Sister/Charge Nurse - Spire Ward

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to join Spire ward.

We are seeking innovative, highly motivated forward thinking nurses who has the ability to manage a busy unit on a daily basis using expert clinical knowledge and judgement whilst providing support to all staff.

We are a modern, forward thinking 30 bedded unit, patients are admitted from the AMU unit, AFU or Emergency Department. This ward cares for patients with complex medical needs, our patients may require robust discharge planning to ensure they are discharged into a caring and safe environment.

Spire is a friendly supportive ward. We are a developing and dynamic ward that can offer extensive learning and leadership opportunities in nursing.

Predominantly the unit provides care for elderly frail patients. We work closely as a multidisciplinary team to ensure that the appropriate care plan is in place for our patients.

We also provide holistic palliative and end of life care.

The ward is supported by a strong medical team, as well as an experienced and well established ward team. We have our own ward team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, discharge coordinator and pharmacist to facilitate seamless well led discharges.

Main duties of the job

Patient care: You will take overall responsibility for all patients on your ward ensuring they are appropriately assessed, management plans are in place and the care they receive is effective, compassionate and of the best quality. You will regularly take charge of the ward and be responsible for supervising others and evaluating the care patients receive.

Information resources: You must document care given, supervise the documentation others record and in adherence to the NMC standards for record keeping ensure patient records are accurate.

Human Resources: As an NMC registrant you will continue to develop yourself, support, mentor, supervise and teach junior staff, teach others including nursing assistants, pre and post registration students, newly qualified nurses and newly appointed staff. You will actively seek feedback on your performance, contribute to your appraisals and provide constructive feedback to those you supervise. You will keep staff records up to date.

As a senior member of the ward team you will develop a good understanding of HR processes in order to manage the performance of yourself, individuals and the team.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk