Salford District Nursing Service has an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Sister / Charge Nurse with the Specialist Practitioner Qualification in District Nursing.

The post is 37.5 hours over seven days.

The service is very forward thinking and embraces high quality patient care and as such we are looking for an individual who would like to be part of this development.

You will receive a dedicated induction programme and a full training and development plan.

You will have access to a car and have a full UK driving licence.

Main duties of the job

You will work under the direction of the team leader. You will have strong leadership and excellent clinical skills as you will be expected to manage and advise the team (qualified and unqualified) in the absence the team leader. You will be motivated to support staff development and to manage change positively within the team.

Communication and interpersonal skills are essential for the role as you will often be required to chair team safety huddles, attend multi professional meetings, discharge planning meetings etc. and to feedback to the team to ensure seamless patient care.

You will work within the multidisciplinary team and be able to build on the existing integrated working with health and social care and neighbourhoods.

About us

Salford Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. Salford is the place, which is taking bold, pioneering steps towards delivering a world class, fully integrated care system for adults. Home to the Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences, Greater Manchester Trauma Hospital and the Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Salford is improving care for some of the sickest patients in the region, and delivers a range of acute, community and primary care services and specialist services to Greater Manchester and beyond.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

If you are an International Nurse without a current NMC PIN, please do not apply for this role. To find out more about the current international nursing opportunities available to you here at the NCA, please contact InternationalNursing.OSCE@nca.nhs.uk

Person Specification

essential

Essential

• Extensive band 5 experience

Desirable

• v100

essential

Essential

• SPQ degree

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Walkden District Nursing Team

Bridgewater Road

Walkden

M28 3JE

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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