We invite talented and enthusiastic people from all backgrounds to join TeamMWL, where you can develop your career and realise your aspirations.
Location: Southport Hospital, Southport. Salary: £39,959 – £48,117 per annum. Permanent, 37.5hrs per week.
Job Overview
Ward 9A is looking for a Registered Nurse to join the team as a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse for a 12‑month secondment/fixed‑term. The role is ideal for a Staff Nurse seeking progression to Band 6. The successful candidate will be flexible, a good team worker, proactive and able to drive standards of care forward.
Key responsibilities include deputising for the senior sister/ward manager, supporting junior nurses, and ensuring quality patient care.
Main Duties
- Provide clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff.
- Ensure effective running of ward/department in the absence of the Ward Manager.
- Advise and support colleagues in planning, monitoring, implementing and evaluating care.
- Work within the NMC Code and professional nursing guidance.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
- Lead, manage and develop the team, allocating workloads.
- Set goals, benchmark standards of care and develop tools to improve service quality.
- Coordinate patient flow, admission and discharge to meet national targets.
- Represent the unit and trust to patients, relatives and the local community.
- Maintain knowledge of relevant health policies and their impact.
- Escalate concerns to the Ward Manager when standards of care are compromised.
- Assist in development and implementation of local and trust policies and protocols.
- Control stock, equipment and promote economical use of resources.
- Attend corporate groups and professional conferences.
- Deliver effective communication with multidisciplinary teams.
- Participate in business planning and identify areas for service development.
- Initiate and coordinate investigations of incidents, accidents or complaints.
Clinical Management
- Provide senior nursing advice, support quality, individualized care.
- Manage complex clinical situations, act clinically competent with equipment.
- Serve as a clinical role model and leader for daily unit management.
- Plan, implement and evaluate care programmes, using evidence‑based practice.
- Promote patient and relative involvement in care evaluation.
- Maintain safe custody of drugs and ensure compliance with statutory procedures.
- Take charge of the clinical area and maintain safe staffing levels.
- Identify and address clinical risks, and maintain documentation to trust standards.
People Management
- Assess and develop action plans for individual staff development.
- Participate in orientation for newly appointed staff.
- Monitor staff performance, conduct or participate in appraisals.
- Motivate staff and utilise staffing resources efficiently.
- Support team members and refer to appropriate services.
- Assist in selection, appointment and induction of new staff.
- Co‑ordinate leave and absence.
Leadership Development
- Foster a learning environment and provide mentoring.
- Contribute to staff education, supervision and programme development.
- Support continuous professional development for nursing staff.
- Supervise junior nurses, students and HCAs and promote best practice.
- Share specialist knowledge across the trust.
Budget and Research Responsibilities
- Ensure efficient use of resources, manage stocks and equipment.
- Authorise timesheets for temporary staff.
- Develop and conduct nursing practice audits and research initiatives.
- Analyse data to improve patient care.
Personal Development
- Ensure personal CPD and contribute to training needs within the trust.
- Maintain professional portfolio and reflective diary for revalidation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse diploma/degree level or equivalent experience.
- Current NMC registration.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Leadership training or qualification (minimum Level 3 ILM or equivalent) or working towards it.
Knowledge & Experience
- Knowledge of NMC professional standards and practice code.
- Experience leading a team in a clinical environment.
- Research awareness and commitment to evidence‑based practice.
- Experience in clinical risk assessment and management.
- Understanding of clinical governance and audit procedures.
Skills
- Up to date clinical skills to ensure quality of services.
- Excellent interpersonal, organisational and leadership skills.
- Ability to coordinate and liaise with multidisciplinary teams.
- Computer literacy, e.g., electronic patient records.
- Change agent capability.
Other
- Physical demands: frequent sitting or standing in restricted positions, occasional moderate effort.
- Requires concentration and ability to manage distressing circumstances.
Benefits
Generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments, 27 days annual leave (pro rata), NHS discounts and a comprehensive Staff Health and Wellbeing programme.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity and respect for all individuals. All applications are welcome irrespective of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and other protected characteristics. We provide guaranteed interview schemes for disabled applicants and veterans.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975 (Exceptions) and requires a DBS check. Candidates will be expected to enroll for the DBS Update Service where applicable.
We support flexible working from day one of employment, with no limit on the number of requests.
