Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Critical Care
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
Our Critical Care Team are looking for a dedicated Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to join our unit. You will be fully supported within your role and will be given ample opportunities to develop skills, including leadership and supporting all staff development. You will also gain insight into the PDN, Senior Nurse, and Lead Nurse roles. We expect you to embrace the teaching aspect of the Band 6 role and lead others in their link nurse roles.
The Critical Care Unit has 13 beds plus a further 3 beds for when patient admission exceeds 13. We provide care for emergencies, trauma, general elective surgery, paediatrics, and medical patients. The unit is very well equipped with state-of-the-art technical equipment, with training programs provided by a dedicated Practice Development Nurse (PDN).
Please note this advert will close once sufficient applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
As a fully established Junior Sister in Critical Care, you will be expected to deliver patient care autonomously and as part of the team. Support all members of staff in their duties and professional development. Competently co-ordinate shifts ensuring that appropriate care is delivered, safety is maintained, and issues are escalated appropriately.
Supporting the running of the unit includes having a good understanding of the budget, being proactive in maintaining stock levels of medications and consumables, and undertaking audits. Leading by example and demonstrating the trust values is essential.
Main duties of this role include:
* To work within the NMC code, within policies, procedures, and guidelines of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust.
* To ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained, and act when standards are not met.
* Act as a clinical role model, ensuring clinical expertise and practice is enhanced.
* To recognise changes in patients' conditions which require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate.
* Support the ward sister/charge nurse in ensuring the ward has appropriate Link nurses and support them in undertaking that role.
* In the absence of the ward sisters/charge nurses, monitor the 24-hour duty rota to maintain agreed staffing levels.
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030, and we are also carrying out one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken. Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH, we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics, and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs, and South Lincs. We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness, and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Job responsibilities
For further information and details of the post, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
* Evidence of Post registration Educational Continuing development.
* Recognised NMC Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent, or willingness to undertake, or in progress.
Experience
* Post registration experience in Critical Care.
* Evidence of innovation and achievements in clinical practice.
* Can demonstrate their experience of collaborative working.
* Can demonstrate the use of appropriate criteria to prioritise patient case load.
* Can demonstrate experience of difficult conversations.
* Evidence of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Demonstrates experience of clinical risk management.
* Community experience.
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
* Demonstrates understanding of efficient and effective use of resources where the workload can be unpredictable.
* Demonstrates the ability to prioritise and implement and use new ways of working.
* Understands specific needs of patients with complex cases.
* Can demonstrate knowledge of current discharge to assess processes.
* Ability to effectively problem solve.
* Demonstrate knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and its implications for practice.
* Able to influence other professional groups.
* Good understanding of clinical governance issues especially risk management and audit procedures, including evaluation.
* Experience of Patient and Public Involvement in Service Delivery.
* Recognises own limitations.
* Participates in formal and informal teaching.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata.
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