Sister/Charge Nurse

Queen Elizabeth Hospital; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Staff Nurse for the Stroke Unit (West Raynham Ward) to support delivery of stroke specialist care and lead on discharge planning within a multidisciplinary team. The role involves clinical leadership and advancing patient-centred discharge processes.

You will work across the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit bay and the Ward, contributing to leadership development and clinical excellence.

Qualifications

• Work within the multidisciplinary team to deliver stroke specialist care.
• Contribute to discharge planning and ensure timely discharges.
• Maintain accurate records related to discharge planning and patient care.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with patients, relatives, carers and the multidisciplinary team to ensure that discharge takes place in a timely fashion.
• Act as a resource to ward staff offering advice on discharge planning, prioritising complex cases.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with other agencies involved in discharge.
• Attend case conferences as appropriate, giving advice/input as required.
• Attend daily progress meetings with Social Service and PCT discharge team representatives.
• Maintain accurate records in relation to individual patient discharge.
• Ensure appropriate information is available to patients, relatives and carers about discharge planning.
• Contribute to effective communication and liaison within the Discharge Planning Team.
• Act as an advocate for patients to ensure discharges are safe and effective.
• Respect confidentiality and uphold the Data Protection Act.

Skills

Discharge planning

Communication

Teamwork

Advocacy

Record keeping

Job description

A Vacancy at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust. An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Stroke Unit for a dynamic, committed, compassionate and highly enthusiastic staff nurse to join a hardworking and close-knit team on West Raynham. We are looking for Band 6 Adult Ward Nurse who want to build on their development in their career on an Acute Stroke Ward. There is an expectation that the successful candidate will work within the wider multidisciplinary team and support the delivery of stroke specialist care in accordance with local and national agreed protocols defined in SSNAP. The successful candidate will also be expected to work within the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit bay, providing specialist stroke care. West Raynham Ward in Queen Elizabeth Hospital are passionate about getting it right for patients and their families. In order to achieve this we are looking to appoint passionate, enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic nurses who are ready to take the next step to develop their leadership and management skills.

• Communicate with patients, relatives, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team - by telephone, face to face, in writing or electronically to ensure that discharge takes place in a timely fashion.
• Act as a resource to ward staff offering advice and help on all aspects of discharge planning, prioritising complex cases.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with other agencies involved in discharge ensuring they are involved at the earliest opportunity in the discharge of patients with complex needs.
• Attend case conferences as appropriate, giving advice / input as required.
• Attend daily progress meetings with Social Service and PCT discharge team representatives.
• Maintain accurate records in relation to individual patient discharge.
• Ensure appropriate information is available to patients, relatives and carers in order for them to understand the discharge planning process.
• Contribute to effective communication and liaison within Discharge Planning Team supporting a unified approach to service development.
• Act as an advocate for patients when appropriate in ensuring their discharges are safe and effective.
• Respect confidentiality regarding all information received relating to patients, employment, other members of staff and the general public. Uphold the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
  There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond. At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs. We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships. We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.