Job summary
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
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse position within MSK at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
The post is for Sheffield Elective Orthopaedic Centre and includes a day case, inpatient ward, and enhanced care unit. The centre is committed to providing high quality patient care, driving quality improvement, and promoting a compassionate and inclusive environment.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be required to work to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals PROUD standards and behaviours and will need to demonstrate excellent leadership and communication skills. You will be committed to providing high standards of safe, effective, and compassionate care to this patient group in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team that meets the expectations of individual patients and their families.
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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with NMC
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Degree or evidence of actively working towards degree level of study
- Certificate in management and Leadership or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Master’s level study
- Post graduate education relevant to the role
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post registration experience
- Evidence of management experience
- Evidence of personal and professional development
- Ability to work autonomously
- Experience of patient flow
- Knowledge, understanding and experience of the care and treatment of Orthopaedic patients
- Experience of leading and managing change
- Experience at sister / charge nurse level
- Proven leadership skills with ability to motivate and inspire staff and initiate changes
- Experience of MDT working
- Experience and knowledge of clinical governance
- Commitment to continuous personal development
Desirable criteria
- Audit / Research
- Previous experience in a critical care environment
- Experience of managing QUEST, IPC, IPR, recruitment and section, attendance, roster planning and incident investigation
- Project management skills
- Experience of elective day case management
- National level one and enhanced areas competencies
- Enhanced care level one competencies
- Arterial line competency pack completion
- Experience of managing Metaraminol
- Phlebotomy
- Cannulation
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good IT skills
- Excellent effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent leadership skills
- Commitment to work within the Clinical Governance Framework
- Ability to successfully manage and evaluate change
- Experience of managing staff wellbeing
Other Factors
Essential criteria
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the service needs
- Ability to demonstrate inclusive and compassionate leadership
- Ability to cover bleep holder shifts and cross site cover
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
- Kelly Billing
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2261278
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