As a band 6 sister/charge nurse in the emergency department you must be able to follow polices and procedures whilst keeping patients safe and prioritising the work load of different areas effectively. You will be expected to coordinated all areas of the department from UTC to resus whilst assisting and supporting junior staff. It is essential that you have skills such as cannulation, plastering, catheterisation, IT skills, triage and ILS. Be able to recognise a deterioration patient and escalate effectively. You must be confident enough to delegate to a team and communicate effectively with both patients and a multi-disciplinary team. As a band 6 sister/charge nurse you would be expected to act as a role model and share knowledge to both junior staff and students, and be prepared to work alongside the band 7 senior sisters/charge nurses in managing a team with in the department and sharing knowledge. Previous emergency or critical care experience would be preferred.