Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

Job summary

23.67 hours per week

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified emergency nurse to work in a fast paced, dynamic emergency department. Rotherham's Urgent and Emergency Care Centre is seeking an enthusiastic, dedicated, highly motivated individual to come and join our team in a role as a senior sister/ charge nurse.

We are looking for a forward thinking , motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our senior nursing team.

The successful applicant will be assisting in the leadership of the department and the co-ordination of high quality care within the clinical environment.

Patient safety and experience is of paramount importance. The band 7 team play a pivotal role in the delivery and monitoring this.

The post holder will also have clinical, teaching, managerial, and staff development responsibilities. As part of the role you are expected to Lead and manage your own mentor team of staff within the department. This includes appraisals mandatory training compliance and ensuring a positive staff/patient experience.

If you are a dedicated, energetic individual and have excellent communication skills with a passion for the delivery of emergency care we would like you to apply.

You will be expected to develop your scope of practice within local Trust guideline and policies. You will demonstrate an enthusiastic approach to care delivery and service improvement in order to work in this highly desirable area with a proactive multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

Within this role the post holder will be expected to assess patients, the care plans devised, and the implementation of the care. Provide advice and guidance to the multidisciplinary team and ensure all records and documentation are completed and relevant. The role involves managing staff, rotas, appraisals, recruitment and selection, resource control and budgetary management for the area. This role involves the overall 24-hour responsibility for the Dept. and therefore will require enhanced communication skills in order to deal with the broad range of issues involved in the day to day management of the service

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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