Is providing excellent Nursing care and getting the basics right one of your key drivers? Do you love developing others to become excellent at what they do? Is making a difference and doing the right thing fundamental to you? If your answer to these questions is yes, the Ward Senior Sister/Charge Nurse on the CF Unit role may be right for you.

We currently have a substantive position of Senior Sister/Charge Nurse on Cystic Fibrosis ward. This is a 12 bedded Cystic Fibrosis/ Respiratory ward. We offer a wide range of development opportunities including a Band 7 development programme and the opportunity for post-graduate study. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via out salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver high quality care, ensuring individual patients needs are assessed, care planned, implemented and evaluated regularly. Care will be patient centred and patients will be encouraged to participate in the planning of their care using evidence based research practices.

Exercise judgement in assessing wide ranging and complex patient problems. Agree solutions, ensure and promote options to enable the delivery of optimum patient care. Ensure that an effective discharge procedure is planned and actioned, so patients are discharged safely and in a timely manner.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of it's staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.

GRaDE Care Group is comprised of 3 clinical directorates:

• Diabetes and Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology and Hepatology
• Respiratory Medicine

All three directorates operate on the Northern and Central campus' although the acute admitting base for all of the specialties is at the Northern General Hospital. The Care Group has 11 acute base wards at the Northern General Hospital and one acute and one elective base ward at the Central Campus. Outpatient services operate on both campus' and are supported by the Patient Booking Hub at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First level Registration valid with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• 1st Degree or evidence of working towards
• To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

• Postgraduate Certificate

Experience / Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive post registration experience.
• Relevant experience at Junior Sister/Charge Nurse level
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team
• Evidence of management and leadership qualification/development
• Evidence of managing change

Further Training

Essential

• Evidence of post registration training relevant to the role

Other Factors

Essential

• Provides outstanding service, by putting patients first, ensuring patients are cared for with courtesy, compassion, dignity and empathy
• Respectful to patients, staff colleagues and all internal and external contacts whilst valuing diversity.
• Takes ownership for own actions and areas of responsibility.
• Demonstrates unity by working in partnership with all colleagues and committing to team goals.
• Proven track record of delivery of professional, efficient and effective services.

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to-one basis and with groups
• Good understanding of the national strategic context of the NHS
• Excellent performance management skills.
• Highly developed leadership skills with excellent interpersonal skills - ability to form positive relationships at all levels

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern General Hospital

Sheffield

S5 7AU

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