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Acute Medical Unit - Senior Staff Nurse - Internal Only (SECONDMENT)

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 22 April 2025

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Job summary

INTERNAL APPLICANTS APPLY ONLY

A full time secondment Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse position has been made available for 10 months.

This is an excellent development opportunity for experienced staff nurses.

Applicants would need to provide evidence of the following criteria:

Significant acute medical nursing experience
Dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic with a very high standard of clinical practice
Degree level qualification
Completed HMU competencies
Enrolled, working towards completion of - Critical Care Course
Excellent communication and leadership skills, ability to manage patient flow and work closely with other teams

Main duties of the job

Support the Ward/Department Sister/Charge Nurse in leading the team to deliver the objectives of the clinical area.
Demonstrate excellent personal communication skills across AMU, HMU and wider Trust
Actively promote excellent team working and MDT relationships.
Maintain high standards of cleanliness in the clinical area and for a well-maintained environment.
Co-ordinate and manage patient flow and capacity, ensuing patient safety at all times
Support mentees and their development
Actively engage and lead a link champion role

About us

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community."

Royal Berkshire Hospital has been rated 'Good' following our recent CQC inspection and is committed to delivering high quality care to our patients, which is driven through our core values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent.

Date posted

08 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-7113427UCGB6-SSN

Job locations

AMU

London Road

REading

RG15AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support the Ward/Department Sister/Charge Nurse in leading the team to deliver the objectives of the clinical area.
Demonstrate excellent personal communication skills across AMU, HMU and wider Trust
Actively promote excellent team working and MDT relationships.
Maintain high standards of cleanliness in the clinical area and for a well-maintained environment.
Co-ordinate and manage patient flow and capacity, ensuing patient safety at all times
Support mentees and their development
Actively engage and lead a link champion role

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support the Ward/Department Sister/Charge Nurse in leading the team to deliver the objectives of the clinical area.
Demonstrate excellent personal communication skills across AMU, HMU and wider Trust
Actively promote excellent team working and MDT relationships.
Maintain high standards of cleanliness in the clinical area and for a well-maintained environment.
Co-ordinate and manage patient flow and capacity, ensuing patient safety at all times
Support mentees and their development
Actively engage and lead a link champion role

Person Specification

Essential

Nursing Degree
Acute Nursing experience with HMU competencies
Completed Critical Care course or equivalent

Desirable

Experience in coordinating, patient flow and safety

Person Specification

Essential

Nursing Degree
Acute Nursing experience with HMU competencies
Completed Critical Care course or equivalent

Desirable

Experience in coordinating, patient flow and safety

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).