Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Paediatric ICU - FH
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2024-35-01-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Freeman Hospital
- Town
- 317 01 Freeman Hospital
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/09/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 12/09/2024
Employer heading
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Sister/ Charge Nurse
Band 6
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
Great Ward Sisters and Charge Nurses have a strong sense of ownership of their wards and love to be in charge. They’re honest and straightforward and they have high standards. They thrive on the busy nature of the role, they love being on top of things, they have a lot of drive and they keep going when things are tough.
The job is not right for everyone but for those who have the right strengths and motivators its energising, rewarding and they love it.
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 Ward Sister / Charge Nurse role in Newcastle Hospitals might be right for you.
Newcastle Hospitals is a leading healthcare provider both locally and nationally, providing ‘healthcare at its best, with a personal touch’.
A key part of our Nursing and Midwifery strategy is to have an empowered and skilled, workforce, who are responsive to the needs of patients. We achieve this by ensuring staff feel supported, clinically, academically and emotionally through Continued Professional Development, Clinical Supervision and the Trust Professional and Leadership behaviours.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Staff Nurse currently working on our Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at the Freeman Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Interview Date Thursday, 12 September 2024
37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
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Support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse with professional accountability and standards, ensuring professional practices in line with the requirements of the NMC and the Trust.
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Ensure the provision of safe and effective patient care.
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Support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse to ensure environmental standards and cleanliness are maintained in line with national and Trust Standards in the ward / department.
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Act as a deputy and effectively manage the ward nursing resource when the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse is absent.
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Support and contribute to the development of patient care and nursing practice within the ward, contributing to Trust projects where required.
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Support the develop of junior staff or students ensuring appropriate supervision and assessment is available.
Working for our organisation
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse, acting as a deputy when the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse is absent.
- In areas within the organisation nurses may be banded at 6 by virtue clinical reasons, for example, critical care.
- Provide effective support and leadership to both staff, patients and carers within the ward or department.
- Act as role model, teacher and supervisor for junior staff and students.
- Ensure systems are in place to provide the continuity of safe effective care for patients at all times.
- Effective member of the multi-disciplinary team.
- May be required to participate in an On-call rota as required.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch) / Operating Department Practitioner
- Current NMC / HCPC registration
- Diploma in a health related subject, prepared to take degree level study
- Specialist qualification if relevant to role or previous experience
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship)
Desirable criteria
- Degree in health related subject
- Relevant specialist qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous post registration experience which must be relevant and recent
- Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development
- Understanding of professional accountability in a leadership role
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
Desirable criteria
- Audit / research experience
- Relevant clinical skills relating to the specialty e.g. cannulation / IV drug administration / anaesthetic skills appropriate to speciality
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good IT skills
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
- Katie Marshall
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2448035
- Additional information
Gail Mouat
Deputy Matron
0191 2231016
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