Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people. We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage applications from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining a healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as part-time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

As a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse, you will be a visible person on the ward who is able to take control of situations and manage the general day-to-day running of the unit. You will need to be approachable and supportive to all staff and be able to offer advice and guidance when needed. You will lead by example and support junior staff to maintain the unit's high standards.

Main duties of the job include:

• Coordinating the care needs of patients and understanding the varying conditions and what is required.
• Coordinating safety huddles to inform all staff on shift of any new risks and updating the staff regarding changes to medical plans.
• Liaising with the medical team and manning safety huddles on a regular basis.
• Holding the medical referral bleep when required and liaising regularly with the senior management team.
• Assisting the ward manager in managing sickness and accessing the incident reporting system.
• Understanding the training needs of staff on the ward and assisting them with booking and attending courses for both mandatory training and professional development.
• Completing weekly/monthly audits to show compliance with staff roles and trust guidelines.

Person specification:

• QUALIFICATIONS: Registered Nurse (1st Level), Diploma, Teaching & assessing qualification, Leadership course, Degree/working towards.
• EXPERIENCE: Teaching within clinical area, Evidence of continuous professional development, Experience of clinical audit and research, Experience of change management.
• SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES: Ability to set & establish priorities, Good time management, Basic I.T. skills, Decision maker, Communicate at all levels, Lateral thinker and problem solver, Ability to produce and manage an effective staff rota.

Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form. If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered.

The Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.