Emergency Department Senior Sister / Charge Nurse

This is an opportunity to become Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, for a large Emergency Department (ED) at RDH, both permanent and secondment positions available. This is a pivotal time for the department, and we are looking for a leader who will drive and empower change. You will work in partnership and in a supportive way with the Matron and lead senior sister, to provide strong, empowering leadership to the ED nursing team, providing clinical effectiveness, excellence in governance and patient safety principles, and provide excellence in operational leadership. Within ED, we work as a large, supportive and dynamic MDT and are looking for a compassionate, engaged and collaborative leader. If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions. Clinical Leadership:

• Providing expert clinical and management advice and guidance to the ED team
• Ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care
• Managing patient flow and escalating/managing potential issues
• Acting as a role model and developing the junior staff
• Participating in the development and implementation of clinical guidelines and protocols
• To lead and manage the 45 minute ambulance hand over in pitstop.
Operational Management:
• To work directly with the senior management to ensure all targets are maintained
• Coordinating and managing the daily operations of the ED
• Working with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure seamless patient care
• Contributing to the development and implementation of service improvements
Staff Development:
• Supporting , mentoring and performance managing junior nurses and other healthcare professionals
• Leading and implementing the education and training of staff
• Providing feedback and performance management
Professional Development:
• Maintaining and updating their own clinical knowledge and skills
• Participating in professional development activities, such as clinica
Other Responsibilities:
• Working with the Matron and other senior staff to ensure high standards of care
• Contributing to the development of the ED as a learning environment
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations
Closing date of applications: 22 December 2026 Interview date: 04 December 2026 As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
  
  We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.