Junior Sister / Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

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.

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 Resusand 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 ultra-sound 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.

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 abuddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.