Emergency Department Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse inDerby inDerby PUBLISHED 19 JUL 2024

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

This is a Permanent Post


To be a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse for the Emergency Department (ED) working in partnership with the Matron to manage and provide leadership to the nursing team, in the provision of effective clinical and operational leadership across the ED.

To work collaboratively with the Lead Clinician and ED Manager, as well as the wider ED Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), to continuously improve and develop the ED.

The Senior Sister / Charge Nurse takes overall responsibility and is accountable for all delegated nursing care within the clinical environment.

Providing nursing leadership and accountability for patient, public and staff experience in the department.

Leading and offering expert clinical advice and manage services to ensure the delivery of high quality, effective, and compassionate nursing care.

This will be in line with Local, Trust wide and National Policies, Procedures, Values and Behaviours and is essential that candidate can provide both clinical care to patients.


Closing date of applications: 31 July 2024



Interview date: 14 August 2024



If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.


As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.


In Return We Will Offer


  • Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
  • On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
  • A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes


Key Facts About Our Trust


  • We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
  • We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2per week.
  • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
  • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
  • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
  • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
  • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joeanne Bate Job title: Interim Matron Email address: Telephone number:
This is a Permanent Post

To be a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse for the Emergency Department (ED) working in partnership with the Matron to manage and provide leadership to the nursing team, in the provision of effective clinical and operational leadership across the ED.

To work collaboratively with the Lead Clinician and ED Manager, as well as the wider ED Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), to continuously improve and develop the ED.

The Senior Sister / Charge Nurse takes overall responsibility and is accountable for all delegated nursing care within the clinical environment.

Providing nursing leadership and accountability for patient, public and staff experience in the department.

Leading and offering expert clinical advice and manage services to ensure the delivery of high quality, effective, and compassionate nursing care.

This will be in line with Local, Trust wide and National Policies, Procedures, Values and Behaviours and is essential that candidate can provide both clinical care to patients.

Closing date of applications: 31 July 2024


Interview date: 14 August 2024


If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

  • Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
  • On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
  • A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes


Key Facts About Our Trust

  • We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
  • We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2per week.
  • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
  • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
  • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
  • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
  • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joeanne Bate Job title: Interim Matron Email address: Telephone number:


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