Job summary
The award winning Stroke team at Stepping Hill hospital is looking for a band 6 nurse to come and join our successful team
Ward E1 is a 30 bedded integrated specialist stroke unit. E1 is unpredictable and fast paced with great job satisfaction. It is an area constantly developing with excellent learning and development opportunities. The teamwork between the medical , nursing and allied health professionals ensures the constant delivery and focus on high quality patient care.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a caring, compassionate individual that is well organised, thrives under pressure and feels ready to develop their leadership skills within a friendly and supportive team.
Stroke experience is not essential as we offer a full in house training package. We offer you excellent managerial support and commitment to your personal professional development. You can access a variety of training courses from Acute Illness Management, ILS to mentorship. The Trust has a number of SLAs with local universities to access a variety of courses.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist patients/service users/carers/relatives during incidental contacts.
- Manage the ward / department in the absence of the Ward Manager/ Team Leader, coordinating the activities of the ward team and deploying resources effectively.
- To effectively co-ordinate care to ensure a seamless and timely pathway of care for patients
- To be a visible and accessible presence in the clinical area for patients, relatives and staff.
- Lead by example and act as a positive role model taking responsibility for own professional development.
- Participate in the in the Business Groups professional on site cover rota as required dealing with professional issues, redeployment of staff and giving advice and support, and liaising with the 1090 bleep holder.
- Ensure that effective communication is maintained both within the ward / department and with relevant external agencies or individuals.
- Organise own workload and adjust priorities in response to issues arising in the workplace.
- Recognise and respond appropriately to issues which require urgent or immediate attention, reporting to other members of the multi-disciplinary/ management team as necessary.
- Maintain ward management records and produce timely management reports at the request of the ward manager or as required in his/ her absence.
- Ensure comprehensive clinical records are maintained.
- Support the management of roster allocation for present and future shifts in order to provide safe staffing levels in line with the agreed workforce model.
- Ensure the provision of compassionate, safe and high quality care of all patients and supervise the working of junior staff and trainees during the span of duty.
- Assist the Ward Manager / Team Leader in supporting and contributing to agreed developments within the Business Group
- Ensure the efficient use of ward resources e.g. bank staff.
- Contribute to the STARS accreditation programme as required.
If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £43.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary. In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated and you would like some advice or information, including how to get vaccinated, please email mandatory.vaccine@stockport.nhs.uk. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist patients/service users/carers/relatives during incidental contacts.
- Manage the ward / department in the absence of the Ward Manager/ Team Leader, coordinating the activities of the ward team and deploying resources effectively.
- To effectively co-ordinate care to ensure a seamless and timely pathway of care for patients
- To be a visible and accessible presence in the clinical area for patients, relatives and staff.
- Lead by example and act as a positive role model taking responsibility for own professional development.
- Participate in the in the Business Groups professional on site cover rota as required dealing with professional issues, redeployment of staff and giving advice and support, and liaising with the 1090 bleep holder.
- Ensure that effective communication is maintained both within the ward / department and with relevant external agencies or individuals.
- Organise own workload and adjust priorities in response to issues arising in the workplace.
- Recognise and respond appropriately to issues which require urgent or immediate attention, reporting to other members of the multi-disciplinary/ management team as necessary.
- Maintain ward management records and produce timely management reports at the request of the ward manager or as required in his/ her absence.
- Ensure comprehensive clinical records are maintained.
- Support the management of roster allocation for present and future shifts in order to provide safe staffing levels in line with the agreed workforce model.
- Ensure the provision of compassionate, safe and high quality care of all patients and supervise the working of junior staff and trainees during the span of duty.
- Assist the Ward Manager / Team Leader in supporting and contributing to agreed developments within the Business Group
- Ensure the efficient use of ward resources e.g. bank staff.
- Contribute to the STARS accreditation programme as required.
If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £43.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary. In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated and you would like some advice or information, including how to get vaccinated, please email mandatory.vaccine@stockport.nhs.uk. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Taking charge
Essential
- Experince of coordination
Desirable
- skills and year of experience
leadership skills
Essential
Desirable
- examples of effective change leadership
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Taking charge
Essential
- Experince of coordination
Desirable
- skills and year of experience
leadership skills
Essential
Desirable
- examples of effective change leadership
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
