Junior Sister - Discharge Lounge

Job summary

Are you a talented, experienced registered nurse ready to progress into the next stage of their career? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic nurse to provide clinical leadership and service development support to our Discharge Lounge Team. A key part of this role is to lead on the recent developments both within the Discharge Lounge and across the trust in increasing patient activity through the Lounge, by promoting more timely discharge from hospital.

The Discharge Lounge operates 5 days per week, Monday to Friday between 8am-8pm and comprised both qualified and non-qualified staff. Our aim is to provide a comfortable, safe and efficient environment for our patients transferring from hospital to home, promoting, facilitating and assisting efficient hospital flow.

Main duties of the job

You should be able to demonstrate significant nursing experience, excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills to support and enable the nursing and wider multidisciplinary team to provide excellent standards of safe, effective and compassionate care.

You will also need to be flexible and have an innovative approach to service development. A teaching certificate and evidence of recent ongoing Professional Nursing development is also desirable.

You will be keen to develop your leadership and management skills and will be supported in the line management of the Discharge Lounge Team, further assisting your own ongoing development and progression. You will be able to multitask, and problem solve, continuously monitoring and prioritising your workload and that of others.

You will be a good team member, able to demonstrate the ability to work autonomously and will possess excellent communication skills.

In return, you will be offered the opportunity to further develop as Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the ongoing progression and development of its workforce.

Please note: Candidates who do not demonstrate they meet all Essential Criteria for this post, will not be selected for interview.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.