Staff Nurse | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Chelmsford seeks a Charge Nurse for its Stroke Unit. Responsibilities include overseeing shifts, ensuring patient safety, and promoting stroke-specific care. The role offers growth opportunities, extensive training in stroke care, and participation in clinical research. Ideal candidates will hold a Registered Nurse qualification and possess leadership skills.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Participation in clinical research

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with proven experience in acute care.
• Strong leadership and team collaboration skills.
• Ability to handle administrative duties effectively.

Responsibilities

• Take charge of the shift ensuring patient and staff safety.
• Facilitate discharge planning and stroke specific care.
• Undertake appraisals and manage staff welfare.

Skills

Patient care skills

Leadership skills

Team collaboration

Administrative skills

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

Our Stroke Unit at Broomfield is a 30 bedded ward. We admit patients from the emergency department or TIA clinic who have had an acute stroke or TIA and work closely as a multi-disciplinary team to ensure excellent stroke care is given, guided by the Royal College of Physicians National Stroke Guidelines 2016.

Responsibilities

• As a Charge Nurse, you will be expected to take charge of the shift, ensuring patient and staff safety.
• Work as part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team to ensure stroke specific care is promoted and facilitate discharge planning.
• You will complete administrative duties including undertaking appraisals, sickness management, staff welfare and deputising for the Senior Sister in their absence.
• To facilitate the daily running of the acute stroke unit whilst maintaining patient safety and effective flow.
• Assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of Governance systems in the ward/department relating to Risk Management, Health and Safety and Controls Assurance.
• Promote and develop the use of evidence based practice to improve the outcomes of patient care within the acute stroke pathway. Ensure all Trust Visions of care standards are adhered to.

Development & Environment

The trust is committed to supporting and developing its staff so opportunities for training and other development activities will be provided. All nurses working within the stroke service have the opportunity to complete comprehensive stroke specific competencies that provides an in depth knowledge of evidence based stroke care. The stroke unit actively participates in Stroke research.

Aim

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Organisation & Values

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.