The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Emergency Department Senior Sister/Charge Nurse
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Urgent and Emergency Care Division Opportunity
An opportunity has arisen within the Urgent and Emergency Care division to expand our senior team within the Emergency Department for a fixed term contract/secondment until January 2026.
About the Role
The Emergency Department is looking for an experienced Registered Nurse to work alongside the existing Senior Sister and Charge Nurse team.
- Facilitate the day to day management of the department alongside the departmental lead and wider team with a view to leading the team into exciting new times to ensure the highest standards of emergency care for the people who live in our local community.
- Have continuing responsibility for the 24 hour management of the ward and delivery of patient care.
- Have responsibility for the line management of ward based nursing staff e.g. Housekeeper, Ward Clerk.
- Promote continuous development in clinical practice and delivery of patient care, encouraging innovation, improvement and appropriate change in service delivery.
- Manage resources within agreed budget.
- Provide a suitable and stimulating learning environment for students and for the ongoing professional development of registered staff.
- Maintain communication networks at all appropriate clinical and managerial levels.
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About Us
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
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We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Gemma Crittenden
- Job title: ED Matron
- Email address: gemma.crittenden@qehkl.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01553 613613
Please do not hesitate to contact me on the above details for an informal conversation with regards to the above vacancy.
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