Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Exciting opportunities have arisen at the Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust for dynamic, innovative, committed and highly skilled individuals to assist in the leadership of our Vascular (10E ward) Teams.
You must be a Registered Nurse with demonstrable commitment to your own professional development and experience of managing a ward/unit. Previous experience of 3 years as a band 5 nurse who has been supervising and leading a team is highly desirable. You will be committed to developing professional competence and helping to build skills portfolios through experiential learning and education to maximize career prospects of each team member.

Main duties of the job

The junior sister/charge nurse has delegated responsibility for the management of clinical areas including assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of care and the setting of standards on a shift.

1. To take a proactive role in producing accurate and complete records of activities and communications consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
2. To deputize for the senior charge nurse/senior sister in his or her absence when necessary.
3. To work autonomously and collaboratively with the inter-disciplinary team in order to provide sound clinical judgement and deliver confident decisions.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Experience

• Post registration experience including a minimum of 1 year recent experience within the specialities.

Skills

• Intravenous accreditation
• Moving and Handling
• Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively
• Can show a non-judgemental approach to patient care
• Demonstrates skills in ward management
• Ability to carry out essential and appropriate surgical nursing care and procedures.
• Ability to use sound clinical judgement and decision making.
• Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines
• Ability to monitor the quality of own work and others
• Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence
• Ability to use and maintain resources efficiently and effectively and encourage others to do so

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy
• Is aware of how to identify and reduce risks with regards to health and wellbeing