Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse - Trauma and Orthopaedic

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS foundation Trust (UHB) has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced nurse to join us in a senior nurse role as a Band 6 sister / charge nurse. Multiple positions have become available (substantive and 12 month secondment development opportunity) as a result of our recently realigned trauma and orthopaedic services on the heartlands hospital site.

Ward 17/18 have 25 inpatient beds and are acute orthopaedic wards that specialise in patients who have fractured neck of femurs and require surgical management.

Do you have the desire to work with a supportive team offering you career development and support to gain clinical skills, experience and leadership whilst caring for patients who have experienced orthopaedic injuries?

Do you have the desire to work with a supportive team offering you career development and support to gain clinical skills, experience and leadership whilst caring for patients who have experienced orthopaedic injuries?

This is a role ideal for those who have the right strengths and motivators. If you are passionate about this speciality and you thrive on leading your team in a busy environment where you set high standards then this speciality and ward is for you.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

In this role the expectation is for you to have day to day responsibility for the smooth running of the ward, whilst providing clinical leadership to the nursing team and ensuring that care is delivered to a high clinical standard.

You will be expected to support the Senior ward Sister, this will include, supervision of junior colleagues and students, appraisals, sickness management, incident reporting, audits, roster production, maintenance of duty rosters on a daily basis, complaint management and support a positive environment for both staff, patients and visitors to the ward. If this is you, then your application is welcomed.

The post is a rotational shift, working both nights and days, and you will be assisting the Senior Sister in leading an experienced nursing team. Having day to day responsibility for the smooth running of the ward, whilst providing clinical leadership to the nursing team and ensuring that care is delivered to a high clinical standard. If this is you, then your application is welcomed.

For further information please contact:

Nursing contacts: Tracey Barton 0121 4242218 tracey.barton@uhb.nhs.uk or Toni Guild 0121 4242217 toni.guild@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 

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

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: 

Toni Guild 

toni.guild@uhb.nhs.uk 

01214242217