Job Overview Are you a dynamic and passionate Emergency Sister/Charge Nurse dedicated to contribute to our high standards of nursing care who is looking for a new challenge? Are you also looking for flexible shifts to suit your lifestyle. Our Temporary Staffing service is looking to recruit bank ED Sister/Charges Nurses to join the multi-disciplinary teams at both Frimley and Wexham Park Hospital in the Emergency Department. Main duties of the job Responsible for the assessment of care needs on a wide range of different conditions that present to the Emergency Department. Monitor the progress of patients along their critical pathway, reporting any variance from the pathway. Have the ability to co-ordinate a shift as the nurse in charge being responsible for managing a team and ensuring patients receive safe care. Take named responsibility for co-ordinating individual patient’s discharge From the Emergency Department. Ensure that all nursing practice within the clinical area complies with Trust Nursing policies and procedures. To comply at all times with the NMC Code of Conduct. Working for our organisation Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Registered Child Nurse Bsc or equivalent Current NMC registration Post registration Emergency Care module or equivalent Desirable criteria Leadership course i.e yellow belt, ACLP Experience Essential criteria Minimum 3 years post registration experience Experienced as Senior Band 5 in Emergency Care Experienced in supervising ED Team Ability to manage complex situations, prioritise workload effectively, and implement effective solutions Desirable criteria Co-ordinator in charge course Experienced as a shift leader. Allocate staff appropriately to create a safe and effective skill mix Skills and Knowledge Essential criteria Supporting learners in practice (SLIP) or equivalent mentorship course Completed RCN level 1 competencies book (band 5 book) Able to demonstrate communication skills both written and oral Competent to clinically provide nursing care in all areas Desirable criteria Completed ESI competency or equivalent Knowledge of EPR systems Special requirements Essential criteria PILS Flexible approach to own working including working unsocial hours reflexive to departmental requirements Desirable criteria APLS Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future. Apply online now