Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse

Overview

The Medicine Division at North Bristol NHS Trust are offering a 3 month opportunity to lead one of our complex care wards, Elgar Enablement Unit. We are looking for a compassionate and highly motivated Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to lead our dedicated clinical team. The successful applicant will work with the Matron to promote a culture that fosters staff involvement and service improvement, and will take operational and clinical day-to-day management responsibility at team level using performance management systems.

You will be joining a multi-disciplinary team that is committed to high quality, patient-centred care, continuous service and staff development, and strong collaborative working with other agencies.

Responsibilities

• Line manage a team of nursing staff working within the ward and work closely with the Matron to ensure the efficient and effective running of the area of responsibility.
• Have overall responsibility for ensuring their clinical area is safe.
• Deputise for the Matron and form part of the Divisional senior nursing team.
• Contribute to the development of patient-centred services.
• Be responsible for attaining Trust and National quality and safety objectives within the area of responsibility.
• Provide expert clinical advice and care within the designated area of responsibility.

Qualifications and requirements

• Degree
• Relevant post-registration qualification at level 3 / M

Work Experience

• Significant experience within the specialty
• 3 years Band 6
• Evidence of participating in quality improvement within the specialty
• Evidence of MDT working / community / safeguarding / dementia

Knowledge, skills and attributes

• Leadership / management skills
• Extended roles / clinically credible
• Research and Audit experience
• Ability to lead and manage change

Personal qualities

• Evidence of personal professional development
• Evidence of managing difficult situations
• Passionate about the care of older adults
• Ability to motivate teams

Working for North Bristol NHS Trust

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialties. Our vision is to enable our teams to be the best that they can be, to provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services. We value all people as individuals and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups.

Please note: stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Details of terms: the successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless there is prior NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel 0117 414 1151.

Equality and inclusion: North Bristol NHS Trust is committed to equality of opportunity, fairness, and inclusion, and actively encourages applications from people who are from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.