Job overview
Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse - Band 7 - Part Time
An exciting opportunity nursing leadership role has arisen for a permanent Job share Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to head up C3 Acute medical ward .
We seek a natural, self-motivated leaded whose spirit will continue to drive forward this ward for our acute medical patients, who relishes a challenge, flourishes in a fast paced environment with a natural aptitude for managing ever changing priorities to meet clinical and operational need
Main duties of the job
The Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse key responsibilities are to:
· 24 hour accountability, including line management of their ward and the delivery of high quality care with all appropriate systems and processes in place to ensure the continuity of safe and effective care for patients and a safe working environment for staff at all times.
· Support and contribute to the development of patient care and practice within the Directorate, contributing to Trust projects where required and ensuring provisions are made for staff to develop their knowledge and skills.
· Ensure junior staff and students have appropriate supervision, support and are appropriately assessed.
· Facilitate and organise the daily running of the ward liaising with the wider team of medical staff, bed manager and allied health care professional
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse role at Epsom and St Helier
Person specification
education
Essential criteria
1. —Registered General Nurse —Mentorship or equivalent qualification Nursing related Degree or Diploma
2. —Mentorship or equivalent qualification
3. Nursing related Degree or Diploma
Previous experience
Essential criteria
4. Relevant recent experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
5. In depth knowledge of current practice
6. Holistic patient assessment
7. Professional issues in nursing and healthcare —
8. Clinical supervision
9. Clinical governance —
10. Research / clinical audit
Desirable criteria
11. Budgetary awareness
12. Quality Improvement
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
13. Ability to manage own workload
14. Able to recognise own boundaries of practice
15. —Able to respond to emergency situations
16. Able to communicate efficiently and effectively with other departments and healthcare professionals
17. Multidisciplinary team leadership —
18. Teaching staff and patients
19. —Set and maintain standards/protocols of care
Your application : Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References : You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date : In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting : You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS : We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
______________________________________________________ Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at: Telephone: 02082963786 Text: 07501066267 Email: @. Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.______________________________________________________
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
NameMarie MeasuresJob titleHONEmail addressTelephone number07500121296