Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-8288-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northern General Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 07/10/2024
Employer heading
Senior Sister/Charge Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
Is providing excellent Nursing care and getting the basics right one of your key drivers? Do you love developing others to become excellent at what they do? Is making a difference and doing the right thing fundamental to you? If your answer to these questions is yes, the Senior Ward Sister/Charge Nurse role may be right for you.
A rare opportunity has arisen for you to apply for the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse (AfC Band 7) post on the Cardiac Catheter Suite within the Cardiology department of the South Yorkshire Regional Services.
The Cardiac Catheter Suite provides specialised Cardiac services, both elective and emergency care, to the whole of the South Yorkshire region.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
Provide leadership and management for the Cardiac Catheter Suite patient provision.
Provide 24 hours continuing responsibility for the Cardiac Catheter Suite.
Ensure that the highest possible quality care is delivered within the Cardiac Catheter Suite and that it meets the expectations of individual patients.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN Level one
- NMC registered
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Continuous professional development
- First degree or evidence of working towards one (demonstrating graduate attributes)
Desirable criteria
- Non-Medical Prescribing or willing to undertake
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post registration cardiology experience
- Extensive experience at Band 6 within a Cath lab or equivalent level experience
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team
- Previous experience deputising for Senior Sister / Charge Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Academic courses relevant to role Leadership qualification
- Specialist training relevant to role Advanced Life Support (ALS)
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of relevant post basic training and continuous professional development
- Completion of advanced clinical and management competencies within the cath lab setting
- Demonstration of involvement in unit developments, undertaking specific responsibilities within the CCS
- Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to-one basis, with groups, and the Multidisciplinary Team
- Excellent performance management skills.
- Highly developed leadership skills with excellent interpersonal skills – ability to form positive relationships at all levels.
- Ability to manage complex workload under pressure and prioritise to meet deadlines
- Persuasion and influencing skills – ability to present ideas and proposals effectively.
- Possesses a ‘can do’ approach to problems and will keep going when things are tough.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Integrity Cares about and knows the importance of doing the right thing and making a difference.
- Possesses a straight talking and honest, whilst being diplomatic, communication style.
- Ownership Loves being in charge/control and takes full responsibility for the running of their ward.
- Driven to get things done to ensure that both they and their team achieve.
- Sets very high standards for themselves, their team and ward.
- Delivery Love to be in control and on top of everything that is going on in their ward.
- Likes to be ‘hands on’ in the delivery of patient care on their ward.
- Thrives on having lots going on and rise to the challenge of constantly switching between different activities and issues. Possesses a ‘can do’ approach to problems and will keep going when things are tough.
- Relating Gets a buzz out of developing others and takes great satisfaction from seeing their staff achieve and progress.
- Pick up on other people’s needs sensing when something is wrong.
- Good at explaining things in simple and straightforward ways that others find easy to understand.
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
- Ann Matto
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2714865
List jobs with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Nursing and Midwifery or all sectors