Sister/Charge Nurse - Ward D
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Salary
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Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2237 (85% match) is an eligible occupation, and Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 2232 (Registered community nurses, Community nursing setting not specified; ward is hospital-based). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
About the role
Ward d is looking for a Registered Nurse to join the team as a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse for a 12 Month Secondment/Fixed Term. This opportunity is perfect for a Staff Nurse who is looking for career progression and ready to take on the role of a Band 6.
The successful candidate will be flexible, a good team worker and be proactive at driving standards of care forward.
You will also be required to deputise in the absence of the senior sister/ ward manager and be responsible for the support of junior nurses.
Main duties of the job
Provides clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff, may ensure effective running of ward/department in the absence of Department Ward Manager.
To provide advice and support for colleagues to plan, monitor, implement and evaluate skilled and appropriate care for patients and ensure the provision of evidence-based practice.
To work within the NMC Code and professional nursing guidance.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
- Experience of leading a team in a clinical environment
- Research awareness and commitment to evidence based practice
- Experience of clinical risk assessment & management of identified risk
- Understanding key features of Clinical governance
- Knowledge of audit & audit procedures
Skills
Essential
- Up to date clinical skills in order to ensure quality of services being provided by ward
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills - prioritise and coordinate own workload
- Able to act as a leader, effectively managing staff in the department
- Ability to co-ordinate & liaise with MDT members
- Computer literacy eg experience of electronic patient record
Other
Essential
- Frequent sitting or standing in a restricted position; occasional moderate effort for several short period.
- Frequent concentration, work pattern unpredictable Concentration for patient clinical work
- Occasional distressing / highly distressing or emotional circumstances. Deals with patient complaints, conveys unwelcome news, complaints, concerns arising from incident communicated to patients and relatives.
- Working in ward environment providing direct clinical care
About the employer
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, so check their own site for the current details.
This role may be based at one of these CQC-rated locations:
- Whiston Hospital
Knowsley
GoodRated Apr 2024
- St Helens Hospital
St. Helens
GoodRated Jan 2023
Matched from the job description. Source: Care Quality Commission.
Where this offer sits in the market
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