Job summaryBarts Health is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK, comprising three Emergency Departments, including the Royal London Hospital. We are a Major Trauma Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit, providing specialist care to North East London and beyond.
We are innovative and forward-thinking team, working closely with our research colleagues to deliver pioneering, world-class care and treatment. We continue to develop new pathways and services that ensure a safe, efficient, and patient-centred approach to emergency medicine. Collaboration is key to our practice; we work alongside specialist teams to enhance patient experience and ensure timely access to the right care, at the right time and in the right place. Our Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) pathways continue to expand and evolve in response to patient and service needs.
The SDEC team at The Royal London Hospital was recognised as a finalist and received high commendation at the HSJ Awards 2024 and more recently, we have been shortlisted as finalists for the Patient Care Awards 2026 for our innovative SDEC pathway addressing nitrous oxide-related neurological harm. Our team has also contributed to the wider evidence base through published work on hypertension management, admission avoidance pathways and on nurse-led pathways including self-administration of intramuscular injections.
In addition, our Emergency Department was honoured with the
Barts Health Hero Award in 2025/26 in the
Patient's Choice category.
Main duties of the jobTo be a professional role model, leading and coordinating the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) team.To provide specialist nursing advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients and relatives in collaboration with the multi professional team, in line with the local and national targets. To ensure that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery and to oversee and provide line management to the SDEC team (nurses and Emergency Department Assistants).About usBarts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
DetailsDate posted: 10 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year per annum inc
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 259-8142924RLH
Job locations: Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR
Job responsibilitiesThe full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Registered Adult Nurse
- Intravenous accreditation
- Mentorship course or equivalent
- ILS/ALS or equivalent
Desirable- Post-registration speciality course eg acute /emergency care skills
- BSc Nursing or working towards
- Management/leadership course
ExperienceEssential- Extensive post-registration nursing experience,with significant experience at Band 6 within an acute setting/ SDEC setting
- Current experience of managing staff
- Evidence of teaching and developing staff, both formally and informally
Desirable- Evidence of leadership development
- Clear evidence of managing quality improvement and change
KnowledgeEssential- Demonstrates initiative and innovative practice
- Ability to facilitate change management
- Ability to be reflective, accept criticism and act constructively
- Positive role model
- Compiling comprehensive duty rota for nursing and healthcare assistants
- Knowledge and understanding of current issues facing emergency care
- Evidence of post registration study/professional development
Desirable- Management/leadership course
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer name: Barts Health NHS Trust
Address: Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR
Employer's website: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact:Matron Ana Magalhaes
a.magalhaes@nhs.net
