Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

Medway NHS Foundation Trust; Lewes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Medway NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse for the Emergency Department. This Band 6 role focuses on leadership, clinical excellence and service development within a busy ED.

You will oversee patient care, support junior staff, and contribute to professional development and quality improvement initiatives across the department. Applicants should be an experienced ED nurse with NMC registration, pursuing emergency care qualifications, and committed to upholding NHS

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with the NMC and current registration.
• Post–graduate qualification or MSc in Emergency, Acute or critical care is desirable.
• RCN emergency care competences Level 1 completed or in progress.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accountability for practice in line with the NMC Code.
• Complete mandatory training within set timeframes.
• Follow Health and Safety legislation and local policies.
• Participate in annual appraisal and professional revalidation.
• Provide courteous care and support junior staff in their development.

Skills

Deteriorating patient recognition

Stress management

MS Word

Leadership

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Emergency care qualification or MSc

RCN emergency care competences Level 1

Job description

Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

Division: Medicine and Emergency Care

Care Group: Emergency and Acute

Band: 6

Interview date: To be confirmed

**Please note sponsorship is not available for this role**

• Are you an experienced ED nurse, or have experience in another specialist area and looking for an increasingly challenging role?
• Do you have the necessary post graduate qualification and senior experience in another field?
• Would you like to work as part of our award winning team?
• Do you want to take your professional development and career to the next level?
• Are you committed to delivering the best of care through the best of people?

If you have answered yes:

Medway ED.

Main duties of the job

We are committed to ensuring that we have the right staff with the right skills, to effectively manage the care of patients attending our ED so investing in your development is crucial to our strategy.

We currently see over 120,000 Type 1 patients per year, or up to 120 ambulance arrivals per day and also see major trauma.

We have our sights on becoming a leading Emergency Department and to achieve this aim we are increasing our workforce and continuing to invest in their professional development.

Emergency Nursing is an exciting and rewarding career; at Medway we offer a support and development package that has received national acknowledgement and won two national awards. Working in a modern ED can be stressful and challenging; you will be to be resilient and hard working.

We provide a comprehensive package of learning and development opportunities and as a senior member of our team you will be able to influence patient care and support our junior nurses to progress their careers.

Working for us opens a world of opportunity, if you would like to discuss a career with us, please contact Tracey Croft [e-mail] Lead Practice Development Nurse for further information or to arrange an informal visit.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Job responsibilities

Is wholly accountable for his / her practice in line with the NMC Code and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his / her knowledge and professional competence

Will complete mandatory and statutory training within the set timeframes, this will enable them to act in accordance with Local, Hospital and Statutory Guidelines and Policies including Health and Safety initiatives

Will be familiar with the Health and Safety at Works Act, and be aware of its implications, ensuring that local unit and departmental policies are followed

Will actively participate in his / her annual appraisal and ongoing review, including compilation of a personal and professional portfolio to support professional revalidation and reflect advancing clinical practice

Will maintain a high standard of care and give courteous reception to all patients and visitors Working in accordance with corporate objectives

Will practice in a cost effective and cost aware manner with the patient at the centre of all initiatives

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with the NMC
• Working towards Emeregncy based evidence care qualification or equivalent MSC specialist course in Emergency, Acute or citicalcare
• completed RCN emergency care competences level 1

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the NMC Code of professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives
• Knowledge of clinical governance and the necessity to report incidents
• Knowledge of the individual's responsibility towards health and Safety

Skills

• Has previous knowledge and skills of identifying deteriorating patients
• Working in nursing and particularly acute areas can be stressful, applicants will be required to discuss how they deal with stress to ensure a healthy work lifestyle balance
• Basic computer skills including ability to use Microsoft Word Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills
• Pervious knowledge and skills in supportive leadership

Experience

• 2 years experience as RGN
• 18 mths experience working in an emergency or acute care setting

Values Based Question

• How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?

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.

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearper annum/pro rata