Job Overview
We are looking for Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurses for the Emergency Department at Wexham Park Hospital.
You will act as a skilled practitioner and team leader within the ED to ensure that the highest quality of care is given to patients.
You will assist in the clinical management of the department by ensuring the efficient and effective use of resources.
Main duties of the job
To assist the ED department to achieve government targets
To demonstrate effective budgeting practice, exercising care and economy e.g. booking agency staff, appropriate use of supplies
To be involved in the recruitment and selection process assisting the matron
Support the local resolution, investigation and response to complaints
Assist the matron to monitor / manage sickness and absence within the department in line with trust policy
Attend meetings and cascade information to staff as appropriate
Recognise trigger points to violence and aggression and have knowledge of the trust policy relating to violence and aggression and be able to defuse situations within the department and know the correct mechanisms for summoning help and for reporting such incidents
In an emergency situation the nurse will be required to respond speedily and swiftly for the patients well-being
To take the lead on staff appraisals, addressing development needs and monitoring performance.
To maintain a clean and safe environment.
To co-operate with Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in ensuring that statutory regulations, codes of practice, local policies and health and safety rules are adhered.
Any other duties, which may be requested by the manager to facilitate the smooth running of the department.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration
- Post-registration qualification in emergency care module at level 7
- Practice Assessor/Supervisor Course
- BSc (Hons) Degree or working towards
Desirable criteria
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience as a Band 6 in an emergency department
- Experience of taking charge in an emergency department
- Ability to prioritise patient care and the allocation of resources within the department
Desirable criteria
- Leading on innovative practice
- Audit process
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Basic nursing skills
- IV drug administration
- Competence in triage
- Evidence of clinical competence in critical care assessment
- Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of managing performance within the PDP process
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to work the rota pattern
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work across sites as required
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
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