Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 34.5 hours per week (weekends and nights as per rota)
- Job ref
- 388-6438800-NMC
- Employer
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Torbay Hospital
- Town
- Torquay
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Sister/Charge Nurse - Warrington Ward
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Warrington has a vacancy for a Sister/Charge nurse.
Warrington Ward is a fast-paced acute surgical ward caring for multiple specialties: ENT, Gynaecology, Head and Neck Cancer, Facial Maxilla surgery and General Surgery.
As a Sister/Charge Nurse with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, you will be working together as part of a multidisciplinary, professional team to assess care needs, and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
You, as the ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate leadership and resilience skills. Be able to co-ordinate the ward autonomously, achieve effective patient flow while maintaining patient and staff safety at all times
Our staff are committed to providing high standards of individualised care for the people who use our services, whilst maintaining their privacy and dignity at all times.
Main duties of the job
- Support the band 7 with leadership and management duties and embedding new process' to improve the patient service.
- Be committed to upholding excellent standards of care by learning from clinical governance and evidenced based practice.
- Be a role model to the whole team, working with empathy and professionalism.
- Act as a skilled member of the multi-disciplinary team, working as part of team promoting good interdepartmental relationships
- Liaise and communicate effectively with all member of the MDT team, service users, relatives to help co-ordinate patient care
- Excellent organisation skills to effectively help to plan, deliver and evaluate care plans
Working for our organisation
Warrington ward is a 17 bedded surgical ward with the following specialties: ENT, head and Neck cancers, Facial Maxilla Surgery, Gynaecology, Ophthalmology and general Surgery. The ward is fast paced with a high daily turn over with an average patient length of stay 2-3 days.
The ward is a great place to practice extended skills, learn new skills whilst role modelling and leading a diverse team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Proven relevant experience at Band 5
- Evidence of continual professional development
- NMC registration
Desirable criteria
- Surgical knowledge and experience
- Post graduate diploma level education or equalivant
- Leadership and management knowledge or experience
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
- Becky Millman
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01803 655548
- Additional information
Sister Lucy Oetegenn
Sister Toni Brereton
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