Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Neurosurgery

Job summary

Are you a highly motivated and dynamic individual that drives for continuous service improvement? Are you caring, compassionate and committed to providing the best care for patients? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen on Ward 409 for a Junior Sister/Charge nurse.

Ward 409 is a 36 bedded Neurosurgical ward where we care for patients with complex airway management and Neurosurgical devices as well as a dedicated 8 bedded higher acuity area.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic band 6 nurse that has a passion for surgical nursing. Ward 409 thrives on sharing our knowledge and training junior members of staff and students. You will work closely with the Senior Sister in leading the nursing team, deputising in their absence and having day to day responsibility for the smooth running of the unit, providing clinical leadership to the nursing team and ensuring that evidence based care is delivered to a high clinical standard.

We will provide the successful candidate with:

*Excellent clinical education team support from a Neuro specific education team

*Multiple online and face to face training packages

*Opportunity to undertake the Neurosciences care module and gain academic credits towards BSc or MSc

*An individualised Development pathway

Main duties, tasks & skills required

*The post holder will be professionally accountable for the maintenance of standards and professional practice as set by the NMC Code of Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour and relevant professional guidelines,

*They will regularly take charge of the practice setting or defined area of the practice setting / group of patients and take responsibility for ensuring the coordination and direct provision of high standard of holistic, patient centred care by assessing nursing care and health education needs, and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for each patient.

*To be designated to act as a deputy to the person holding continuing responsibility for the organisation and management of the practice setting.

*To demonstrate and facilitate others to develop the necessary skills and experience in ward/department management and provide leadership in the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.

*Use a range of techniques to set and monitor standards of clinical practice, audit, research and teaching to continually improve standards of care and patient experience.

*To support the development and implementation of audit, quality and risk management initiatives.

*To teach and act as a facilitator/ mentor /assessor / preceptor to nursing students, junior registered and unregistered staff, volunteers and work experience candidates, as well as participating in clinical supervision programmes as appropriate.

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 

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

Desirable

*KUDOS training Bronze/ Silver/ Gold 

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: 

Charlotte McHugo 

charlotte.mchugo@uhb.nhs.uk 

01213714093