Band 7 Emergency Department Team Leader – Lead ECN

Overview

In this role you will provide senior clinical and managerial leadership in a busy Emergency Department, guiding a team of nurses and collaborating with the multidisciplinary team. You will balance hands-on emergency care across the department with operational management to support ED performance. You will contribute to research, audit and service development, influencing safety, flow and patient care at a major trauma centre. This position offers a chance to shape ED practice and patient outcomes in a high-stakes environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee shift-level operational activity to support the ED 4-hour standard
• Lead and coordinate the nursing team and act as Nurse in Charge as needed
• Maintain day-to-day department running and resource management
• Engage in research, audit and service development as part of the senior nursing team
• Ensure safety, patient flow and liaison with multidisciplinary colleagues
• Uphold trust values and provide high-quality, safe emergency nursing care
• Manage departmental safety and performance targets in a high-acuity setting

Key requirements

• RN (Adult) or RN (Child)
• Core post-registration emergency nursing education (Acutely unwell Adult or Child, Emergency Practice or equivalent)
• Practice Assessor
• BSc or evidence of study at level 6 with ability to complete BSc
• Safeguarding level 3
• ATNC, ETC or equivalent (or able to undertake within 6 months)
• ALS
• Extensive post-registration experience
• Experience of managing a team
• Previous Band 6 experience within the specialty
• Desirable: MSc or evidence of study at level 7
• Desirable: experience of audit and/or research

• strong leadership
• prioritisation and workload management
• clear written and verbal communication
• ALS
• ATNC/ETC or equivalent
• practice assessor

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