Charge Nurse / Sister C9

An exciting opportunity to join our inspirational ward team on Ward C9 which is a 22 bedded General Medicine in the Medicine for Older People department. The successful post holder will demonstrate strong leadership qualities and have a passion for improving the patient and relative experience in addition to having a sound clinical knowledge base. In addition to this, you will possess well developed communication skills that will be used to engage, inspire and motivate both staff and patients in the clinical area. Good time management skills are essential, as is the ability to prioritize your workload. The focus for the post holder will be in the following key areas: Provide nurse leadership, improvement, and management of services within this acute ward setting in order to ensure the highest standards of patient care and service are delivered in the most efficient and effective way. Be a confident role model for the junior nursing team. Ensure improvements in patient outcomes and the
safety, treating patients with dignity and respect. Ensure best practice in infection control. In conjunction with the Ward Manager ensure all quality improvement work is implemented and sustained. Ensure safe and effective discharge planning. Support the provision of a clean environment.,

• Participate in the overall management of the ward including nights in conjunction with the Ward manager.


• Support the Ward Manager in the education and training of ward staff.


• In co-ordination with the Ward Manager promote delivery of high quality research based nursing care.


• Participate in the implementation and monitoring of plans of care.


• Responsible for promoting effective and efficient utilization of available resources.


• To facilitate an environment conductive to learning and professional development.


• Ensure that Trust policies and directives are adhered to at Ward level.


• Act in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Code of Conduct (NMC)


• Deputise for the Ward Manager as required., Participate in the overall management of the ward including nights in conjunction with the Ward manager.


• Support the Ward Manager in the education and training of ward staff.


• In co-ordination with the Ward Manager promote delivery of high quality research based nursing care.


• Participate in the implementation and monitoring of programmes of care.


• Responsible for promoting effective and efficient utilisation of available resources.


• To facilitate an environment conductive to learning and professional development.


• Ensure that Trust policies and directives are adhered to at Ward level.


• Act in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Code of Conduct (NMC)


• Deputise for the Ward Manager as required.
  
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• Promotes effective teamwork with own team and other members of the Multidisciplinary Team


• Effective communication skills, both written & verbal


• Ability to deal competently with conflict and complaints.


Desirable criteria


• Experience of recent employment in nurse a preregistration student nurse area


• Previous experience in speciality


• Qualification in specialty to diploma/degree level, or willingness to undertake study, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work., Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.


Our vision is to be widely recognized for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements., The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.


• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.


• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.


• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.


Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £42.90 and for a Standard Disclosure £22.90 which includes a small handling fee.