Duty Senior Nurse: Sponsorship Available

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Band 7 Duty Senior Nurse to provide senior clinical and operational leadership across inpatient services. The postholder will oversee the safe running of services including out of hours, supporting patient flow, bed management, staffing deployment, risk management, and timely escalation of concerns. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams and senior management, they will provide visible leadership, coordinate responses to incidents and emergencies, support safe staffing levels, and ensure high standards of patient care, quality, and governance are maintained across all inpatient wards. The role is pivotal in ensuring safe, effective, responsive, and well-led services for patients and staff.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

Provide visible senior nursing leadership and operational oversight across inpatient services.

Lead, support and coordinate multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective and high-quality patient care.

Coordinate patient flow, bed management and service escalation processes.

Support the safe and effective deployment of staffing resources.

Provide expert clinical advice, guidance and decision-making support to clinical teams.

Lead and coordinate responses to incidents, emergencies and operational pressures.

Promote high standards of patient safety, quality improvement and clinical governance.

Maintain oversight of service delivery, ensuring timely resolution of operational and clinical issues.

Act as a senior role model, fostering a positive culture and supporting staff development and wellbeing.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • RMN
  • Current NMC registration
  • First level registered nurse with a minimum 5 years post registration experience within an acute clinical area, 2 years of which has been at a senior level including undertaking the role of Duty Senior nurse.
  • Evidence of Post Registration specialist clinical study
  • Teaching and mentoring/assessing qualification
  • Leadership qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Continuous nursing experience in a variety of setting
  • Professional clinical experience in appropriate specialty including the role of duty Senior nurse (DSN)
  • Effective communication skills
  • Basic understanding of IT and technology including MAPS and RIO
  • Ability to successfully manage resources effectively

Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of the relevant policies and procedures
  • Full understanding of a Band 7 role
  • A knowledgeable clinician with the ability to apply evidence based practice
  • Knowledge of clinical governance & a commitment to clinical supervision and staff development

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Able to manage difficult situations effectively
  • Able to priorities and meet deadlines effectively
  • Time management skills
  • Able to use initiative and make decisions

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications 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 Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 22 November 2026

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