Employer: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Townlands Memorial Hospital
Town: Henley-on-Thames/Reading/Thatcham/Bracknell
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/02/2025 23:59
Senior Staff Nurse (ENT OPD) - Townlands, Henley-on-Thames
NHS AfC: Band 6
Royal Berkshire Hospital is pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions.
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate.
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live.
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 SSN to join our small, friendly team in ENT outpatients. We are a busy department and rely on excellent communication skills and organization to ensure the smooth running of clinics across sites.
The successful applicant will be required to support the Sister in managing and leading the team in providing excellent patient care. A specialist interest or experience in ENT is essential. Clinical experience in providing ear care, pre-operative assessment, and assisting with minor surgical procedures are desirable.
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual with excellent clinical, decision-making, and communication skills and someone who has the ability to translate the trust's vision into action.
Main duties of the job
You will be providing high-quality nursing care in the specialties of Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) and Plastics. Our service is mainly based in Townlands Memorial Hospital in Henley-on-Thames. The successful candidate would be expected to support activity across sites (Henley-on-Thames/Reading/Thatcham/Bracknell).
Delivering excellence in patient care and patient experience is our driving force, and in return, we offer commitment to your personal development.
Informal visits to the department are welcome so you can come and see us and discuss your needs and see the way that care is delivered.
Working for our organisation
Henley-on-Thames and Reading both sit on the river Thames and are served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Henley-on-Thames and Reading are wonderful places to live, work, and play and provide excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The postholder works as a skilled practitioner and is responsible for the delivery of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and well-being needs of the client group in their clinical area. The postholder ensures the smooth running of the ward/department in the absence of the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse and provides clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff.
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Student supervision and assessor training
* Evidence of Leadership, management and speciality development
Experience
* Recent clinical experience in speciality area
* Evidence of leadership, management
* Experience in mentoring/ facilitation/ teaching/ assessing/ coaching.
Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a 6 month probationary period.
The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients, and the wider community by providing a smoke-free environment. A smoke-free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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