About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic leader to join us as a senior sister/senior charge nurse in our busy but rewarding Emergency Department.
The Band 7 Sister/Charge Nurse is a rewarding role. You will be pivotal in the department striving to achieve the highest standard of care for all our patients within ED. You will lead our dynamic, multi-disciplinary team on a daily basis, ensuring the smooth running of shifts in a challenging and diverse environment. Your clinical leadership and people skills are vital to delivering the responsibilities and accountabilities outlined in this job description.
Main duties of the job
What we look for:
Recent Band 6 Emergency Department, Critical Care or Acute Medicine experience Adult nurse Relevant emergency/critical care competencies. Recognised leadership qualification and experience of leading a team Involvement with a QI project Passionate about promoting and maintaining high standards of nursing care within ED
What we Offer:
We are committed to developing and supporting our nursing workforce The department is working towards the emergency care association competency framework by the RCN. Your life outside HHFT is important and the Trust are happy to consider applications with flexible working patterns that cater to individual requirements; this can be discussed at interview
About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Job description Job responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person Specification
Training and qualifications Essential
NMC registered Degree or equivalent knowledge and skills
Experience and Knowledge Essential
Evidence of CPD Experience of staff supervision and mentorship
Desirable
Experience of workforce budgets and staff development planning Evidence of teaching qualification or equivalent
Skills and ability Essential
Ability to work and lead within a MDT across the organisation. Ability to deliver formal and informal learning sessions to all groups of professionals ALS/EPLS
Desirable
Highly specialised clinical skills relevant to the speciality
Leadership Essential
Evidence of a NHS leadership course or equivalent Experience in delegation and staff skills. Understanding and knowledge of governance and patient safety
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address BNH
Basingstoke
RG24 9NA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)