Job Overview
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is growing and moving forward with ambitious plans and major investment in our people and facilities It's an exciting time to join us and grow as a professional – while playing your part in the delivery of first class care.
This is an exciting opportunity for a committed leader with exemplary communication and interpersonal skills, who is an excellent role model and passionate about quality, safety and innovation. The role is high profile and requires you to lead and manage a team of nurses with varied skills and experience.
You must have energy and enthusiasm to oversee the delivery of safe and effective care, explore new and innovative ways of working and drive forward the Trust Quality Strategy. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate insight into team structures, dynamics and have the ability to motivate and influence stakeholders.
We are proud to hold an outstanding rating by CQC and have carefully developed a robust plan to extend our capacity to support the current pandemic climate.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurses to join our critical care team based on the Frimley site. The successful individuals will provide leadership, responsibility and accountability for the management of the Critical Care unit.
We are looking for a dynamic, motivated team leader who is looking to join our Senior Team. We are looking to recruit Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurses to join our critical care team based on the Frimley site. The successful individuals will provide leadership, responsibility and accountability for the management of the Critical Care unit.
The post holder will be expected to support the Matron and Head of Nursing in delivering the Trusts Nursing agenda in ensuring that both local, cross site and national quality targets as well as key performance indicators are achieved.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information regarding the role. All responsibilities are attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Registered General Nurse
Educated to degree level of working towards a degree
Recognised post registration critical care qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
Strong leadership and management skills
Ability to prioritise workload and others
Ability to identify and mange poor performance
Desirable criteria
Effective team building and staff development
More than 3 years at band 6 in critical care
Skills
Essential criteria
Ability to provide strong leadership
Credible clinical expert
Desirable criteria
Experience of writing policies
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates' investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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