This is a wonderful opportunity for an experienced Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to join the Ophthalmology Department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
The department operates a Monday to Friday service 8am-6pm, comprising of Ophthalmology clinics led by Consultants and facilitated by the nursing team.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills in the specialty and manage the day to day running of the department.
As Nurse in Charge, you will deputise for the Senior Sister in her absence, manage the day to day running of the department. This encompasses dealing with referrals to the department, facilitating the outpatient clinics, dealing with patient enquiries and carrying out clinical work, as required.
Ophthalmology training will be available and tailored to your learning and development needs.
The Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse will act as an inspirational role model to the nursing team and lead them with passion and enthusiasm.
This is an excellent nurturing environment, supportive and dynamic. There will be opportunities to develop your management skills and become an integral part of the Ophthalmology team.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will take on the role of Nurse in Charge, this will be shared with 5 other Band 6 nurses on a rotation basis.
The Sister/Charge nurse will deputise for the Senior Sister in her absence, take control of the daily clinic services, manage the patient referrals and deal with patient enquiries.
Provide motivation and guidance to the nursing staff and lead by example.
The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills and delegation skills to ensure the smooth running of the department.
As an experienced Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse, there will be an expectation to take on additional management duties, manage and create Rosters, Sickness and Absence and Appraisals. Training will be provided as required.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast paced and dynamic team and department.
You will be supported and nurtured and your skills developed as required.
There are opportunities within the specialty to develop and further your career aspirations.
An excellent department with a great team.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
1. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can.
2. Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* *Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC register
Desirable
* *Health care management / leadership qualification
* *Ophthalmology trained/experience/Interest in speciality
Experience
Essential
* *Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS care setting supervising / mentoring junior staff
* *Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
* *Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
* *Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
* *Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
* *Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
* *Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
* *Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
* *Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
* oLeadership
* oTeam Building
* oManaging resources
* oTime management
* oRole modelling
* oChange management / clinical developments
* oClinical governance
* oAudit and research
* oWorkforce planning / management
* oNHS policy and political awareness
Desirable
* *2-4 years as a Band 6
* *Ophthalmology trained or interest in Ophthalmology
* *If applicant is from UHB Trust, experienced in using Allocate Roster Systems
* *Consolidated management experience
* *CPD to support Leadership training
* *Excellent communication skills
* *Willing to be part of a team
Additional Criteria
Essential
* *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
* *Approachable and friendly
* *Supportive
* *Flexible
* *Well organised
* *Effective communicator
* *Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
* *Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
* *Ability to inspire and lead a team
Desirable
* *Assertive
* *Knowledgeable
* *Organised
* *Disciplined
* *Reliable
* *Honest
* *Hardworking
* *Team Player
* *Inspiring and willing to lead by example
* *Punctual
* *Willing to go over and above
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
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