Sister / Charge Nurse (NHS AfC: Band 6) - geriatric medicine - Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS [...]

Chesterfield Royal Hospital; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Chesterfield Royal Hospital is seeking a dynamic Sister/Charge nurse for the Durrant Ward, specializing in geriatric medicine. This role requires leadership in providing high-quality care and managing ward staff. The ideal candidate will have a solid nursing background, excellent communication skills, and be committed to continual professional development.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in managing acute medical patients is essential.
• Demonstrable post registration professional development in general medicine.
• Experience in a similar role is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the ward, ensuring safe, high quality care for patients.
• Participate in achieving the ward's objectives through innovative patient care.
• Responsible for clinical audit and developing the ward as a learning environment.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Mentoring / Teaching skills

Audit skills

Education

1st Level Registered General Nurse

Degree

Diploma

ALS course

Job description

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CRH offers a wide range of exciting and rewarding opportunities for people who are passionate about providing exceptional patient care.With more than 350 different careers on offer there is a job for you no matter what your interests, skills, or qualifications.

We are looking for a dynamic Sister / Charge nurse to join the team on Durrant Ward.

Durrant Ward is a 31 bedded unit specialising in geriatric medicine.

This post is for 28.5 hours per week .

The post holder is designated to manage the ward, ensuring provision of safe, high quality and individualised care to patients and the line management and development of the ward staff.

The post holder will participate in the achievement of the ward’s objectives, through innovative and progressive approaches to patient care, be responsible for the adherence to Nursing Care Audit and Care Accreditation processes. Be responsible for the development of clinical audit and research based activities and for the development of the ward as a learning environment.

Main duties of the job

• Management
• Multidisciplinary liaison
• Communications
• Clinical Governance
• Education & Training
• Research & Audit
• Personal Performance

Working for our organisation

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of around 3,800 staff and good financial control, currently operating with a positive financial surplus and was recently rated “Good” by the CQC following their latest inspection in February 2017.

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Our vision: Exceptional patient care provided by exceptional people.

Our mission: To bring our people communities and partners together – providing patient care we can all be proud of., We all play a part in achieving this, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other. As members of staff we will always be guided by our Proud to CARE values

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person spec for further details of the role and the main responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• 1st Level Registered General Nurse
• Demonstrable post registration professional development in general medicine
• Degree
• Diploma
• ALS course

Experience

• Significant experience in managing acute medical patients
• Experience in a similar role
• Contribution to change

Skills and Knowledge

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Mentoring / Teaching skills
• Evidence of development of clinical skills
• Awareness of service improvement
• Audit skills

Demonstrates our proud to CARE values

• Compassion
• Ambition
• Respect
• Encouragement

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

UK Points-based immigration system

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

Communications

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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