Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - West Raynham
The closing date is 19 November 2025.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Stroke Unit for a dynamic, committed, compassionate and highly enthusiastic staff nurse to join a hardworking and close-knit team on West Raynham.
We are looking for Band 6 Adult Nurses who want to build on their development in their career on an Acute Stroke Ward. There is an expectation that the successful candidate will work within the wider multidisciplinary team and support the delivery of stroke specialist care in accordance with local and national agreed protocols defined in SSNAP.
The successful candidate will also be expected to work within the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit bay, providing specialist stroke care.
West Raynham Ward in Queen Elizabeth Hospital are passionate about getting it right for patients and their families. In order to achieve this we are looking to appoint passionate, enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic nurses who are ready to take the next step to develop their leadership and management skills.
Main duties of the job
* Communicate with patients, relatives, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team - by telephone, face to face, in writing or electronically to ensure that discharge takes place in a timely fashion.
* Act as a resource to ward staff offering advice and help on all aspects of discharge planning, prioritising complex cases.
* Develop and maintain effective relationships with other agencies involved in discharge ensuring they are involved at the earliest opportunity in the discharge of patients with complex needs.
* Attend case conferences as appropriate, giving advice / input as required.
* Attend daily progress meetings with Social Service and PCT discharge team representatives.
* Maintain accurate records in relation to individual patient discharge.
* Ensure appropriate information is available to patients, relatives and carers in order for them to understand the discharge planning process.
* Contribute to effective communication and liaison within Discharge Planning Team supporting a unified approach to service development.
* Act as an advocate for patients when appropriate in ensuring their discharges are safe and effective.
* Respect confidentiality regarding all information received relating to patients, employment, other members of staff and the general public. Uphold the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital due to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined‑up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award‑winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Job responsibilities
For further details about this role please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of Post registration Educational Continuing development
* Recognised NMC Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent, or willingness to undertake, or in progress.
Experience
* Post-registration experience in stroke care
* Evidence of innovation and achievements in clinical practice
* Can demonstrate their experience of collaborative working
* Can demonstrate the use of appropriate criteria to prioritise patient case load
* Can demonstrate experience of difficult conversations.
* Evidence of working as part of a multi-disciplinary working experience
* Demonstrates experience of clinical risk management
* Community experience
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
* Demonstrates understanding of efficient and effective use of resources where the workload can be unpredictable
* Ability to prioritise
* Demonstrate knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and its implications for practice with stroke patients
* Knowledge and experience of budget management
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.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
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