An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, dynamic, hardworking nurse to join our Leadership team as a Ward Sister/Charge Nurse on Ward 11 within Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

We are looking for a forward thinking, enthusiastic, dynamic staff member to take on the role of Ward Sister / Charge Nurse on the newly created trauma orthopaedic ward, which will provide orthopaedic care for patients who have sustained orthopaedic injuries requiring both surgical and conservative management. This will increase our current orthopaedic bed base by 24 beds and will be a second trauma orthopaedic ward.

The suitable candidate should have good leadership and communication skills to assist the team in providing outstanding care for all patients. They should be confident, supportive and passionate about patient care.

The applicant will be required to work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to promote and monitor safe, effective practice through the CARE values and the strategic priorities. They will be responsible for maintaining safe staffing levels.

You will be able expected to support and implement changes to clinical practice as required. You will be required to encourage professional development within the team, perform audits and manage and mitigate your own budget.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please read attached job description and person specification documents

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please read attached job description and person specification documents

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Good communication skills with clear written and oral skills.
• Proven management skills- effective organisation abilities, supervisory skills, leadership skills, change management skills

Desirable

• Presentation skills

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Nursing or equivalent clinical professional qualification
• Registered clinical professional Qualification in teaching and assessing or equivalent

Desirable

• Working towards Masters qualification or equivalent
• Additional professional/management qualifications

Further Training

Essential

• Evidence of personal and professional development in clinical practice/ management

Desirable

• Diploma in management or relevant subject or willingness to undertake

Experience

Essential

• Significant post registration experience, with experience in a senior position within the speciality
• Experience of operating and communicating effectively with clinicians and Multi-disciplinary
• Experience of working with external agencies and influencing internal change
• Experience of initiating, conducting and evaluating risk assessments and investigations
• Experience of leading and managing staff

Desirable

• Experience of working towards Care Quality
• Commission and NHS Resolution standards
• Complaints Management
• Experience of service improvement methodologies

Contractual

Essential

• Regular attendance
• Ability to work flexibly
• Professional Registration (e.g. NMC, HCPC)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton In Ashfield

NG17 4JL

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