Orthopaedic Ward Charge Nurse - Band 6 Leader

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; AUD 69,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Junior Sister/Charge Nurse (Band 6) to join the Treetops elective Orthopaedic ward. You will lead a busy team, coordinate care and discharge planning, and uphold the NMC Code while delivering high standards of patient care.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to promote evidence-based practice, professional development, and continuous quality improvement in a dynamic orthopaedic setting.

Qualifications

• To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision.
• To pro-actively co-ordinate the patient’s discharge arrangements in accordance with Trust Policy.
• To always comply with the NMC Code of Conduct (2015).
• To communicate effectively and liaise with all health care staff as appropriate.
• To demonstrate a collaborative approach to planning care through effective communication and decision making between the multi-disciplinary team, patients and significant others.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate and extend own clinical skills in all aspects of nursing, furthering own professional knowledge in a rapidly changing environment.
• Provide clinical leadership and development support to the nursing team.
• Where issues of clinical competence are identified, work with the Ward Matron/ Senior Sister to address them.
• Contribute to the local resolution, investigation and follow action of any informal or formal complaints.
• To prioritise own work and others to ensure the ward/department is managed effectively.
• To provide specialist knowledge and expertise within ward/department.
• Participate in and lead quality initiatives to promote and ensure that nursing care is evidence and research based.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication

Team collaboration

NMC Code of Conduct

Care planning

Discharge planning

Job description

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Junior Sister/Charge Nurse (Band 6) to join the Treetops elective Orthopaedic ward. You will lead a busy team, coordinate care and discharge planning, and uphold the NMC Code while delivering high standards of patient care.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to promote evidence-based practice, professional development, and continuous quality improvement in a dynamic orthopaedic setting.