Employer: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Salisbury Foundation Trust
Town: Salisbury
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata if part time
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 18/03/2025 23:59
Senior Charge Nurse/Ward Leader
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Band 7 to head up our Acute Frailty Unit, also known as Durrington ward within the Division of Medicine.
The ward leader will need to demonstrate a flexible approach in managing the daily clinical workload and have the interpersonal skills to manage a dynamic workforce. The post holder will also work closely with the Acute Medical Unit and the Emergency Department providing high quality care within this interesting and diverse inpatient ward.
If you are a passionate and dedicated nursing professional committed to delivering excellence, innovation and want to be part of a collaborative and supportive team, we would love to hear from you! Our state-of-the-art ward, offering dementia patients pioneering standards in healthcare delivery requires an exceptional Ward Leader with a background/experience/interest in elderly care to be part of our remarkable team.
Please note we require an experienced Registered Ward Leader/Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse with current NMC Registration.
Main duties of the job
To assume responsibility for the designated ward and provide clinical leadership to the nursing team.
To lead and develop the nursing team in the care of elderly patients and assist in the development of clinical competencies.
To work in a 20:80 split, both clinically on the ward and in a managerial capacity.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Education, qualifications and training
* Registered Nurse
* Evidence of clinical leadership and management
* Leadership and/or Management course
* Advanced communication skills training
Experience
* Minimum of 2 years experience as a Band 6
* Experience as a senior nurse with the ability to demonstrate utilisation and facilitation of evidence-based practice.
* Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area.
* Demonstrable experience of collaborative working and service development.
* Experience of change management and project development.
We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:
* Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
* Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
* An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months)
* Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
* Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
* An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
* Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
* Cycle to work scheme
* Uniform provided (where required)
* On-site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
* On-site health and fitness club
* Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY
We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.
The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens.
OTHER INFORMATION
If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary.
Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.
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