussex County Hospital
£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Reference number
279-7904593-MAY26
Job locations
Emergency Department – Royal Sussex County Hospital
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