Closing date: 03 April 2025
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum
Job summary
We have a fantastic career opportunity in forward thinking critical care environment.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Sister/Charge nurse position within the Critical Care department at The QEQM Hospital Margate.
We pride ourselves on delivering consistently high standards of holistic care. This is reflected in our CQC reports, ICNARC data, performance metrics and feedback from patients, relatives and visitors to our unit.
We have a busy, mixed level unit admitting emergency and elective patients from a variety of specialities.
We are a friendly, supportive and dynamic team with a strong commitment to professional development. Critical Care is fully committed to audit, research and forward thinking this provides a dynamic environment conducive to gaining additional knowledge and skills.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking enthusiastic, energetic, and innovative and self- motivated sister/charge nurse to join our well established and diverse team. You will be expected to act and support our large workforce, to set and maintain the high clinical standards we all aspire to. The ideal candidate will have had minimum 3 years as a Band 5 within critical care and have the critical care course. You will need to demonstrate a pro-active and adaptive approach to support the ward managers and staff. You will need a positive mind-set and hold an interest in working within a fast-moving unit. The candidate must be a effective communicator, who can demonstrate problem solving skills with the ability to work under pressure, managing staff and delivering patient focused care. They will be able to demonstrate flexibility to meet the varied demands of the role as required.
There are excellent development and educational opportunities. This will help develop the right skills, the right set of behaviours and culture in order for us to motivate and engage our colleagues.
At EKHUFT the learning and development team for the trust, support through each step of their journey, from the first management role and beyond.
We will offer both classrooms based learning and bespoke advice.
Applicants must have:
- Critical care course
- Extensive clinical leadership/team management experience
- Expert skills in caring for both Level 2 and Level 3 patients
- A Degree or equivalent level of education and experience
Person Specification
Governance
Essential
- Experience in audit
- Knowledge of current NHS priorities
Desirable
- Participation in link groups or research
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse Degree in Nursing or working towards degree or equivalent
- 3 years Band 5 experience in a critical care setting
- Adult critical care qualification preparation of mentor or practical assessor
Desirable
- Master degree or working towards
Skills and experience
Essential
- Minimum of 5 years working in acute care environment with some experience of leadership
- Clinical assessment skills communication and influencing skills
- Facilitation skills
Desirable
- Experience working as a clinical leader
- Teaching skills
- Intermediate Life Support provider.
- Knowledge of bed management
Personal and professional attributes
Essential
- Involvement in quality improvement projects
- Role model trust values at all times
Desirable
- Experience in delivery in education or training
Other
Essential
- Knowledge of local quality improvement initiatives
- Awareness of and adherence to the organisation’s vision, mission and values
Desirable
- Knowledge of best practice, key issues and developments in the programme
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).