Senior Sister/Charge Nurse (XR07)

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join a leading Emergency Department in Leeds as a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse. This role requires a committed and resilient registered nurse to lead a dedicated team, ensuring high standards of patient care. You will have the autonomy to inspire best practices and foster a positive culture within the department. With a focus on continual learning and professional development, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic healthcare environment. If you are passionate about patient care and ready to take on a leadership role, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

Continual learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Level 1 qualification and teaching qualification required.
• 18 months experience at Junior Sister level or equivalent is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the clinical area ensuring high-quality patient care.
• Support professional development and act as a clinical resource.

Skills

Influencing and negotiation

Communication

Clinical Leadership

Teaching

Management

Recruitment and Selection

Education

Registered Nurse (Level 1)

Recognised teaching/assessing qualification

Degree

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team at the Emergency Department at the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) in the heart of Leeds city centre. We are looking for a knowledgeable, committed and resilient registered Nurse to help lead and maintain our high standards, embed routine and manage the day to day care of our patients within the department. The LGI ED is based within the Urgent Care Clinical Service Unit at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust.

Within our Major Trauma Centre, we are currently looking for a dynamic self-motivated band 7 Senior Sister / Charge Nurse to join our team in the ED. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to support the Matron, the nursing, and the medical team to ensure expert high-quality care is delivered and maintained. We require a knowledgeable, committed, and resilient Nurse to help lead and maintain our high standards, embed routine and manage the day-to-day care of our patients within the unit. If you have compassion, energy, and a genuine dedication to patient care then we'd like you to apply. In return, we offer continual learning training and development opportunities to enhance and develop your skills and knowledge. As a leader of the department, you will have autonomy to set culture, lead by example and inspire best practice whilst supporting your team to provide excellent care through the ethos of the Leeds Way Values. You need to be a registered Adult nurse with a recognised teaching qualification.

Main duties of the job

To take direct managerial responsibility for the clinical area.

You will lead by example and inspire best practice whilst supporting your team to provide excellent care through the ethos of the Leeds Way Values.

To lead and develop an identified team of nurses within the ED ensuring professional development is maintained through timely specific appraisal identified needs.

To act as a clinical resource within the ED.

To act as a positive role model.

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate recent change management and implementation, a clear understanding of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Key aims and objectives and a sound understanding of workforce management.

To have an understanding of the Emergency Care Standard (ECS) and assist the senior management team in delivering this.

To have a good understanding of relevant local and national health agenda items.

Candidates will have to ensure a high level of timely care is delivered.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Level 1)
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification

Desirable

• Degree (desirable)

Experience

Essential

• At least 18 months at Junior Sister level or equivalent
• Evidence of managerial development
• Clinical audit and standard setting
• Service development and or change management (desirable)
• Budgetary management experience

Skills

Essential

• Influencing and negotiation
• Communication
• Clinical Leadership
• Teaching
• Management
• Recruitment and Selection

Knowledge

Essential

• Current issues in healthcare
• Standards of professional practice

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Innovator
• Motivator
• Assertiveness
• Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
• Ability to manage and identify stress in self and others

Core Values

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

• Patient-centred
• Collaborative
• Fair
• Accountable
• Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address: Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX

Employer's website: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/