Job summary
- Main area
- Senior sister/ charge nurse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 34.5 hours per week (Long days, long nights, twilights)
- Job ref
- 407-MLTC-6398248
- Employer
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Walsall hospital
- Town
- walsall
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/07/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Emergency Department- Senior Sister/Charge Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 7
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Job overview
An exciting secondment opportunity has risen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 7 Sister/Charge Nurse Emergency Department to join our existing team within Walsall Manor Hospital. We are looking for someone who has demonstrative recent experience at band 6 or higher working within an Emergency Department. The ability to work as part of a team and good communication skills are a must. Working a mixture of shifts.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse you will have excellent leadership skills and will embrace the challenge of working in a highly demanding and diverse environment, while actively supporting the nursing team to ensure high standards of care are delivered.
This is a very exciting time, and as a senior member of the team you will be in a position to influence and affect emergency care, as we continue to develop our innovative ways of working.
This is a rewarding but challenging role, that requires you to organise and priorities patient care to ensure maximum flow through the department, and provide support and advice to junior members of the team and/or students.
Working for our organisation
We encourage involvement and innovation to ways of working throughout the service and aim to recruit someone in this role that will be an advocate for the Nursing Team to deliver safe, effective, responsive care through a well-led service.
As an Emergency Department we are committed to provide high quality care within a demanding service by ensuring our nursing team are proactive and have additional clinical skills to provide individualised patient care for the whole range of presenting conditions.
You must demonstrate excellent communicate skills, initiative, drive and have the ability to lead a Nurse Team in a busy Emergency Department environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We aim to recruit new Nurses that will be keen to work within a Multi-Disciplinary Team to aid Audits and service developments, and in a leadership role will be responsible for a team of Nurses to ensure they are up to date with Appraisal, Training and have provide the management to support your team in ED.
Please refer to the job description for more information.
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria
- Experience in the emergency department setting
- Evidence of high -level clinical skills and knowledge
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
- 998 / D32/33 or equivalent or evidence of experience in assessing and training
Desirable criteria
- Adanced life support
essential skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Knowledge of Clinical audits
- Experience of service planning and help with managing change
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
- Hayley Traverse
- Job title
- PDN
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01922 721172
- Additional information
Please contact SSR Traverse for further information
01922 721172 ext 6817
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