Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse - Burns Centre

Job summary

Are you an experienced, enthusiastic and dynamic nurse looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to progress and develop your leadership and management skills within a specialist team? If so then this band 6 post within the Regional Burns Centre is for you.

The Burns Centre cares for patients who have sustained injuries due to burns and trauma and/or require reconstruction surgery. As the regional Burns Centre for the west midlands we can accommodate for all levels of burns injuries. The area has 15 beds of which seven are high dependency single occupancy rooms. All our nursing team is friendly, knowledgeable, approachable and dynamic and is a valued part of the wider MDT.

In your band 6 role on the burns centre you will act as a role model for junior team members in the delivery of a consistent high standard of nursing practice. You will deputise for the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse and will support the leadership and management of the department with particular emphasis on quality and clinical standards. You will have continuing clinical responsibility for managing the wards/departments in the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse which will include: understanding finances, the deployment, delegation and supervision of all grades of staff and be visible and approachable for patients, staff and visitors.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

Your day to day responsibilities will include co-ordinating the ward staffing allocations, delivering direct patient centred specialist care, facilitating patient flow and supporting both manager and junior members of staff. You will be responsible for ensuring that high quality care is delivered both through direct monitoring and through the use of quality tools such as 'Red to Green' and the clinical dashboard.

You will be supporting the Senior Sister with the management of staff such as, sickness management, performance management, incidents, complaints, meetings, and completion of appraisals. You will be a preceptor and mentor to both newly qualified nurses and student nurses and be an integral part of new starters induction.

Previous Burns and plastics experience is essential for the role but we will also offer plenty of training and support. Our Burns Centre at the QE is like a big family and we will do our best to support you in your new journey.

2 x Permanent -- 37.5 hours per week

1 x 12 month Secondment -- 37.5 hours per week

For further information please contact Dawn.turner@uhb.nhs.uk

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.

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

Mentoring qualification

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 ( E )

Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD (E )

Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration (E )

Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff (E )

Experience of mentoring undergraduate students ( E )

Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department (E ) Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice. (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: 

Dawn Turner 

dawn.turner@uhb.nhs.uk 

01213712737