The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is a Major Trauma Centre which hosts the largest secondary and tertiary medical specialities in the country.
The Emergency Department sees approximately 90,000 patients per year. We are seeking an enthusiastic, proactive and motivated team player to come and join us.
The successful applicant will be required to deliver patient care and manage all areas within the department demonstrating professionalism, clinical expertise with excellent communication skills in all aspects of their work.
We offer a supportive, exciting, and challenging work environment that is committed to providing high quality care for our patients and the development of our staff.
Main duties of the job
To demonstrate advanced clinical expertise in the care of patients receiving emergency or clinically urgent treatment in the department. Continuous assessment of patients and aiding towards the 4-hour target.
As a Sister/Charge Nurse you will be required to support the senior and junior team in ensuring the needs of our patients are met through the delivery of high-quality care. The role involves working as part of a large multidisciplinary team including the ED medical team, clinical practice educators safeguarding, mental health liaison team and clinical specialties.
The Sister/Charge Nurse works clinically including unsocial hours and will be expected to work competently in all areas of the Emergency Department as well as being able to independently take charge of them.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
1. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can.
2. Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC register
* Teaching and assessing course (i.e. Mentorship or equivalent)
* ILS
Experience
Essential
* Substantial post registration experience working in acute setting
* Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
* Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice-based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
* Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
* Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
* Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
* Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
* Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
* Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
* Leadership
* Team Building
* Managing resources
* Time management
* Role modelling
* Change management / clinical developments
* Clinical governance
* Audit and research
* Workforce planning / management
* NHS policy and political awareness
Additional Criteria
Essential
* Well-developed leadership skills
* Ability to effectively prioritise and organise own workload and workload of others
* Ability to work flexibly within an emergency setting.
* Venepuncture/Canulation
* ECG recordings
* Competence in expanded clinical practice associated with the role
* Excellent Communication skills /written / verbal / IT
* Ability to work under pressure across competing demands
* Ability to articulate the principles of safeguarding and mental capacity
* Positive and enthusiastic attitude
* Approachable and friendly
* Supportive
* Flexible
* Well organised
* Effective communicator
* Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
* Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
* Ability to inspire and lead a team
* Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation to day /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
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