Band 6 Registered Nurse

Central And North West London Nhs Foundation Trust; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 6 Nurse for inpatient intermediate care in Milton Keynes. In this role you will provide skilled, evidence-based care, use clinical judgment and supervise junior staff while safeguarding patients.

You will lead on audits, ensure CQC standards, and work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, compassionate care. Interview at CNWL Trust Headquarters, Charles Pinfold Building, Open University Campus, Walton Hall, Milton

Qualifications

• RN Adult on NMC Register.
• Evidence of CPD.
• Leadership education and training.
• Previous experience as Band 5 nurse, including shift co-ordinating.
• Experience as Band 6 nurse.

Responsibilities

• Using clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep patients safe.
• Safeguarding patients and escalating safety concerns.
• Supervising and appraising staff; supporting development.
• Leading multi-disciplinary team to ensure safe, effective care.
• Ensuring compliance with CQC standards and audits.

Education

RN Adult on NMC Register

Leadership Education

CPD evidence

Job description

Job summary

Are you an experienced and compassionate nurse ready to take the next step in your career? As a Band 6 Nurse within inpatient intermediate care, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while leading and supporting your team. You'll use your clinical expertise to ensure patient safety, advocate for those in your care, and contribute to continuous improvement within our services. You'll work as Nurse in Charge and alongside a collaborative, supportive team, empowering patients and their families, and promoting a positive, inclusive culture.

Interview: to be held at CNWL Trust Headquarters, Charles Pinfold Building, Open University Campus, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA

Main duties of the job

The purpose of the Band 6 Sister/ Charge Nurse is to play a pivotal role in ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality care. You will use clinical judgment and risk assessments to keep patients safe, advocate for patient well-being, and elevate concerns when necessary. As an experienced practitioner, you will take responsibility for providing skilled, evidence‑based care and overseeing less experienced staff. You will work collaboratively with patients, families, and carers, empowering them to make informed decisions about their health while maintaining a respectful and inclusive environment. It is the role of the Band 6 nurse to also contribute to team effectiveness by promoting continuous improvement, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards. You will provide leadership by supervising and appraising staff, supporting professional development, and stepping in for senior staff when required.

Overall, you will ensure that patient care is safe, compassionate, and continuously improved, while fostering a positive team culture and upholding the trust's values in this role.

We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi‑disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care.

About us

WICU is an experienced team of Nurses and AHPs. The team also works with our Advanced Practitioner, Assistant Psychologist, Pharmacist, Activity Co‑ordinator, GP and many other professionals. We are a welcoming and friendly environment. Our staff have access to a wide variety of opportunities to develop and advance their careers, including study time and apprenticeships.

We work hard at WICU! It is a busy ward that strives to deliver the best person‑centred and holistic care. We make time to go above and beyond where we can and the feedback that we have from relatives and service users reflects this.

Job responsibilities

• Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
• Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escal
• Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
• Being able to recognise and respond to the deteriorating patient, completing an A-E assessment and if required escalating to the most appropriate service in line with our local operating procedure
• Being open and transparent about their own practice
• Supervising the work of others
• Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
• Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
• Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements.

Band 6 nurses often work with people who have complex needs and contribute to the effectiveness of services by:

• Being confident, experienced practitioners who take responsibility for the care they give to patients but also take responsibility for overseeing the work of others in the team including less experienced nurses and staff without a professional qualification
• Providing skilled, evidence‑based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures
• Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs
• Completing Continuing Healthcare (CHC) checklists with our patients and participating in the Decision Support Tool (DST) assessment
• Acting as patient advocates in the multi‑disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care
• Working as experienced practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients but also work as team members

Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by:

• Communicating well with all members of the team
• Understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its objectives
• Reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings
• Encouraging the team to learn from adverse events or respond to data analysis from audits or benchmarking exercises and implement sustainable initiatives which improve clinical outcomes

Band 6 nurses contribute to the people using our services feeling respected and empowered to make decisions about their health and wellbeing by:

• Working in partnership with patients and their families and carers
• Gaining consent and, as far as possible, involving people in all decision making
• Signposting patients and carers to the courses provided by the Recovery and Wellbeing College or services provided by the local authority or voluntary sector
• Reassuring people by being professional, responsive, knowledgeable and confident
• Demonstrating clinical leadership and challenging any poor behaviour to patients, families or other staff members and creating a positive, inclusive culture in which everyone is treated with kindness and respect and the trusts values are embedded in all practice
• Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the Trust policy

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RN Adult on NMC Register
• Evidence of CPD
• Leadership Education
• Previous experience as a Band 5 nurse, including shift co‑ordinating
• Previous experience as a Band 6 nurse
• Communication with Multi-disciplinary team, Face to Face, written, telephone and verbal communication
• Understands the concept of quality and their role in improving safety, clinical outcomes and the patient experience
• Genuine interest in care of older person/ intermediate care
• Ability to work well and lead others while under pressure
• Understanding the concept of quality and their role in improving safety, clinical outcomes and the patient experience
• Demonstrate a kind and compassionate demeanour at all times
• Demonstrate a genuine interest in the care of older people and intermediate care
• Sound clinical assessment skills
• Experience of recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient
• Experience in completing CHC checklists
• Expertise in particular skills and evidence of how you developed them and use them in your current role for example Clinical Assessment Skills, Leadership Skills
• Supervision, Line management and appraisal training
• Experience of recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient

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.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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