Main area: Trauma and Orthopaedics
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Sunday, Day and night shifts)
Job ref: 320-SURG-1157
Employer: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Derby Hospital
Town: Derby
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata / pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 28/01/2025
Sister/Charge Nurse
Band 6
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 role on ward 203/Royal Derby Spinal Centre within Trauma and Orthopaedics.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our management team, who possesses excellent communication and leadership skills, and promotes excellent quality of care while supporting junior staff on the ward to do the same. The role will entail working weekends, bank holidays, and nights to provide unit bleep cover.
The ideal applicant will have demonstrable years of experience within Trauma and Orthopaedics and ideally have experience working with acutely unwell patients and complex discharge planning.
The successful applicant will show evidence of service improvement or innovation.
You will have the full support of the management team and your peers, enabling you to succeed in this role.
Main duties of the job
The majority of your role will be clinical, and you will be a clinical lead on the ward supporting and mentoring junior members of the team with your experience and knowledge.
The job will also entail all aspects of people/staff management, for example, ensuring staff wellbeing, completing appraisals, dealing with conflict, and more.
You will be expected to complete audits, rosters, reports, attend meetings, and liaise with all members of the MDT as well as many other tasks.
Working for our organisation
In return we will offer:
* Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
* On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Evidence of teaching/training colleagues
* Demonstrable post registration experience
* Demonstrable experience within an acute hospital setting
* Evidence of continued learning post registration
* Evidence of leadership qualities and/or training
Experience
* Demonstrable experience within orthopaedics
* Demonstrable experience within care of Trauma Spines
* Experienced in trauma admissions
* Experienced in care of complex patients
Knowledge of ward management
* Knowledge of ward and people management
* Knowledge of working with hip fracture and dementia patients
* Evidence of undertaking appraisals/audits
* Evidence of making/supporting change
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check; however, having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
All correspondence relating to your application will be sent to you via our trac.system account. Please ensure that you regularly check your emails; this includes junk/spam, as your security settings may not recognise the sender.
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