An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented, enthusiastic individual to join our surgical division as a Senior Nurse for Critical Care, inpatient and outpatient services, including our specialist Orthopaedic Centre. We are seeking an innovative, compassionate leader to support and develop the current team while upholding the Trust Values.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will ensure ward sisters have adequate support to enable them to focus on their core responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and a leading healthcare provider in Britain.
The group is on an improvement journey to become an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we are now focused on continually improving services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, providing safe and compassionate care in east London and beyond. We aim to deliver high standards of harm-free care, ensuring patients receive care in the right place at the right time. We strive to be an outstanding place to work, guided by our WeCare values and behaviours, fostering an inclusive environment where every staff member feels a sense of belonging.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates, as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of key tasks and responsibilities, and the person specification outlines required qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge. Please view the attached documents for details.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree-level registered nurse
* Educated to Masters level (or working towards)
* Ongoing professional development in relevant area, including specialist clinical, managerial training, and CPD
* Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
Experience
* Senior nursing experience in critical care/acute care
* Teaching, mentorship, and supervision of staff
* Audit/research-based nursing practice
* Resource management
* Change management
* Team leadership and development
* Handling complaints
* Participation in trust-wide initiatives/committees
* Experience at band 8a level
* Delivering training
Knowledge
* Current clinical and professional issues
* Developing protocols and guidelines
* Understanding clinical governance and audit in critical care
* Incident and risk management
* Infection control
* Budget and people management
Skills
* Proficiency in critical care/acute care management
* Leadership and team motivation
* Strong leadership skills
* Organisational skills, ability to meet deadlines
* Problem-solving abilities
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
* IT proficiency
* Analytical skills for operational decision-making
* Strategic working capability
* Change management and handling complex situations
* Working effectively under pressure
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