Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse for Clinical Education and Support

Job summary

Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse for Clinical & Educational Support for the Nursing Teams

Full Time Post for Cardiology Wards and CCU,Heartlands Site

The Directorate comprises of the following:

Ward 6 BH site, has a five bedded CCU, 25 ward beds, two cath labs and two day case units. This allows us to provide Primary PCI 24/7 and the NSTEMI service.

Ward 9 BH site, is a 34 bedded cardiology ward which cares for patients with a varied range of cardiology conditions, and six direct access trollies for assessment of cardiology patients from the front door services.

Bring your enthusiasm, passion and experience for level 2 nursing care to our directorate. The successful candidate will be required to provide ward based education to the nursing staff, educate and support staff to enable them to achieve their local cardiology and Trust competencies, as well as the use of cardiology equipment, such as CPAP/IABP/Temp wire etc, to be able to safely deliver care for Level 2 patients in CCU. You will be required to support and work with the nursing teams on the cardiology wards on both the Heartlands and Good Hope sites. There will also be a requirement to work some clinical shifts on the cardiology wards/cath labs to support the delivery of patient care and to maintain your skills.

Interviews to take place on 11th April 2024

Informal visits welcomed, please contact Heidi Lane, Matron, via switchboard on 0121 424 2000/0121 424 2940 to arrange a visit or for any further information.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

Applicants should have:

* A proven track record of clinical and professional experience.

* Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills

* A teaching and assessing qualification.

* Minimum of 2 years current CCU/HDU experience at Senior Band 5 or above.

* You must have a postgraduate Cardiac Care qualification or equivalent and either current ALS provider certificate or with the ability to complete within 6 months of commencing post.

* You must be able to demonstrate clinical assessment and ECG interpretation skills and significant clinical cardiology knowledge and level of competence so you are able to teach and support nursing staff.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Adult 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:

o Leadership

o Team Building

o Managing resources

o Time management

o Role modelling

o Change management / clinical developments

o Clinical governance

o Audit and research

o Workforce planning / management

o NHS 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

OTHER SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT

ESSENTIAL

* 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 (E )

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.

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.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Subiha Hussain 

Subiha.Hussain@uhb.nhs.uk 

01214242940