The closing date is 22 January 2025
Job summary
Are you an experienced band 5 nurse or already a band 6 nurse, looking for a new challenge? If so, we have an exciting new opportunity for a committed, motivated and clinically expert surgical nurse to join our team as a Charge Nurse on Valentine Ellis ward. We are offering a Fixed term Secondment post.
Valentine Ellis Ward is a very fast-paced 23-bedded acute Trauma, Orthopaedic and Plastics Ward. We work closely with our Major Trauma Centre, so we also facilitate patient flow for stepdown of Major Trauma, spinal trauma and non-trauma neuro patients.
As a Band 6 Charge Nurse, you will play a crucial role in delivering expert clinical care, leading and managing the nursing team, and ensuring the highest standards of patient care. You will be responsible for providing clinical leadership, supporting and supervising the nursing staff, and coordinating patient care to ensure a holistic and multidisciplinary approach. This post is pivotal in providing visible nursing leadership within a multi-professional team. The post holder must be a good team leader who is willing to assist and deputise for the Ward Matron when required. You will need to have excellent communication and negotiation skills as you will be working in collaboration with the wider MDT.
We are committed to developing and supporting our nurses on Valentine Ellis ward and you will be supported every step of your career pathway including your leadership. Our focus is on developing the nursing leaders of the future. We offer strong support networks for mentorship and professional development to ensure you get the very best from your career with us. It’s a chance to develop your skills as part of a highly capable and motivated team where you’re guaranteed opportunities to learn and develop.
If you are interested in joining our team and sharing our vision to provide kind, collaborative, safe, high-quality care to our Trauma, Orthopaedic and Plastic patients throughout their journey with us then please do apply.
Main duties of the job
- To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients that is compassionate and caring.
- To assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate them without supervision
- You will be expected to lead the ward on a day-to-day basis in the absence of the Ward Matron, maintaining high level of nursing standards.
- To assist in leading and monitoring the performance of the nursing team
- To deputise for the Matron when required
- Be responsible for the safety and cleanliness of the clinical environment.
- Champion a culture of learning and quality improvement in the clinical area.
- You will need to adhere to the Trust’s Core Values and behaviours and encourage this in all other staff members.
Education/ qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Relevant specialist course or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 2 years post registration experience
- Evidence of positive involvement in staff educational/training provision in ward environment i.e. mentorship
Desirable
- Experience of leading and developing a team
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit.
- Experience of providing teaching sessions
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Teaching
- Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative
- Competency in medication administration including IV medications
- Knowledge of the NMC Code of Conduct
- Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Quality improvement
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).