Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Medicine
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-SB-EMF16785
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey County Hospital
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £37,162 - £44,629 Per annum (pro rata) inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Junior Sister - Emergency Department
Band 6
Job overview
JOB SUMMARY
To assist in the management of the Emergency Department on a day to day basis by appropriate deployment, delegation and supervision of all grades of staff. To act as a team leader on shift. To facilitate an improvement in the quality of healthcare for patients. To help provide a conducive working and learning environment. To support the senior sister to promote evidence based nursing practice within the department.
Main duties of the job
JOB PURPOSE
The post holder will deliver patient care within our Emergency Department on a daily basis. They should be expert in all areas of nursing care from patient’s admission to discharge, which facilitates clinical practice development. As nurse in charge they have overall responsibility for day-to-day management of their clinical area and for ensuring all care is delivered according to Trust policies and procedures maintaining associated records. They will manage, support and lead a team of nurses in the delivery of evidence based patient centred care, which is of a high standard. They will assist the senior sister in the management of staff including appraisal, rotas, recruitment and selection and the supervision of learners. They will provide advice and support to patients, relatives and members of the multi-disciplinary team. Utilising clinical audit, research, supervision of practice and teaching, they will monitor and improve standards of care by efficient and effective use of resources and liaise with the senior sister at all times. The will provide leadership on the Trusts values and behaviours.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Royal Surrey County Hospital Emergency Department sees approximately 75000 patients every year. To support and enhance the care we provide to patients we are looking to recruit dynamic and enthusiastic band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to join our busy team.
This is an exciting time to join the Emergency Department as we have recently completed our 8 million pound rebuild to enhance the patient’s journey through the department. We have introduced dynamic patient pathways to improve patient flow and experience that has resulted in the vast improvement of the departments’ performance.
Our team is motivated and committed to deliver the highest standards of evidence based nursing care. We are passionate about Emergency Nursing and the service we provide our local community.
The candidate must be motivated committed, flexible, approachable and experienced emergency nurse with minimal 2 years’ experience at Band 5 Staff Nurse. They need to be competent in IV’s administration, oral medications, cannulation, venepuncture and have passed streaming assessments. They should also be able to demonstrate that they are a team player with good managerial and leadership skills.
You will have to demonstrate a working knowledge and understanding of current issues in the Emergency care within the NHS. The successful applicant must be able to work an internal rotation shift pattern of days, nights and weekends. You must possess excellent communication skills and be able to represent the department at a trust level.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Part 1 or 12
- Recent post qualification or equivalent experience in acute setting/ Emergency Setting
- Demonstrates professional updating of knowledge in past two years
- Teaching qualification ENB 998 or City & Guilds 730 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- First degree
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience at Band 5 or above within Emergency Setting
- Can demonstrate up-to-date clinical credibility / competence
- Evidence of advanced skills in practice i.e. iv additives, cannulation and venepuncture
- Knowledge and understanding of current issues in acute NHS setting
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues such as complaints handling, clinical risk management.
- Evidence of research based practice
Desirable criteria
- Clinical audit
- Evidence in changing practice and project management
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
- Claudette Cadien
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01483571122
- Additional information
Ext 3265
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