Are you a highly motivated and dynamic individual that drives for continuous service improvement? Are you caring, compassionate and committed to providing the best care for patients? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen on Ward 622 for a Junior Sister/Charge nurse.

Ward 622 is a 32 bedded acute oncology ward. 28 beds are dedicated to acute oncology patients and 4 beds are dedicated for patients requiring emergency admission for oncology/haematology intervention.

We are seeking to appoint two enthusiastic band 6 nurses that have a passion for oncology nursing. Ward 622 thrives on sharing our knowledge and training junior members of staff and students. You will work closely with the Senior Sister in leading the nursing team, deputising in their absence and having day to day responsibility for the smooth running of the unit, providing clinical leadership to the nursing team and ensuring that evidence based care is delivered to a high clinical standard.

Experience within oncology is not essential as our excellent clinical educators will provide full specific oncology training within the trust, and we also encourage staff to attend university courses within the speciality.

We would welcome informal chats or visits before or after your application - you can contact the Senior Charge Nurse Jake Ramsay on the contact details provided.

Main duties of the job

Are you a highly motivated and dynamic individual that drives for continuous service improvement? Are you caring, compassionate and committed to providing the best care for patients? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen on Ward 622 for a Junior Sister/Charge nurse.

Ward 622 is a 32 bedded acute oncology ward. 28 beds are dedicated to acute oncology patients and 4 beds are dedicated for patients requiring emergency admission for oncology/haematology intervention.

We are seeking to appoint two enthusiastic band 6 nurses that have a passion for oncology nursing. Ward 622 thrives on sharing our knowledge and training junior members of staff and students. You will work closely with the Senior Sister in leading the nursing team, deputising in their absence and having day to day responsibility for the smooth running of the unit, providing clinical leadership to the nursing team and ensuring that evidence based care is delivered to a high clinical standard.

Experience within oncology is not essential as our excellent clinical educators will provide full specific oncology training within the trust, and we also encourage staff to attend university courses within the speciality.

We would welcome informal chats or visits before or after your application - you can contact the Senior Charge Nurse Jake Ramsay on the contact details provided.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• *Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC register

Desirable

• *Health care management / leadership qualification

Experience

Essential

• *Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS care setting supervising / mentoring junior staff
• *Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
• *Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
• *Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
• *Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
• *Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
• *Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
• *Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
• *Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
• oLeadership
• oTeam Building
• oManaging resources
• oTime management
• oRole modelling
• oChange management / clinical developments
• oClinical governance
• oAudit and research
• oWorkforce planning / management
• oNHS policy and political awareness

Additional Criteria

Essential

• *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• *Approachable and friendly
• *Supportive
• *Flexible
• *Well organised
• *Effective communicator
• *Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
• *Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
• *Ability to inspire and lead a team
• *Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation to day /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need (E )
• (Amend accordingly)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

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