Senior Sister / Charge Nurse -Emergency Department (St Helier site)

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team within the St Helier Emergency Department. We are a friendly team and always strive to deliver a compassionate high quality standard of care. Our top priority is the safety of our patients and their best possible care, and being part of a close-knit, hardworking and supportive team will help you settle in with us.

Applicants must be flexible in shift working patterns to include weekdays, Weekends, nights and bank holidays.

No two days are the same in the emergency department, however, what we can promise to offer is an opportunity to develop and enhance your skills within a friendly and knowledgeable team.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

We have been given funding to increase our Substantive numbers of Band 7 Senior Nurses, so we are looking for experienced Emergency Department nurses to come and join our expanding team.

We are a friendly team aiming to provide high quality care.

You need to be an experienced ED nurse ideally with experience in leadership and management.

You will be expected to lead and motivate the team and demonstrate critical thinking in clinical decision making to ensure a safe and efficient environment for patients and staff. The trust values; Care, Quality and Commitment must be upheld at all times.

We will offer a supportive environment to ensure a strong commitment to continuing your professional development both in-house and through university courses., Can you help St Helier Hospital to deliver the best quality and safest care to our local community? If you enjoy working in a busy demanding environment and are able to work on your own initiative, then this may be the job for you. We are looking for an experienced nurses who are looking for a genuine opportunity to demonstrate their managerial skills. You must have the ability to 'think on your feet' to meet the challenges of this exciting and dynamic role.