Are you an Emergency nurse looking for a new challenge?
We are looking for enthusiastic, forward thinking and highly motivated Band 6 nurses to join our team in the Emergency Department at Frimley Park. In this role you must be passionate about working in a caring environment with patients and be committed to delivering high quality patient care. You will be able to use your clinical skills as well as taking part in the day to day management of the department.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Nurse, you will be expected to take charge of either the whole department with the support of the Manager or taking charge of an area of the department. You should be able to run your area with minimal supervision, keep the flow of the department going, plan early for safe discharge, keep the area safe and support junior staff.
You are also expected to be a link Nurse and support your team leader by managing your team members. To act in a multi-disciplinary role with emphasis upon liaising, operational decision making and team building. The post holder will have responsibility for the assessment of development, implementation and evaluation of care needs.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other: Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
Job responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Nurse
* Emergency Course/In house band 5 development programme
* Mentor Prep
* ILS
Desirable
* ALS
* ATNC
Experience
Essential
* Experience as Senior Band 5 in Emergency Care
* Experience in supervising a team in ED
Desirable
* Shadow Nurse in charge role
Skills
Essential
* Efficient in time management and in prioritising workload effectively
* Allocate staff appropriately to create a safe and efficient skill mix
* Able to demonstrate communication skills both written and oral
* Management and influencing skills
* Ability to analyse problems, to think laterally and implement effective solutions
* Able to clinically provide nursing care in all areas
* Ability to manage complex situations
Special Requirements
Essential
* Flexible approach to own working pattern
* Ability to work weekdays, weekends, bank holidays and nights
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Frimley Park Hospital ED
Portsmouth Road
Frimley
GU16 7UJ
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