Sister​/Charge Nurse Emergency Department | Healthcare NHS Trust

We are seeking to recruit a number of Band 6 Nurses to join our Nurse in Charge Team in Walsall Healthcare’s Emergency Department and have opportunities for those with extensive experience in the Emergency Department setting and are willing to expand their portfolio.

We are seeking posts for those that have a minimum of 2 years Emergency Department experience or if you have Acute Hospital or Urgent Care Experience we are particularly keen to hear from you.

It is an exciting opportunity to join the Senior ED Nursing Team to expand the nursing workforce and support progression through your Nursing career in Emergency Care. The applicant, on a daily basis will use their clinical skills, knowledge and judgement to lead a workforce across the Emergency Department to provide safe, responsive and effective care to patients.

PLEASE NOTE - IF THIS ROLE RECEIVES A HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS, IT IS SUBJECT TO CLOSE EARLY

• Investment in an expanded workforce across all nursing roles
• A 6% increase in the training and education time for all nursing colleagues within ED
• Access to the new Education Framework, Practice Development roles and education programme for both new and substantive staff
• Post registration courses via Wolverhampton University in Emergency care of the child and mentorship programmes

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state‑of‑the‑art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit.

A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Applicants will join the nursing workforce that is already meeting national standards for quality of care. Walsall Emergency Department is regularly in the top 5 Trusts regionally for Ambulance Handover Standards, Triage Times and has recently seen the organisation in the top 15 NHS Trusts nationally for 4 Hour Emergency Access Standard.

Candidates will be joining the Emergency Department at an exciting time as the service commits to continue to improve these standards of quality of care through investment in people and patients across the Care Group. As an Emergency Department we are committed to provide high quality care within a demanding service by ensuring our nursing team are proactive and have additional clinical skills to provide individualised patient care for the whole range of presenting conditions.

• Lead a Nursing Team in a busy Emergency Department environment
• Use clinical skills, knowledge and judgement to lead a workforce across the Emergency Department to provide safe, responsive and effective care to patients
• Ensure the Nursing Team is up to date with appraisal, training and provides management support to the team in ED
• Aid audits and service developments as part of a multi‑disciplinary team

• Minimum of 2 years Emergency Department experience
• Experience in Acute Hospital or Urgent Care settings (preferred)
• Excellent communication skills, initiative, drive and the ability to lead a Nurse Team
• Strong clinical skills and judgement in Emergency Care

Our Department has access to a range of learning environments including courses to increase clinical skills and knowledge. This includes ILS/PILS/TILS/ALS/EPLS/TNCC as well as in‑house opportunities. We positively encourage department link nurses and are developing a wide range of departmental champions to promote specialist support within the team. We aim to recruit new Nurses that will be keen to work within a Multi‑Disciplinary Team to aid Audits and service developments.

Please refer to the Job Description for more information.

This advert closes on Thursday 26 Feb 2026.