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Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse, Ward 12 SAU
The closing date is 05 November 2025
We are looking for an experienced registered nurse to join our Surgical Assessment Unit. The unit accepts patient referrals from GP, walk-in clinics, and WMAS emergency department, covering general surgery, urology, vascular, ENT and Maxillofacial.
We welcome applications from those who are enthusiastic and passionate about delivering first-class emergency care. Attention to detail and excellent time management qualities are essential.
Informal visits are welcome.
Closing Date: This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can if interested.
Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
Main duties of the job
* Act in accordance with the NMC Code and be accountable for own practice and professional actions at all times.
* Act as a clinical and professional role model for effective clinical leadership enabling and facilitating others to take forward initiatives.
* Demonstrate clinical practice expertise through personal practice and by leading by example.
* You should be able to make informed decisions within your own area and scope of professional practice, involving patients and the public to ensure agreed standards, objectives and targets are met.
* The leader should be able to provide exceptional treatment and care to patients throughout their pathway.
* Supervise and support junior colleagues, to demonstrate leadership skills in the absence of the Ward Manager. Duties will include coordinating, rostering, appraisals, audits and quality assurance checks, and involvement in HR processes.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high-quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation — please click the link for further details about this prestigious award: Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk).
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job responsibilities
* Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times, including all aspects of child protection.
* Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team including situations where difficulties in comprehension occur.
* A competent practitioner, supervising/providing mentorship to a small number of learners or junior staff.
* Responsible for co-ordination and clinical assessment of a group of patients, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated, involving patients and carers.
* Participate in observations of care, audit and development of service to improve quality of care.
* Demonstrate technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient care management including; patient observations; equipment management and administration of agreed invasive tests/procedures.
* Utilise and ensure others utilise information and IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data.
* Manage expected clinical events/enquiries, requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort, ensuring referral to a senior member of staff where appropriate e.g in an unexpected event.
* Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.
* Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
* Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Knowledge & Skills
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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
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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.
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