Sister/Charge Nurse - Vascular Surgery

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Flexible working options

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is seeking a Band 6 nurse to lead a Vascular Ward at Royal Preston Hospital. You will supervise a 15-bed ward, supported by consultants and vascular therapy teams, with opportunities to progress into leadership roles and a focus on patient safety.

You will role-model high clinical standards, supervise staff, and develop the team while maintaining excellent communication with patients, relatives, and the wider multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Awareness of recent advances within nursing practice
• Knowledge of clinical governance and safeguarding and their relevance to practice
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
• Experience of implementing changes to benefit patients and improve nursing practice
• Knowledge of ethical issues
• Ward experience
• Evidence of clinical competence in area of specialty (e.g., surgery)
• Knowledge of research and development
• Evidence of leadership experience and learning

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse or Matron in ensuring the provision of excellent care with compassion for patients and visitors.
• Ensure a high standard of nursing by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to meet patients’ needs.
• Assist Ward Manager in safe, effective management of the area including personnel, facilities and processes.

Skills

Ward supervision

Communication skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical governance awareness

Team collaboration

Education

NMC registration

Diploma or degree in nursing

Post-registration qualification in specialty

Mentorship qualification (NMC recognised)

Job description

We hope to be welcoming you to the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals team soon; we've shown you exactly why we're 'a great place to work', now it's time to see for yourself! Have a look at our current vacancies down below and make the first step to starting a fantastic new career. Need help with your NHS application? We've got you covered! Our brand-new step-by-step NHS Application Help Video will guide you through the process, making it easier, faster, and stress-free to apply. Additionally, you can check out our helpful Application Guide as well!

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Are you a passionate leader and ready for the next step in your career, show compassion and caring for patients, a good role model to your team , has ambition to support the team in maintaining a high safety level of care.

Do you want to be a part of the major vascular trauma centre within this region, the vascular surgical department has lots of exciting opportunities as a band 6 to progress and develop as both a leader and a nurse.

Do you have ward experience?

If you are answering yes to any of these points this is the job for you!

The unit is a 15 bedded, Vascular ward based at Royal Preston Hospital which is open to both elective and urgent pathway for the vascular patient. We are supported by consultants, specialist vascular therapy team and vascular specialist nurse, we also have an advanced clinical practitioner.

We work well together and would love to welcome you into our team!!

Main duties of the job

You must have a proven ability in supervising, managing and controlling the activities of a ward in an effective and efficient manner.

You will be a clinical role model and have a willingness to develop the team as well as your own professional growth.

You will have excellent communication skills and high clinical standards with a passion to make a difference for patients and staff alike.

You must have ward based experience.

Working for our organisation

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse or
  Matron in ensuring the provision of excellent
  care with compassion for the patients, relatives
  and visitors who are cared for within or by the
  ward, department, service or team.
• Ensure a high standard of nursing is delivered
  by self and others based on assessment,
  planning, implementation and evaluation of care
  to meet patients’ needs in accordance with
  agreed local and National standards and
  evidence based guidelines
• Assist and support the Ward Manager in the safe,
  effective management of the area including
  management of personnel, facilities and the
  associated systems and processes.

For more information please see attached the Job Description / Person Specification.

Person specification

Knowledge & Experience

• Awareness of recent advances within Nursing practice
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and safeguarding and the relevance to practice
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
• Experience of implementing changes to benefit patients and improve nursing practice
• Knowledge of Ethical issues
• Ward Experience
• Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality eg surgery
• Knowledge of Research and Development
• Evidence of leadership experience and learning.

Qualifications & Education

• Appropriate NMC Registration
• Diploma or Degree in Nursing
• Evidence of continuing professional education or development in area of speciality
• Degree
• Post registration qualification in area of speciality areaNMC recognised Mentorship qualification

Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We’ll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e-mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.

We are 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. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post. Our Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available Here

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