Lead Nurse Emergency Department

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; Walsall; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Walsall is seeking a Lead Nurse for their Emergency Department. This role involves providing leadership and expert nursing support to manage departmental activities, ensuring high-quality patient care. Candidates must demonstrate substantial emergency department experience, effective communication, and leadership skills. The position offers a salary range of £47,810 to £54,710 pro rata and the opportunity to develop further clinical skills.

Qualifications

• Evidence of undertaking a recognised course of study in teaching and assessing.
• Demonstrated professional development since qualification.
• Substantial Emergency Department experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the Matron in developing and monitoring services.
• Provide effective leadership and expert nursing support.
• Manage the department activities and staff resources.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership skills

Proven nursing/midwifery experience

Flexibility to support other units

Ability to cope with unpredictable work patterns

Education

Educated to diploma level

1st degree level or equivalent

Job description

We are seeking to recruit a Lead Nurse in Walsall Healthcare's Emergency Department. The post holder will provide effective leadership and expert nursing support to the day to day management of the Department including the organisation of the department activities and the management of staff and resources.

Main duties of the job

The applicant will have the opportunity to work within this team to provide solutions to new innovative ways of working.

As an Emergency Department we are committed to provide high quality care within a demanding service by ensuring our nursing team are proactive and have additional clinical skills to provide individualised patient care for the whole range of presenting conditions.

You must demonstrate excellent communicate skills, initiative, drive and have the ability to lead a Nurse Team in a busy Emergency Department environment.

Our Department has support of an ED Professional Development Nurse and access to a broad learning environment including courses to increase clinical skills and knowledge this includes ILS/PILS/ TILS/ALS/EPLS /TNCC and in house plaster application course depending on experience. We can offer post registration courses via Wolverhampton University in Emergency care of the child and mentorship. We positively encourage department link nurses and are developing a wide range of departmental champions to promote specialist support within the team.

About us

We are an integrated organisation providing both community and hospital services within the local health economy with a combined total income of just over £220 million. The Trust directly employs more than 4,000 staff making it one of the largest employers in Walsall.

The hospital site was substantially redeveloped between 2007 and 2010 and has 464 general and acute beds. It also comprises of outpatient, diagnostic and treatment is linked to the new build which proposes to extend our medical staffing numbers.

Following our CQC inspection in 2019 we are rated good with features of outstanding practice. This is the result of excellent team work and dedication of every single member of the ED team.

We are in the final stages of our brand new £36 million development of a new Emergency Department and acute medical unit. We have pushed boundaries and developed a modern-day department, fit to provide excellent standards of emergency care.

Walsall receives 85,000 adult and paediatric patients per year, rising to around 105,000 in 2020. We have a good intake of trauma as a Trauma Unit and complex medical demands. We have an excellent provision of surgical, medical and intensive care facilities and can provide emergency clinic follow ups. Our haematology, biochemistry and radiology departments are supportive of the Emergency Department and our alternative pathways both in hospital and in the community are extensive and exemplary.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will support the Matron in developing and monitoring services and the quality of care experienced by patients. This is a wonderful opportunity for those with previous experience in ED in a Senior or Leadership role or are willing to expand their portfolio.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of undertaking a recognised course of study in teaching and assessing.
• Educated to diploma level or can demonstrate experience of operating at this level.
• Evidence of professional development and regular study since qualification.
• Educated to 1st degree level or evidence of study at degree level.

Experience

• Proven nursing / midwifery experience since qualification.
• Evidence of substantial Emergency Department experience.
• Experience of regularly managing a team of staff and other resources in the acute setting.
• Experience of close liaison with members of multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of service planning and managing change.
• Experience of managing a budget.

Knowledge

• Ability to demonstrate negotiating and influencing skills.
• Effective leadership skills and an understanding of leadership theory and practice.
• Evidence of having developed team working skills and implemented teamwork practices.
• Knowledge of effective people management practices.
• Knowledge of clinical audit and effectiveness systems.
• Developed and implemented safe systems of work to ensure health and safety of staff, patient and visitors.
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written.
• Able to work flexibly e.g. support other Nursing Units/Departments.
• Skilled practitioner who can act as a role model.
• Ability to work within a team and develop others.
• Organised approach to work
• Honest and trustworthy.
• Demonstrates attention to detail.
• Able to cope with distressing or emotional circumstances.
• Able to cope with some unpredictable work patterns and changing circumstances
• Knowledge of current clinical development, evidence based practices and professional issues affecting nursing.
• Commitment to evidence based practice.
• Keen to develop own skills and develop nursing practice.

Other

• Able to provide safe, caring and effective services.
• We would expect your values and behaviours to reflect the Trust Values of Care, Respect & Responsibility.

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.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum pro rata