Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Stoke
Town: Stoke on Trent
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 20/02/2025
Senior Sister
Band 7
Job overview
We are looking for a strong clinical leader, with excellent managerial skills who can demonstrate expertise within the specialty. The successful candidate should hold strong leadership qualities to ensure safe quality care is provided to our patient group, maintain and improve staff morale and team working, and encourage a positive learning environment within the team.
The team is cohesive and professional with a genuine interest and passion for providing a high standard of care. If you are looking for a new challenge, then this innovative unit will provide you with opportunities for professional development and an exciting and rewarding career in Team Surgery.
If you would like to learn more about this position or come to have a look around, please call Matron Penny Crosbie - 01782 671957.
Important Information:
Please note the University Hospitals of North Midlands (NHS) Trust do not pay travel expenses for candidates attending interviews.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse/Manager has responsibility for the management of the ward area including assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, and the setting of standards. The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse/Matron will facilitate innovative and evidence-based nursing/midwifery practice through professional leadership and supporting the clinical team. The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse/Matron will act as a credible and professional role model and encourage and empower other staff to develop both personally and professionally and achieve their maximum potential. The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse/Matron will liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team and facilitate a collaborative approach to patient care. The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse/Midwife will report directly to the Matron.
The Senior Sister will be expected to take part within the Surgical band 7 Team for staffing.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM, and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return, we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values co-created by our staff, patients, and carers that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, we know that investing in, supporting, and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse/Manager has responsibility for the management of the ward area including assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, and the setting of standards. The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse/Matron will facilitate innovative and evidence-based nursing/midwifery practice through professional leadership and supporting the clinical team. The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse/Matron will act as a credible and professional role model and encourage and empower other staff to develop both personally and professionally and achieve their maximum potential. The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse/Matron will liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team and facilitate a collaborative approach to patient care. The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse/Midwife will report directly to the Matron.
Person specification
Education
* Diploma in Nursing/ evidence of Degree level studies
* Evidence of Master level study
Experience
* Experience in a leadership role/ Deputy ward sister/charge nurse experience within last 12 months
* Formal Teaching to groups of staff
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith, or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.
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If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help.
At UHNM, we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles; on this occasion, we reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!
If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.
If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name: Penny Crosbie
Job title: Matron Emergency Surgery, Urology and Gynaecology
Email address: [emailprotected]
Telephone number: 01782 617957
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