Hospital at Home Sister/Charge Nurse

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, delivery and implementation of management plans for individual patients using a problem solving approach and evidence based care.

Please see detailed Job Description attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC PIN

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working as Band 6 within an acute specialism or Band 5 with the relevant nursing experience
• Some managerial experience
• Evidence working in acute setting
• Experience of supervising junior staff

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of Clinical Governance
• Knowledge of risk management
• Audit and research and evidence based practice
• Knowledge of National and Local Policy agenda's relating to post

Knowledge

Desirable criteria

• Clinical experience of working with community services
• Training of history taking and knowledge of coagulation

It is an exciting time to join Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

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