Junior Sister/ Charge Nurse (Emergency Department) inPembury inPembury PUBLISHED 1 MAY 2024

The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs.
Exciting opportunities have arisen in the Emergency Department at Tunbridge Wells Hospital for Junior Sister's/Charge Nurses.

We welcome applications from experienced ED nurses who are looking for a new challenge and who would like to join our friendly, vibrant team.

You will join an established team of nurses who have a wealth of experience in emergency care.

We work as a team to deliver high quality emergency care to patients presenting with a broad spectrum of conditions within our department which comprises of a 5 bedded resuscitation room, 12 majors cubicles, a rapid assessment area, designated paediatric area, CDU and minor injuries. We are supported by GP streaming and SDEC.

Our ED offers an educationally focused environment. We are committed to developing and supporting our staff with their career pathway and have strong links with both Greenwich and Canterbury Christ Church Universities. You will also have the support of a Practice Development Nurse who will support your development alongside your team leader and the senior nursing team which comprises of matrons and a lead matron. You will get to work in all areas of the department to enable you to further develop your clinical and leadership skills.

To work with us you will need to demonstrate a kind and compassionate attitude. You will be dynamic, motivated and hardworking, have excellent communication skills and are passionate about emergency care.

You should have excellent leadership skills and have knowledge of current issues in emergency care.

There will be a requirement to work day and night shifts.

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.

We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Katie Young Job title: ED Matron Email address:
Exciting opportunities have arisen in the Emergency Department at Tunbridge Wells Hospital for Junior Sister's/Charge Nurses.

We welcome applications from experienced ED nurses who are looking for a new challenge and who would like to join our friendly, vibrant team.

You will join an established team of nurses who have a wealth of experience in emergency care.

We work as a team to deliver high quality emergency care to patients presenting with a broad spectrum of conditions within our department which comprises of a 5 bedded resuscitation room, 12 majors cubicles, a rapid assessment area, designated paediatric area, CDU and minor injuries. We are supported by GP streaming and SDEC.

Our ED offers an educationally focused environment. We are committed to developing and supporting our staff with their career pathway and have strong links with both Greenwich and Canterbury Christ Church Universities. You will also have the support of a Practice Development Nurse who will support your development alongside your team leader and the senior nursing team which comprises of matrons and a lead matron. You will get to work in all areas of the department to enable you to further develop your clinical and leadership skills.

To work with us you will need to demonstrate a kind and compassionate attitude. You will be dynamic, motivated and hardworking, have excellent communication skills and are passionate about emergency care.

You should have excellent leadership skills and have knowledge of current issues in emergency care.

There will be a requirement to work day and night shifts.

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.

We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Katie Young Job title: ED Matron Email address:


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