Job summary
- Main area
- Elective Surgery.
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (take part in surgical staffing rota at weekends)
- Job ref
- 225-DIV1-6266547
- Employer
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- New Cross Hospital
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Sister / Charge Nurse
Band 7
Job overview
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust New Cross Hospital has an exciting opportunity for an experienced surgical Nurse to join our already well-established team as a ward manager for our Elective Surgery Ward D7
The Surgery Division are looking for a highly motivated and innovative Senior Sister to join our Leadership Team. We have an exciting opportunity for a new or already experience senior sister. The post holder will be highly competent, dependable and adaptable and will be able to support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare. you will be committed to supporting and developing the team to deliver exceptional care to our patients. We strongly believe in outstanding patient care and want to attract like-minded people to help us maintain a supportive and enjoyable place to work. As a Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse you should possess excellent communication skills, be flexible, compassionate and able to prioritise your workload.
Main duties of the job
Lead and work as part of the Ward team, providing professional leadership and management within the work environment.
Be visible, accountable and responsible for the standards of care provided within the ward by leading, supporting and implementing innovative practice.
Provide direct patient care, demonstrating specialist knowledge and act as a resource and role model for the clinical team
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As the visible designated clinical nurse leader set standards of care and professionalism and promote teamwork within a multi-professional environment, demonstrating critical analysis and decision-making skills, leading the delivery of a clinically excellent service, influencing and facilitating change within the ward/department and where appropriate the organisation.
Act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilisation and integration of evidence based practice, setting, implementing and monitoring evidence based standards of care, policies, procedures and protocols.
Ensure a culture of continuous quality improvement through the use of research, audit, patient feedback and reflection on practice by self and other members of the team.
Promote a clean and safe environment for staff, patients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety, healthcare associated infection prevention, clinical governance, including risk management and critical incident reporting and root cause analysis.
Ensure a high standard of record keeping in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council, Health and Care Professions Council, national legislation and local standards.
Facilitate effective communication with the multi-professional team.
Assess the risks involved in the care of patients and ensure utilisation of practices and protocols to minimise those risks, including safe use of medical devices. To monitor the standards of care and take appropriate actions when standards fall below expected levels.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
- Degree level
Desirable criteria
- ENB 998/mentorship/SLAIP
- Evidence of professional update in the last 12 months
Experience
Essential criteria
- Leadership at Band 7 or above
- experience at band 6 with people management
Desirable criteria
- surgical experience.
- Experience of Change management and service development.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Johnson
- Job title
- Matron of Urology, Ward D7 and ERAS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 019026981881
- Additional information
You are encouraged to contact the area for an informal discussion/visit.
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