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Junior Sister / Charge Nurse - Acute Frailty Unit

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

The closing date is 20 January 2025

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Job summary

WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL

ACUTE FRAILTY UNIT (AFU)

JUNIOR SISTER / CHARGE NURSE BAND 6

PERMANENT

FULL TIME 37.5 hrs per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse on the Acute Frailty Unit. AFU is a 22 bedded ward including a dedicated 8 bedded Frailty / Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) area and purpose built Dementia Garden. This ward cares for frail elderly patients who require transitional care to facilitate the discharge to their place of residence.

The frailty service has seen some exiting new developments within the Trust recently with the new GEMS Service Team run by a team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners with a new assessment bay on the ward.

The successful candidate will have responsibility for providing a high standard of clinical leadership. You will need to ensure that standards of care are monitored and maintained to the highest standards by being an excellent role model to the team and work collaboratively with members of the multidisciplinary team to provide a quality service for all patient.

If this sounds like you and you are ready for a new challenge, we want to hear from you.

If you would like to arrange an informal visit or have any questions, please contact:

Raymond Padilla - Ward Manager on 01905 763333 extn. 33002 or Matron Gincy John on bleep 807 via switchboard 01905 763333 or Direct Dial 01905 733883.

Main duties of the job

As a junior sister you will have proven managerial and organisational skills. Have experience of effectively supporting the team in delivering high quality care to patients.As a clinical role model, you will have the willingness to develop the team as well as your own professional growth.You will have excellent communication skills, at least 2/3 years post registration experience with a passion for frailty and want to make a positive difference to patient experience.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

Best services for local people
Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
Best use of resources
Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Date posted

06 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9365-25-0004

Job locations

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Job description

Job responsibilities

To always ensure the maintenance of a high standard of nursing care though the effective management of staff and resources and to be available for advice and support within the Acute Frailty Unit.

Provide effective leadership and to act as a good role model, as well as to liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and co-ordinate all aspects of care in the best interests of the patient and family.

To supervise junior staff and to teach qualified and unqualified staff as appropriate.

Achieve and maintain competence in identified mandatory and statutory training; develop and maintain clinical competencies, skills and knowledge which relate to the area of clinical practice i.e. Venepuncture, Cannulation.

For a more concise outline of the job requirements please see attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To always ensure the maintenance of a high standard of nursing care though the effective management of staff and resources and to be available for advice and support within the Acute Frailty Unit.

To supervise junior staff and to teach qualified and unqualified staff as appropriate.

For a more concise outline of the job requirements please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience at Band 5 within the speciality or related field.
Ward / Departmental management experience at Band 5 or above.
Ward / Department based teaching.
Managing clinical risk and incidents at Ward / Department level.

Desirable

Competent to undertake venepuncture / cannulation if appropriate.
Clinical audit activity.
Risk assessment.
Staff appraisals and PDR formation.
Sickness absence / performance management.
Complaints handling.

Qualifications

Essential

RGN with current registration.
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
Evidence of management experience / training.
Post registration qualification or experience in the specialty.
NMC recognised teaching and assessing qualification.

Desirable

Teaching and Assessing Qualification.
Higher Degree.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience at Band 5 within the speciality or related field.
Ward / Departmental management experience at Band 5 or above.
Ward / Department based teaching.
Managing clinical risk and incidents at Ward / Department level.

Desirable

Competent to undertake venepuncture / cannulation if appropriate.
Clinical audit activity.
Risk assessment.
Staff appraisals and PDR formation.
Sickness absence / performance management.
Complaints handling.

Qualifications

Essential

RGN with current registration.
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
Evidence of management experience / training.
Post registration qualification or experience in the specialty.
NMC recognised teaching and assessing qualification.

Desirable

Teaching and Assessing Qualification.
Higher Degree.

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.