Sister/Charge Nurse - Allerton ward

Job summary

Allerton has a vacancy for a Sister/Charge nurse.

Allerton Ward is a fast-paced acute surgical ward caring for multiple specialties: General surgery. Colorectal, gastrointestinal

As a Sister/Charge Nurse with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, you will be working together as part of a multidisciplinary, professional team to assess care needs, and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.

You should be able to demonstrate leadership and resilience skills. Be able to co-ordinate the ward autonomously, achieve effective patient flow while maintaining patient and staff safety at all times

Our staff are committed to providing high standards of individualised care for the people who use our services, whilst maintaining their privacy and dignity at all times.

Main duties of the job

• Support the band 7 with leadership and management duties and embedding new process' to improve the patient service.
• Be committed to upholding excellent standards of care by learning from clinical governance and evidenced based practice.
• Be a role model to the whole team, working with empathy and professionalism.
• Act as a skilled member of the multi-disciplinary team, working as part of team promoting good interdepartmental relationships
• Liaise and communicate effectively with all member of the MDT team, service users, relatives to help co-ordinate patient care
• Excellent organisation skills to effectively help to plan, deliver and evaluate care plans

About us

Allerton ward is a 29 bedded surgical ward with the following specialties: Colorectal surgery, gastrointestinal surgery and gastroenterology. hepatology.

The ward is a great place to practice extended skills, learn new skills whilst role modelling and leading a diverse team.

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