Sister / Charge Nurse

Integrated Care System; Bristol; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated opportunity for a Band 6 Sister at a surgical ward specializing in Plastic surgery and Burns, providing clinical leadership and accountability for high-standard nursing care. The role requires teamwork with the MDT, managing ward activities, promoting a learning environment, and ensuring compliance with hospital policies. The successful applicant will join a dynamic environment and benefit from comprehensive training and development programs.

Qualifications

• RGN with current live registration required.
• Teaching assessing qualification needed.
• Experience in burns care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the nursing team in evidence-based patient care.
• Manage ward quality and supervise staff.
• Ensure compliance with Trust policies and procedures.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Organizational skills

Teaching and assessing

Burns care

EMSB

Education

RGN with current live registration

Teaching assessing qualification

Specialist training or course study

Job description

Opportunity has arisen for a full time permanent Band 6 Sister's post on Gate 33a.

Gate 33a is part of ASCR, the largest division at the North Bristol NHS Trust.

Gate 33a is a surgical ward specialising in Plastic surgery and Burns. This is an exciting speciality, the ward is regional burns unit and we care for major trauma patients requiring reconstructive surgery, other surgical emergencies and elective skin and breast cancer patients.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate needs to be an experienced surgical nurse who is able to ensure that standards of nursing care are upheld at all times. Burns and plastic surgery experience is desirable, but not essential. The band 6 Sister will be expected to take responsibility for providing effective clinical leadership and accountabilityfor the nursing service on the ward.

As a Sister, you will lead the nursing team in the delivery of evidence based patient centered care, which is of high standard. You will work in partnership with the Senior Sister and ward team in developing the team and provision of the service, forming working relationships with the surgical teams and wider MDT that contribute to care of our patients. You will be involved in the co-ordination of the ward, patient flow, completion of audits and mentoring and supporting of junior staff. You will also be a key member in facilitating changes in needs of the service and play a vital role in the development of the ward team including their ongoing development.

We can offer the senior nurse development programme and multiple other learning opportunities for the successful candidate in this dynamic environment.

About us

North Bristol Trust

As a major acute teaching hospital and centre of excellence in a number of fields we will do this through the dedication of you, our outstanding 8000 staff, and through a genuine partnership with our patients, the public and local partners. By doing this we will, as OneNBT, provide a place you are proud to work and an outstanding patient and carer experience.

Caring Ambitious Respectful Supportive

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work closely with and provide clinical and managerial support for the Ward Senior Sister and wider team.

The post holder will take charge of the ward as and when required in the absence of the ward manager on a daily basis.

The post holder will be expected to lead on an area of ward quality and working with the Ward Senior Sister and other Band 6 ensure the ward submits all quality and Infection control audits monthly and that the results are reviewed and acted upon to ensure continuous improvement.

The post holder will be responsible for managing the ward team in relation to the assessment, planning, provision, maintenance, and evaluation of programmes of high standards of evidence based, individualised, holistic, patient care.

The post holder will assist the Ward Senior Sister in provision of high-quality patient care within the constraints of the allocated ward budget.

In the absence of the Ward Senior Sister, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring that care delivery by all members of the care team is carried out in accordance with Trust policies and procedures and the guidelines for practice set by the NMC code of conduct.

The post holder will take responsibility for the management, supervision and guidance of other qualified staff, Health care assistants or students on a daily basis.

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of an effective learning environment within the clinical area in support of the ward Sister.

The post holder will take personal responsibility and accountability for ensuring that the Trust policies and procedures are known and followed by all members of the care team in the absence of the Ward Senior Sister.

Person Specification

Education/Training/Qualificati

• RGN with current live registration
• Teaching assessing qualification
• Evidence of specialist training or course study

Work Experience

• Has an acute, current and varied clinical background
• Understanding of the hospital in-patient pathway
• Experience of working with the MDT
• Proven experience of teaching and assessing

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Has experience in managing others
• Is competent in a range of clinical skills
• Good organisational skills
• Burns Course
• EMSB

Personal Qualities

• Has experience as a team leader

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.