Main area Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (LONG DAYS, NIGHTS, BANK HOLIDAYS, WEEKENDS) Job ref 381-ME-7067327
Site Midland Metropolitan University Hospital Town Smethwick Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/04/2025 23:59
Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. We actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.
Job overview
To work as part of the AMU team to provide a safe, effective, efficient care environment for patients, relatives and their carers.
Be responsible for leading your own zone in respect of patient safety and professional standards.
Demonstrate clinical excellence and act as a professional role model to junior staff. Being confident to make your own clinical decisions whilst using your own initiative.
To support your clinical shift lead and communicate effectively to ensure the planning, managing and safe discharge of your zone is maintained.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide high quality patient centred care.
2. Take charge of your own zone of patients, showing effective leadership skills. Deputizing for clinical shift lead if needed.
3. Promote teamwork within a multi-disciplinary team.
4. To act as a mentor/assessor/preceptor to student nurses, newly qualified nurses and junior staff.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for the full details on the main duties and responsibilities.
Person specification
Experience
* Acute Medical Nursing
* Evidence of service improvement
* Experience of Enhanced care
Qualifications
* Teaching and assessing
* NMC pin
* Level 1 care or equivalent
* Evidence of personal development
* Experience of taking charge
* ILS or ALS
As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the onboarding process.
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.
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