Children's Emergency Department Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated compassionate individual to join our team. An experienced nurse leader who is enthusiastic and dynamic. Working in conjunction with the wider hospital team to deliver a high standard of care to all our patients.

Managing and leading a busy department and team of ED staff. Motivating and role modelling high standards, implementing and driving improvements and initiatives. Continuously striving to achieve an outstanding Emergency department

Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide enthusiastic, passionate and innovative nursing leadership to day-to-day operational management and running of the Emergency Department. A Sister/Charge Nurse is expected to take part in supporting staff development, ensuring innovative ways of working are introduced and being an advocate to local and trust wide agenda's as well as own work that will help to make the department an outstanding place to work and visit.

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

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.

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £55,524 to £62,652 a year per annum inc
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 259-8379682WXH
Closing date: 03 November 2026

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Registered children's Nurse.
• Degree or equivalent and relevant experience as RCN.
• Department leadership experience at band 6
• Specialist A&E/ED course. Mentorship Course or Equivalent
• ALS or equivalent
• Safeguarding Level 3 trained

Desirable qualifications

• Masters or Masters Level Achievements
• Leadership/Management course.

Experience

• Specialist A&E/ED course or working towards
• Mentorship Course or Equivalent
• Relevant ED experience

Desirable experience

• ED specialist skills

Knowledge

• Clinical experience within Emergency Care
• Evidence of continual professional development of self and others
• Service quality improvement in practice
• Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy
• Audit and analysis skills.
• Knowledge and application of health and safety policy and legislation.

Desirable knowledge

• Service quality improvement in practice
• Audit and analysis skills.

Skills

• Recent and relevant experience in Children's ED Nursing.
• Sound ability to work as a team member with good emotional intelligence skills to read situations and balancing responses with empathy and gusto.
• Ability to manage own workload
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills within documentation and with all members of the team, patients and their carers
• Positive attitude and ability to work under pressure
• Adaptability to changing workload
• Role model for junior colleagues
• Sound ability to problem solve and balance risk, safety and performance, putting patients and staff at the heart of your decisions.
• Excellent people management skills with understanding of HR practice/policy.
• Excellent emotional intelligence to situations and people.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially during times of pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organisational and problem solving skills.
• Practices openness, honesty and transparency.
• Ability to cope and implement change and manage resilience
• Ability to identify and provide ranges of feedback, Ability to manage risk, risk assess and mitigate against risk.
• Ability to delegate authority to people and monitor against required outcomes.
• Demonstrate understanding and role in management of ED operational standards.

Desirable skills

• Budget Management
• Complaint Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Breakaway Training
• Mental Health First
• Roster Management
• Aid/Awareness

Other essentials

• Shift work will be required through the 24 hours period.
• Take responsibility for own learning and performance manages staff in relation to recruitment, performance and absence.
• Ensures performance reviews are undertaken (minimum of yearly)
• Ability to self-reflect.

Employer contact: Fiona Mccreesh, Senior Nurse, View email address on meeveem.com

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Apply through our website.