Junior Sister/Junior Charge Nurse - AMU

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse on the Acute Medical Unit. There is an opportunity for the right candidate to join our dynamic and fast‑paced environment on the AMU. We are a 39‑bedded AMU, over 6 bays, with an aim of length of stay of less than 24 hours.

Main duties of the job:

• Ensuring quality care is maintained on our Acute Medical Unit.
• In charge on a day to day basis, attending bed meetings, working with the flow coordinator and ensuring that staff and patients are well cared for.

About us:

There has never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We are working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state‑of‑the‑art hospital due to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we have 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.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approximately 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.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

• Evidence of Post registration Educational Continuing development.
• Recognised NMC Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent, or willingness to undertake, or in progress.

Experience:

• Evidence of innovation and achievements in clinical practice.
• Can demonstrate their experience of collaborative working.
• Can demonstrate the use of appropriate criteria to prioritise patient case load.
• Evidence of working as part of a multi‑disciplinary working experience.
• Demonstrates experience of clinical risk management.
• Community experience.

Skills:

• Ability to prioritise.
• Understands specific needs of patients complex cases.
• Knowledge of NHS plan and national nursing strategy.
• Able to influence other professional groups successful change management.
• Experience of managing colleagues.
• Audit experience / research skills.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT £38,682 to £46,580 a year Per annum pro rata.