Overnight Nurse Supervisor: Clinical Lead & Safety

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Supervisory Night Sister to provide senior leadership, clinical support, and pastoral guidance overnight across divisions A and B. The role requires not only advanced nursing skills but also the ability to supervise staff, manage patient flow, and uphold care quality and safety standards.

Applicants must hold current registration, demonstrate CPD and leadership experience, and be prepared to deliver ILS, venipuncture, cannulation, and

Qualifications

• Appropriate professional registration
• Evidence of CPD
• Evidence of wellbeing or PNA qualifications/experience or willingness to work towards
• Leadership or management qualifications/experience or willingness to work towards
• Extended clinical skills to include Immediate Life Support (ILS), cannulation, catheterization, verification of death, fit mask testing and vaccinations

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership, advice and pastoral support overnight whilst maintaining an overview of division A&B.
• Promote and support quality and safety over both divisions.
• Support Clinical Site Managers to ensure patients are transferred to their designated ward within a specific time frame to maintain flow across Divisions A & B.
• Provide clinical support across all division A&B to include venipuncture, cannulation, blood cultures, blood gases, 12 lead ECG, catheterisation, blood transfusions, administration of medications, intermediate life support and verification of death.
• To challenge appropriately and confidently where standards of care, behaviour and attitudes fall below our trust standards and NMC guidelines.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical leadership

Staff management

Venipuncture

Cannulation

Catheterisation

Blood gases

ECG 12-lead

IV meds admin

Patient care

Education

Appropriate professional registration

CPD evidence

Willingness to work towards wellbeing/PNA qualifications

Leadership/management qualifications/experience

Extended clinical skills: ILS, cannulation, catheterisation, verification of death, fit mask testing, vaccinations

Job description

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Supervisory Night Sister to provide senior leadership, clinical support, and pastoral guidance overnight across divisions A and B. The role requires not only advanced nursing skills but also the ability to supervise staff, manage patient flow, and uphold care quality and safety standards.

Applicants must hold current registration, demonstrate CPD and leadership experience, and be prepared to deliver ILS, venipuncture, cannulation, and