Acute Med Sister/Charge Nurse

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

The closing date is 22 April 2025

Job summary

To work as part of the AMU team to provide a safe, effective, efficient care environment for patients, relatives and their carer's.

Be responsible for leading your own zone in respect of patient safety and professional standards.

Demonstrate clinical excellence and act as a professional role model to junior staff. Being confident to make your own clinical decisions whilst using your own initiative.

To support your clinical shift lead and communicate effectively to ensure the planning, managing and safe discharge of your zone is maintained.

Main duties of the job

Provide high quality patient centred care.

Take charge of your own zone of patients, showing effective leadership skills. Deputizing for clinical shift lead if needed.

Promote team work within a multi-disciplinary team.

To act as a mentor/assessor/ preceptor to student nurses, newly qualified nurses and junior staff.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it.Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Date posted

08 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

381-ME-7067327

Job locations

Midland Metropolitan University Hospital

Grove Lane

Smethwick

B66 2TQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for the full details on the main duties and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for the full details on the main duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Medical nursing

Desirable

Acute Medical Nursing
Evidence of service improvement
Experience of Enhanced care

Qualifications

Essential

Teaching and assessing
NMC pin

Desirable

Level 1 care or equivalent
Evidence of personal development
Experience of taking charge
ILS or ALS

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Medical nursing

Desirable

Acute Medical Nursing
Evidence of service improvement
Experience of Enhanced care

Qualifications

Essential

Teaching and assessing
NMC pin

Desirable

Level 1 care or equivalent
Evidence of personal development
Experience of taking charge
ILS or ALS

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).