Sister / Charge Nurse

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust; Truro; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in Truro is offering a full-time role for a Sister or Charge nurse in the Acute Medical Unit. This position focuses on leadership and management within a high-energy environment that deals with a wide variety of patient needs. The ideal candidate should possess clinical leadership experience in acute medicine or emergency care and be currently registered with the NMC. This is an exceptional opportunity for motivated nurses to drive improvements in patient care.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in leadership and managing a busy environment.
• Current NMC registration.
• Ability to exercise leadership skills to act as a catalyst for change.

Responsibilities

• Lead and run shifts in a fast-paced Acute Medical Unit.
• Communicate trust objectives and plans with the team.
• Develop and co-ordinate effective team working.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Emergency care

Mentorship

Education

Degree level education or relevant experience

Post-registration qualification in emergency care

Post-registration education qualification

Job description

Job Overview

We are hugely excited to present a new role for our Acute Medical Unit. The unit has been under a significant change process recently with the creation of our "medical rapid assessment and treatment area" allowing us to care for the "medical take" in the unit for the first time in years. AMU is a fast paced high energy ward, seeing large amounts of patients who are often undifferentiated in their care journey. We have created a new senior role for the unit of a Sister or Charge nurse who will run the shift (days and nights). Under the NIC will be 2 band 6's who will oversee the delivery and standards of care for each side of the unit. If you have significant experience in leadership and managing a busy environment this this role may be for you.

Key Qualifications

• Degree level of education (or working towards) / or relevant demonstrable experience
• Current experience of clinical leadership in acute medicine or emergency care
• Current NMC registrant.
• Post-registration qualification in emergency care - for example - ATNC/ATCC /ALS
• Post registration education qualification (or working towards) and mentorship qualification.

Responsibilities

This is a full time post working 37.5 hours per week. The leadership element of this role is essential and candidates must be able to demonstrate their skills to:

• Be a role model / effective leader
• Exercise leadership skills to act as a catalyst for change.
• Develop and co-ordinate effective team working
• Communicate on a regular basis with team regarding trust objectives, plans & business developments

Ideal Candidate

This is an ideal opportunity for a motivated, experienced and dynamic nurse to drive the improvement and success of the emergency department.