Sister/Charge Nurse

STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Stockport; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Band 6 Staff Nurse for their Clinical Decision Unit. The role includes managing patient care, facilitating decision-making, and supervising junior nurses. Strong communication and clinical assessment skills are essential. The organization values diversity and offers comprehensive development opportunities. Benefits include generous leave, NHS pension scheme, and various employee discounts. This position is pivotal in ensuring high-quality patient-focused care.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS pension scheme membership

Salary sacrifice schemes

NHS Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance services

Financial advice from local Credit Union

Qualifications

• Experience in managing patient flow and providing clinical decision support.
• Ability to supervise and mentor junior staff.
• Commitment to delivering high quality, patient-focused care.

Responsibilities

• Manage patient care in the Clinical Decision Unit.
• Coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams for effective patient flow.
• Participate in audits and incident reporting.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Clinical assessment skills

Coordination abilities

Ability to manage high turnover

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

A band 6 staff nurse or senior Nurse in a clinical decision unit plays a key role in managing patients who require short term observation, investigation and clinical decision making before being discharged or admitted to ward .

As a Sister/Charge Nurse at Clinical Decision Unit , able to assist the patient/carers/relatives during the incidental contacts .

Manage the Department , lead the team , coordinating the activities of the ward team and deploying resources effectively .

Ensure that effective communication is maintained both within the ward /department and with relevant external agencies or individuals .

SFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve.

As a senior nurse duty , overseeing patient flow in CDU , provide clinical decision support to junior staff , perform rapid thorough assessment of patient who are ,awaiting diagnostics , under observation , implement treatment plans and monitor patient response .

help to coordinate ED in charge to increase the patient flow , prioritise patients based on acuity and clinical need .participate in audits and incident reporting and safety huddles .Attend the emergency calls in CDU .Coordination with MDT work closely with ED clinicians, ED Nurse in charge, Acute medical teams , advanced nurse practitioners , physiotherapist and social care ,support safe , timely discharge or transfer .Supervising and mentoring Newly qualified nurses , students nurses .

As a senior Nurse , who require strong communication skills coordination abilities, ability to manage a high turnover, fast paced patient area ,strong clinical assessment and decision making skills .

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four 'specialist' hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a 'specialist' hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples., At Stockport NHS foundation Trust we are proud that we care for our people as much as our patients , we'd love you to join us within our Clinical Decision Unit here at Stepping Hill hospital.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our hardworking and dynamic nursing team in the Clinical Decision Unit where every day is different, and always something new to learn., We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of the local population., Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting and championing a culture of diversity, fairness and equality for all applicants and employees. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds and we strive to reflect the community we serve in our diverse workforce. Our \"two tick\" kite mark guarantees a candidate with a disability, who fulfills the essential criteria, an interview at the Trust. We can make reasonable adjustments, and offer support and advice in a variety of ways on request.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We show our commitment to our teams through excellent development and progression opportunities, We'll give you plenty of support to further progress your career, including a wide variety of training opportunities. We will offer you an individual Band 6 Development Plan which is unique to your individual development needs.

So we're proud to nurture and support our nurses to provide the very best care. In return, you'll deliver our values, we care, we respect and we listen.

To succeed, you will need to be committed to delivering high quality, patient focused care with pride and respect, have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to provide evidence of personal and professional development.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust's policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.