Sister/ Charge Nurse - Emergency Department inHarrogate inHarrogate PUBLISHED 13 JUL 2024

Due to promotion of existing Band 6 Registered Nurses we now have a vacancies for keen, highly motivated registered nurses with Emergency Department experience to join us as a Charge Nurse/Sister . The opportunity will allow you to enhance your Emergency skills and professional leadership qualities which are critical to delivering gold standard, high quality care.

You will be required to work a 24/7shift pattern.


The Successful Candidate Will


Maintain a high-level skills and knowledge as a resource/role model for staff and patients.
Working towards Level 2 of the RCN competences .


Manage day to day shift leading and patient flow, ensuring a high standard of care throughout the department.

Respond appropriately and professionally to maintaining quality, managing critical incidents and escalating events when appropriate.

Informally and formally networking with colleagues and agencies to share quality initiatives, spread good practice and accept responsibility for developing further.

You will provide exceptional nursing care, undertake staff appraisals, attendance management and other operational management and clinical duties. You will work alongside the current Sisters/Charge Nurse and support the Lead Nurse team to ensure we maintain the highest standards of care at all times.

You should be a clinical expert and proactively develop your own and others knowledge and skills. You should be a leader and be able to supervise

the clinical work of others and manage the emergency care setting as a whole; managing patient flow and delegating care accordingly.

You will work closely with the Emergency Medicine Consultant

and clinical decision makers to ensure safety of patients and best use of resources.

We pride ourselves in being supportive and welcoming to all members of the team. We have dedicated Practice Educator's who will ensure your training is streamlined and tailored to suit your developmental needs. We also support completion of the RCN Emergency Nursing Competency Framework. If you are energetic, a Team Player and you are a committed to developing and improving Emergency Care there are opportunities for you at Harrogate District Hospital. We have excellent opportunities for training and development, formal and informal, including ALS, EPLS, TNCC and Leadership Skills.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Elvira Obrinja Job title: Lead Nurse Email address: Telephone number:

Elvira Obrinja - Lead

Amy Carr -