Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department
Are you an Emergency nurse looking for a new challenge?
We are looking for enthusiastic, forward thinking and highly motivated Band 6 nurses to join our team in the Emergency Department at Frimley Park. In this role you must be passionate about working in a caring environment with patients and be committed to delivering high quality patient care. You will be able to use your clinical skills as well as taking part in the day to day management of the department.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Nurse, you will be expected to take charge of either the whole department with the support of the Manager or taking charge of an area of the department. You should be able to run your area with minimal supervision able to keep the flow of the department going, plan early for safe discharge, keeping the area safe and able to support junior staff.
You are also expected to be a link Nurse and support your team leader by managing your team members. To act in a multi-disciplinary role with emphasis upon liaising, operational decision making and team building. The post holder will have responsibility for the assessment of development, implementation and evaluation of care needs.
About us
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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Job responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Emergency Course/In house band 5 development programme
* ILS
* ALS
* ATNC
Experience
* Experience as Senior Band 5 in Emergency Care
* Experience in supervising a team in ED
* Shadow Nurse in charge role
Skills
* Efficient in time management and in prioritising workload effectively
* Allocate staff appropriately to create a safe and efficient skill mix
* Able to demonstrate communication skills both written and oral
* Management Skills
* Ability to analyse problems, to think laterally and implement effective solutions
* Able to clinically provide nursing care in all areas
* Ability to manage complex situations
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.
£39,205 to £47,084 a yearPer annum incl. HCAS (pro-rata)
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