Charge Nurse - Elective Hub

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local hospital trust in Shrewsbury is seeking a Sister/Charge Nurse for their Elective Surgery Hub. This role involves providing essential pre and post operative nursing care to patients in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will possess excellent organisational and communication skills, have experience in a surgical or day surgery setting, and be committed to high-quality patient care. A flexible approach to working hours is needed, along with the ability to manage a team under supervision.

Qualifications

• Experience on the Shrewsbury Elective Surgery Hub or within a day surgery setting.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a multidisciplinary team.
• Surgical experience in an acute setting or in day surgery is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide pre and post operative care for day case and inpatients.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills.
• Take responsibility for the development of a team of employees under supervision.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Teamwork

Management experience

Job description

Job overview

INTERNAL SECONDMENT VACANCY

This post is for internal candidates to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. If you are not currently working within The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

We have an exciting opportunity become available for a Sister/Charge Nurse to join our team on Shrewsbury Elective Surgery Hub.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop skills within the surgical area where we provide pre and post operative nursing care to our patients.

The dedicated and friendly staff work flexibly to cover all specialities gaining a vast array of knowledge, skills and experience.

The successful candidaterequiresexperience on the Shrewsbury Elective Surgery Hub or within a day surgery setting,excellent organisational and communication skills, working with a wide range of the multidisciplinary team to ensure the highest patient quality care and experience.

Main duties of the job

We are currently seeking a highly motivated, individual to join a busy team of dynamic dedicated day surgery nurses. The Elective Hub provides pre and post operative care for day case and inpatients undergoing both general and local anaesthetic procedures.

This is a busy fast paced environment so you will be flexible in your approach to the role and respond appropriately to the demands of an ever-changing workload. Surgical experience in an acute setting or in day surgery would be an advantage.

It is essential that the candidate is able to work using their own initiative, and to be able to work well as part of a team. You will be required to demonstrate excellent communication skills as the role requires communicating effectively with members of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality, evidence-led care to patients. The successful candidate must be able to work under pressure, be flexible in your approach and have management experience. You will also take responsibility for the development of a team of employees under the supervision of the Ward Manager

A flexible approach regarding the working hours is essential as the days/hours you will be required to work during the week can vary.

Working for our organisation

We are very proud of the work ethic we have on the unit and the high standards of care we strive to deliver to all our patients.Teamwork is key and every person is essential in creating this positive teamwork ethic.

Detailed job description and main responsibilitie s

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.