Sister​/Charge Nurse – Emergency Department

Go back Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The closing date is 22 July 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Emergency Department for a Band 6 Sister / Charge Nurse. If you would like to take on a new challenge and you consider yourself proactive and are good at problem solving and work well within a multi‑disciplinary team this may be of interest to you!

If you are an efficient worker with strong clinical knowledge, excellent communication skills and able to work under pressure whilst remaining focused on safe good quality care, seeking a new personal challenge we look forward to your application.

You will need to have significant post registration experience and a sound clinical background as well as a valid NMC registration. We are seeking an enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and self‑motivated Band 5/6 with a ‘can do’ mindset and a strong interest in patient flow and the need to ensure patients are not admitted to hospital when there are other options for their treatment.

If successful, you will be part of a fantastically motivated and forward‑thinking team who constantly strive to give the highest standards of care.

The post holder should have up‑to‑date knowledge of current issues in patient flow and changes within the NHS. The role is challenging and instrumental to the day‑to‑day operations within the Trust.

Due to high numbers of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than expected.

The post-holder is designated to support Senior Nurses in the safe management of patient flow through the Emergency Department. The post holder will be expected to lead a team of staff at Band 5 and below, providing and maintaining the delivery of quality care to the highest clinical standard. The post holder should be expert in all areas of emergency nursing.

Due to current service demands, we are only able to consider applicants who have relevant UK experience. Candidates must also be available to commence employment immediately or within a very short timeframe. We regret that we cannot progress applications that do not meet these essential requirements.

• Provide leadership, management and team development as delegated by the Department/Ward Manager to the team, allocating workloads.
• Contribute to setting goals and benchmarking standards of care. Develop tools to improve the quality of the service and co-ordinate clinical services across the ward.
• To co-ordinate and manage patient flow within the unit including timely admission and discharge, ensuring national targets are met where possible.
• To promote the unit and the Trust as a whole in the most positive manner to patients, relatives and the local population.
• To have knowledge of relevant national and local health policies and their impact on the service.
• To inform/escalate to Department/Ward Manager / Matron if acceptable levels of care, standards, practice and patient safety is compromised and develop appropriate actions.
• To assist and or lead in the development/implementation of local and trust policies and protocols relevant to the specialty, ensuring effective implementation in local area.
• To manage control and quality of levels of stock and equipment within the clinical and non-clinical areas and promote and ensure economic use of all resources.
• To attend corporate groups as a representative of the directorate and team.
• To represent the clinical area on working groups as appropriate and at relevant conferences at regional and national level and on working groups as appropriate.
• To promote and deliver effective communication with all members of the multidisciplinary team and other wards and departments in the Trust and externally.
• To participate in the business planning process, helping to identify areas for service development and improvement.
• In the absence or as delegated by the Department/Ward Manager. Initiate and coordinate investigations of incidents, accidents, complaints involving staff, patients and visitors in accordance with the trust policies and lead in any investigations where required to do so.

• Provide senior…