Employer: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum/pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/01/2025 23:59
Sister/Charge Nurse - Stroke Unit
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, experienced, and motivated Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to support the Band 7 and team of nursing staff within the Stroke Unit at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford. You will be an experienced RGN and be able to lead and assess the work of the nursing team, building upon your own clinical and managerial experience.
You will be able to role model continuous professional behaviour and demonstrate through personal behaviour the core values of the Trust. You will be able to evidence an enthusiastic, approachable, and friendly manner towards patients, nursing, and multidisciplinary team.
You must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, have a proactive management style, and anticipate and deal with issues constructively within the multidisciplinary team setting. You must be flexible in your approach to the role and respond appropriately to the demands of an ever-changing workload.
You will be instrumental in ensuring the continuous improvement of the Stroke Unit, maintaining excellent standards of care and ensuring that service users are treated with the utmost respect and dignity.
Main duties of the job
* Will be instrumental in supporting the band 7 with the continuous improvement of the department, effectively monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of care that are reflected by patient experience.
* Must have a proven ability in supervising, managing, and controlling the activities of a department in an efficient and effective manner. This will involve the assessment and implementation of appropriate care for new and current patients whilst ensuring adequate staffing levels are maintained and resources used appropriately.
* You will also be required to maintain and facilitate flow effectively within the department to ensure adequate capacity for our Stroke patients.
* Showing commitment and direction to the team as a whole, you will actively participate in the teaching, training, and supervision of all grades of staff. You will be required to be receptive to change, be dynamic, and demonstrate active assistance and support to your more senior colleagues in the ongoing development of the department.
Working for our organisation
As a Trust, we are passionate about helping our staff to achieve their career aspirations and can offer a variety of learning and development opportunities to support your continued professional development. Working with the Transforming Care Institute, we can also offer in-house training such as degree/master modules, secondments, and acting up opportunities.
We are an organisation that strives to provide high quality, safe care for our patients in an environment which our staff are proud to work in. We believe that by adhering to our Vision (To provide excellent care for the communities we serve) and working with our Trust Values in mind (Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, Trusted), we can achieve the right results for the people that matter most: our patients and their families.
Person specification
Professional / Technical Qualifications
* RGN, Paediatric specialties RSCN, Operating Theatres RGN, or Registered ODP.
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development / qualification relevant to area of specialty.
Experience and Knowledge
* Extensive post-registration experience in the relevant specialty or equivalent.
* High level clinical skills and knowledge.
* Evidence of successfully coordinating, managing, and leading the team on a day-to-day basis.
* Evidence of teaching ability.
* Evidence in undertaking preceptor / mentorship role.
* Involvement in Nursing audit and Research.
* An awareness and understanding of policy and practice relevant to specialty.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people.
Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; we look forward to receiving your application for employment.
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