Sister/Charge Nurse

Job summary

At University Hospitals of Derby & Burton we are looking for dynamic, motivated Registered Nurse's to work within our custom built department at Queens Hospital Burton as part of our team providing high quality care to our patients. We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent position for an enthusiastic and hardworking Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurses to work within the Emergency Department.

We consider the Department to be an innovative creative and friendly environment for those nurses who wish to provide high quality patient centred care.

This post covers both days and nights.

Main duties of the job

The Emergency Department at the Burton Queens is a busy ED, seeing on average 130,000 patients per year. The Emergency Department currently consists of a 6 bay initial assessment area known as pit-stop, 17 bay Majors area, 3 bay resus and a dedicated area for patients presenting with Minor injury or illness. This is subject to change due to the demand of the department. We are supported by an Acute Medicine Matron, 9 Senior Sisters and a Clinical Educator and provide opportunities for training and development. We work closely with University of Wolverhampton and are committed to the professional development of our staff in order to progress within Emergency Medicine. The team is made up of consultants, staff grade doctors, junior doctors, emergency nurse practitioners, nurses, health care assistants, reception/secretarial staff and housekeepers.

Closing date of applications: 22 December 2024

Interview date: 3 January 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queens Hospital Burton

Belvedere Rd

Burton upon trent

DE13 0RB

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queens Hospital Burton

Belvedere Rd

Burton upon trent

DE13 0RB

Employer's website

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

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