Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse, Same Day Emergency Care Unit
The closing date is 25 May 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly dynamic, motivated and passionate nurse to join our Band 6 team in the Same Day Emergency Care Unit at ASPH.
We are a fast paced, poly speciality SDEC unit receiving patients directly from ED, GP and SECAMB. We provide Urgent assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients on the same day, allowing them to go home with the aim to prevent an overnight hospital stay.
The applicant should be passionate about working within an acute setting and have innovative ideas to help further improve our fast paced and dynamic Unit which offers an abundance of learning opportunities and progression in a friendly and supportive environment.
Are you ready to be a good leader and role model? If the answer is yes then we look forward to your application.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be professionally accountable for the maintenance of standards and professional practice as set by the NMC Code of Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour and relevant professional guidelines.
- They will regularly take charge of the practice setting or defined area of the practice setting / group of patients and take responsibility for ensuring the coordination and direct provision of high standard of holistic, patient centred care by assessing nursing care and health education needs, and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for each patient.
- To demonstrate and facilitate others to develop the necessary skills and experience in ward/department management and provide leadership in absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.
- To support the development and implementation of audit, quality and risk management initiatives.
- To teach and act as a facilitator/ mentor /assessor / preceptor to nursing students, junior registered and unregistered staff.
- Act as a visible, clinical nurse leader and promote teamwork within a multi‑professional environment. Demonstrate critical analysis and decision making skills when undertaking, leading and supervising the delivery of consistent high quality evidence based care.
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter’s, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
Job responsibilities
Please note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Knowledge
- Minimum 2 years experience as a band 5 within Emergency/Medical Care
- Leadership module
- Current experience working as a band 6 in an acute setting
Experience
- Minimum 2 years experience working in an acute setting
- Acute Illness Management
- ILS
- Experience in shift leading
Skills
- Able to take history and assessments
- Physical assessment module
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.
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