Employer South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The James Cook University Hospital Town Middlesbrough Salary £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 27/06/2025 23:59
Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust and North tees Trust If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.
An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and innovative clinical sister / charge nurse to influence and lead care at department level. This is a very busy and demanding Emergency Department dealing with approximately 120,000 patients per annum and rising. The department is a designated Major Trauma Centre and as such is a regional specialist for many specialties, including Spinal, Neuro surgical, Cardio- Thoracic and Maxillary Facial. The team is friendly and motivated and committed to providing an expert emergency service for the patients we treat.
Main duties of the job
As part of the senior nursing team the successful candidate will be experienced in Emergency Department care and have up to date knowledge of emergency care issues. You will demonstrate effective leadership and innovation, be receptive to change and able to challenge and influence practice. You will show evidence of a professional approach underpinned by honesty and integrity, and alongside existing clinical sisters, lead on issues such as change management and service development. This post offers excellent development opportunities for the successful candidate. Full orientation and support will be given.
Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions
· Your Leadership Impact
· Leading your Team to Success
· Leading Into the Future
· Service Improvement for Beginners
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
· Explore leadership within the NHS
· Promote Trust values and behaviours
· Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
· Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Current NMC Registration
* Degree or Diploma in Nursing plus specialist experience/training
* Evidence of personal and professional development
* Up to date ILS and mandatory training
Knowledge
* An understanding of government policies and targets specifically for ED
* Commitment to evidence based practice
* Ability to work within the boundaries of the NMC Code of Professional conduct.
Experience
* Equivalent post grad study experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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