Sister / Charge Nurse

TN United Kingdom; Exeter; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a team leader, where you will inspire Healthcare Assistants and Donor Care Supervisors to deliver exceptional personal care. In this dynamic role, you will utilize your clinical judgement to ensure donor safety and satisfaction while leading a dedicated team. With a focus on professional development and continuous improvement, you will play a crucial part in enhancing care standards. This position offers a structured shift pattern, allowing for work-life balance while contributing to impactful healthcare initiatives. If you are passionate about making a difference in the community, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration.
• Experience in supporting professional development of others.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team of Healthcare Assistants.
• Ensure safe assessment and blood donation of donors.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Judgement

Communication Skills

Patient Safety Awareness

Information Technology

Education

Registered Nurse - Adult

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

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You will lead and motivate a team of Healthcare Assistants and Donor Care Supervisor(s) to provide and deliver a high standard of personal care. You will use your clinical judgement to make decisions about donor suitability to meet our regulatory and governance requirements.

Main duties of the job

• Taking clinical responsibility for ensuring the safe assessment and blood donation of our donors.
• Being accountable for the safe running of a blood donation session.
• Taking responsibility for ensuring an excellent donor experience.
• Maintaining the competency and skills of your team and yourself.
• Being able to adapt communication styles for difficult conversations.
• Maintaining your professional development to help us deliver improvements to our practice.

Your working hours will be:

On a shift basis but, the normal hours for this role are rostered between 5 days per week / 10 days per fortnight. Early shifts start at 07:45 and finish at 17:00 and late shifts start at 10:30 and finish 21:00, this will be 9.38 hour days. This role is mainly late shifts.

The working days are Monday – Friday, weekends off (excluding Bank Holidays).

Weekend and bank holiday working will be required. You can expect to work some long hours, but you won’t be working more than five days a week.

About You

Experience and Knowledge

• Demonstrate leadership qualities and understand the principles of best practice to deliver high quality care.
• Have experience of supporting the professional development of others.
• Have an understanding of clinical audit and research.
• Have experience of supporting improvements and change in practice.
• Have an awareness of patient safety initiatives and risk management.
• Have experience of working with Information Technology such as hand-held devices and Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

Qualifications and Training

• Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration (which must be maintained) as Registered Nurse – Adult
• Hold a full and valid UK driving licence with no more than 6 points (check if applicable)