Emergency Department Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse (Band 7)

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At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.

We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.

These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2033. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.

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Job overview

The post holder will be responsible for leading the unit nursing team on a day to day basis; coordinating the delivery of holistic patient care within the clinical environment, whilst supporting flow in terms of admissions, transfers and discharges to multiple points of contact.

Through clinical leadership, adherence of the Trust Right Care values and the utilisation of effective management skills, the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse will ensure the department team is informed, trained and developed to enable the highest standards of evidence based and compassionate care to be delivered to our patients, their carers and families. They will support a collaborative, open and trusting communication style to all groups that the Unit communicates or interacts with from staff, to visiting teams and the individuals we care for.

To actively participate in the development of the Emergency Department using innovation, challenge and evidence based practice/strategies to support forward growth, progression and value based care.

The post holder must understand the core concepts of safe and effective patient flow through the Department and beyond the acute hospital, using their skills to promote and support the multidisciplinary team.

Fixed Term - 12 month Contract

Part Time - 34.5 hours per week

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Clinical leadership
Provide senior clinical oversight across all ED areas, leading assessment, prioritisation and escalation of unwell or deteriorating patients. Support safe flow through triage, streaming, resus and pathways such as UTC and SDEC. Act as a visible clinical role model promoting evidence‑based, high‑quality care.
Operational management
Coordinate daily ED operations, ensuring safe staffing, appropriate skill mix and effective allocation. Lead responses to surges, major incidents and high‑risk situations. Work with the MDT, site teams and external partners to maintain flow and reduce delays.
Staff management and development
Provide leadership, supervision and support to Band 6s and junior nurses. Manage appraisals, sickness, performance and staff wellbeing. Lead induction, mentorship and development of new starters and students. Promote a positive, inclusive team culture.
Governance, quality and safety
Ensure compliance with NMC standards, Trust policies and regulatory requirements. Lead incident management, learning and quality improvement. Support audits, service development and best‑practice implementation. Maintain high standards of documentation, infection control, medicines management and safeguarding.
Professional leadership
Represent nursing within the ED, contributing to strategic planning and service improvement. Champion patient experience, safety and continuous improvement.

Working for our organisation

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

We are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities.

NOTE: This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received.

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