The closing date is 10 August 2025
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year
Job summary
The Trauma Unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham is one of the largest Major Trauma Centres in the UK. Our Trauma Unit consists of 2 wards at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site, wards 410 and 412. An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Ward 412 team to expand leadership on the ward, having day to day responsibility for its smooth running.
Ward 412 is a 32 bedded trauma ward, providing care to the most severely injured patients from across the region. The team on Ward 412 is supported by members of the Royal College of Defence Medicine working collaboratively to provide the highest standard of evidence based care.
Are you a motivated, experienced and enthusiastic registered nurse, looking for the perfect opportunity to lead, develop and support our acute trauma nursing teams?
The ward provides care for a variety of patients with Traumatic injuries and you will work closely with a wide variety of teams and specialities which include; Major Trauma Team, Hands, Plastics, Neurosurgery and Cardio Thoracic.
If you fit the person specification and are interested in applying please contact Senior Sister Leanne Griffiths for an informal discussion.
Main duties of the job
You will be assisting the Senior Sister in leading an experienced nursing team, providing clinical support to junior staff, assisting with patient flow, co-ordinating the management of the ward, optimising operational resources such as staff off duty, annual leave and sickness whilst acting as a role model to ensure that high quality care is delivered.
Our Nursing Team is Friendly, Approachable, Supportive, and Dynamic and is a Vital part of the MDT.
This role is ideal for those who have the right strengths and motivators, it’s energizing and rewarding. We can offer guidance, support, training and development in consultation with our dedicated trauma clinical educator.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered Adult/ Child Nurse on the NMC register
Desirable
- *Health care management / leadership qualification
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
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
- *Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
- *Competence in expanded clinical practice associated with the role
- *Excellent Communication skills /written / verbal / IT
- *Ability to work under pressure across competing demands
- *Ability to articulate the principles of safeguarding and mental capacity
- *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
- *Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation to day /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need
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).