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Job summary

Main area
Neuro and spines
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full time including some weekend staffing shifts)
Job ref
164-6441675
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ward NSPU - NUH NHS Trust Queens Campus
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Ward Sister/Charge Nurse

Band 7

Job overview

Due to career progression, an  exciting  opportunity has arisen for the challenging and rewarding role of Ward Sister / Charge Nurse on  NSPU - Neuro Spinal Post Op Ward at the Queens Medical Centre Campus of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, sitting within the Division of Surgery.

We are seeking an individual who can drive high standards of patient – centred care in a challenging environment whilst being approachable and proactive to the needs of patients and staff. 

NSPU is a busy 10 -bedded neurosurgical and spinal post operative ward that provides specialist post op care for patients from the neurosurgical wards D10 and D11 and the spinal ward D8 - it provides excellent nursing care to a mixture of acute emergency, critical care step down and elective patients from a large area of the East Midlands. The ward has a high profile within the Surgical Division, having a track record of developing innovative nursing practice initiatives and a reputation for forward thinking.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary, you’ll need to familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

You will be self-driven, innovative with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will also be highly motivated with a desire to provide the highest standards of care, whilst demonstrating clear leadership. You will provide support and supervision of nursing and non-nursing staff, assisting in maintaining and monitoring of standards through various audits such as Tendable and Trust Infection Control Audits and standards.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career! 

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current level one NMC registration
  • Degree in health / nursing related Studies
  • Relevant post-basic study relevant to specialty
  • Have a suitable Teaching & Assessing / Mentoring Qualification
  • Formal leadership and management training
Desirable criteria
  • Research training/experience
  • Completion of all local competency packages.
  • Continuing professional development/ reflective profile

Experience

Essential criteria
  • post registration experience to include management/leadership experience
  • Supervision of non-registered staff, pre-registration and post basic students
  • Evidence of ability to mentor
  • Ability to lead change and lead new ways of working
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of audit/research.
  • Formal teaching of groups of staff
  • Clinical experience within the speciality

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to present and receive complex information within the multi professional team
  • Demonstrate negotiation and influencing skills
  • Assertiveness skills and the ability to deal with conflict
  • Team player who can initiate, delegate and complete projects
  • Demonstrate self-awareness and understanding of personal accountability
  • Ability to support colleagues, patients and relatives/carers in distressing circumstances.
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate evidence of providing formal teaching sessions
  • Demonstrate leadership for the management of change

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria
  • Can formulate short and long term objectives
  • Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations .
  • Demonstrate the personal development of members within a team.
Desirable criteria
  • ability to effectively lead a team
  • effective time management skills

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex problems/situations and ensure effective interventions are put in place.
Desirable criteria
  • Ability in the use of appraisal, personal development review and training needs analysis

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderadded for NUHArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.NHS Rainbow badge

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Gemma McCormack
Job title
Matron for Neurology, Neurosurgery and Neuro
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01159249924
Additional information

James Povey 

[email protected]

 

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