Countess of Chester Hospital
Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse
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Working Part time: 33.75 hours per week
Emergency Department Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse
Various shifts - Days and nights, including weekends and bank holidays.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to join The Countess of Chester Emergency Department.
This post will require an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic leader with relevant Band 6 experience. The post holder will be expected to ensure the department is compliant with NHSE Emergency Medicine standards in order to provide safe and effective care to benefit our patients.
We are looking for a visible leader who will empower and support their team to deliver best practice and high quality, safe and efficient care to our acutely unwell patients.
The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership and professional advice to members of the multi-disciplinary team. They will also provide ongoing responsibility for the operational effectiveness of the Emergency Department.
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The post holder will be responsible for the supervision of nursing and support staff on a shift basis. As well as being in charge of the department you will monitor quality, safety and high standards of patients care and ensure patient flow throughout the department. You will also lead a team of nurses and take responsibility for quality and safety initiatives in ED and have the opportunity to rotate into Unit manager role to support development
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The Trust’s services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds.
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire.
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The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Catrina Witkiss
- Job title: Emergency Department Matron
- Email address: caterina.witkiss@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01244 366831
Maria Mcleod
Emergency Department Matron
Email: mariamocleod1@nhs.net
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