Emergency Department Charge Nurse

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The closing date is 18 February 2026

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) where outstanding care and clinical excellence come together every day. We are looking for an experienced nurse to join our team in a busy central London teaching hospital as a Band 7 Charge Nurse in the Emergency Department. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Emergency Nurse to join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation and a tradition of innovation.

We have just completed our £21.7 million re-development of our Emergency department where we have increased our Majors and Rapid Assessment Treatment (RAT) bays in order to improve services for our growing number of patients as the Department provides ready access to emergency nursing for over 142,000 patients a year.

• We are looking for a Charge Nurse that can offer us:
• Significant Emergency Nursing experience to be able to share new skills and knowledge to our excellent team of emergency nurses
• A passion for delivering excellent leadership and patient care
• A willingness to learn new skills, take charge of the emergency department on a shift by shift basis and lead by example
• The ability to communicate effectively and maintain professionalism at all times
• Manage a team of nurses including developing potential and managing performance

Please read the person specification regarding the qualifications required for this post. Based in the busy West End of London, we have a lively and vibrant working atmosphere, with quick and easy transport links to all our sites. We have an extensive portfolio of in-house training and aim to provide personal development through to clinical excellence and leadership skills. UCLH prides itself on its investment in staff both in terms of developing career skills but also its commitment to staff health and wellbeing.

If you are looking to further your career in a hospital that has cutting edge technology, please apply online. All posts are subject to Internal Rotation to night duty and pro rata weekends/BH. This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. Therefore, if you intend to apply for this post, you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

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Why Choose UCLH?

• Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register
• Relevant clinical course eg:
  Emergency Nursing course
• Relevant clinical course eg:
  Level 2 Trauma Course (ATNC/TNCC)
• Honours degree (Level 3/ FHEQ Level
  6) completed or 50% achieved;commitment to completion
• Completion of RCN (ED) and NMTNG (Trauma) level 2 competencies
• Teaching course
• Recognised Leadership course
• NVQ assessor

• Significant emergency nursing experience at Junior sister/charge nurse level.

• Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats

• Demonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF, maintains updated Portfolio
• Evidence of…