Junior Sister/Charge Nurse A&E

Job description

Job summary

Are you an experienced Emergency Department nurse with a passion for delivering excellent care?

We have an opportunity for Senior staff nurses / Junior Charge nurses to join our dynamic and developing team in the new Emergency Department at the Alexandra Hospital.

As Sister / Charge Nurse you will help lead and manage thedepartment so that high quality, evidence based nursing care is delivered topatients and their carers.

You will be an integral member of our team whom whomaintain our on-going achievement of the emergency access standards.

You must be committed to providing high quality nursingcare; you will provide strong leadership and mentorship to junior staff andhelp support the senior team.

You will be a highly visible leader and be experienced as aprofessional role model. In working in a progressively changing environment youwill promote the Trusts values and be committed to high standards of servicedelivery.

There is a dedicated Professional Development Team thatsupports to develop your skills not only as a clinical expert but as a leaderand manager.

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification documentwhich provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills andexperience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this documentand use it when completing your application as these criteria are used byhiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For anoverview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description andMain Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-dayresponsibilities in more detail please read the full job description documentattached.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

• Being open and honest
• Ensuring people feel cared for
• Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job description

Job responsibilities

While working as a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse within the ED team you will providecare to a range of patients within your scope of practice. To contribute to thedelivery of high standards ofnursing care. The post holder will be required to take charge of specific areasof the department or as a whole and assist with the smooth running of the department whilst being supported by the band 7 team and professional development training team.

Job description
Job responsibilities

While working as a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse within the ED team you will providecare to a range of patients within your scope of practice. To contribute to thedelivery of high standards ofnursing care. The post holder will be required to take charge of specific areasof the department or as a whole and assist with the smooth running of the department whilst being supported by the band 7 team and professional development training team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse PIN

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post-registration experience in the Emergency Department as a band 5.
• Extended clinical skills relevant to the Emergency Department nursing.
• NMC recognised Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards within 18 months of commencement of post.
• Understanding of policies and legislation relevant to the ED.

Desirable

• Teaching and Assessing Qualification
• Advance life support trained.
• Trauma Course.
• Experience of managing a team.

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse PIN

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post-registration experience in the Emergency Department as a band 5.
• Extended clinical skills relevant to the Emergency Department nursing.
• NMC recognised Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards within 18 months of commencement of post.
• Understanding of policies and legislation relevant to the ED.

Desirable

• Teaching and Assessing Qualification
• Advance life support trained.
• Trauma Course.
• Experience of managing a team.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

United Kingdom

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