Band 7 - Nurse Team Manager

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in England seeks a Band 7 Nurse Team Manager to lead the Emergency Department. In this role, you will oversee quality standards, facilitate staff development, and ensure the optimal delivery of patient care. Candidates should possess at least 5 years of experience and a post-registration qualification. Benefits include staff development opportunities, NHS pension enrolment, and onsite amenities. This position offers a chance to significantly impact healthcare delivery in a busy department.

Benefits

Staff development opportunities

NHS pension scheme

Access to onsite nurseries

Free psychological support

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience with substantive experience at Band 6 in an Emergency Unit setting.
• Post-registration qualification is essential.
• Advanced clinical knowledge and skills in Emergency Care.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in delivering and monitoring the Quality Agenda in Emergency Care.
• Ensure high quality nursing service in line with guidelines.
• Facilitate learning and development opportunities for staff.

Skills

Leadership

Communication Skills

Clinical Knowledge

Staff Development

Education

Post-registration qualification

5 years post-qualification experience

Job description

We are a busy Emergency Department treating on average 50,000 patients a year. We are looking for a Band 7 Nurse Team Manager to work within the Accident and Emergency Department.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in delivering and monitoring the Quality Agenda in Emergency Care.
• Ensure the delivery of a high‑quality nursing service in line with Local and National Guidelines within Emergency Care by reviewing and supporting staff development.
• Facilitate learning and development opportunities for staff specific to Emergency Care.
• Provide clinical leadership and mentorship to the staff team and a range of students from different professions.
• Lead in areas of research and audit.
• Operate innovatively to achieve a balance between service provision and staff development.
• Operate autonomously, assess, diagnose, treat and discharge patients within scope of practice to maintain clinical expertise.
• Coordinate the Emergency Department as required.
• Support management of staff, including appraisals, rotas, recruitment and selection as required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years post‑qualification experience with substantive experience at Band 6 in an Emergency Unit setting.
• Post‑registration qualification is essential.
• Advanced clinical knowledge and skills, and awareness of current professional, research and practice issues.
• Understanding of modern human resource management.
• Willingness to participate in research and audit projects and work with a certain amount of autonomy.
• Strong leadership, excellent communication skills, and ability to develop and support staff with clinical and professional expertise.

Benefits

• Staff development opportunities.
• Enrolment in the NHS pension scheme.
• Auto‑enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service.
• Access to onsite nurseries.
• Staff restaurants.
• Accommodation.
• Free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• Onsite parking available from £50 a year.

About East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £700 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.

Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’. Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.

Our Mission and Objectives

• Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.
• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients’ experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.
• Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well‑led services.