An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Nurse with relevant experience to join our multi-disciplinary teamas Sister/Charge Nurse on the Emergency Assessment Unit.

You must be able to motivate staff to achieve high standards, and possess excellent communication skills to ensure that the aims of the Trust are achieved.

The philosophy of the Emergency Village is to provide urgent care to patients of all ages presenting with acute and chronic conditions, supported by specialist 'in reach' teams to deliver the most appropriate patient care pathway. You will be required to work collaboratively with the existing teams to provide emergency care and management of acute and chronic conditions to ensure the best possible outcome for all patients.

If you have the passion and drive to join our well established Nursing team then please apply. In return we will support you in your journey to develop and grow

Main duties of the job

You will need to ensure that as well as providing clinical leadership, responsibility for direct staff management and the running of the ward, you will also be working to tight deadlines and within a financial budget and other constraints.

You will have experience in managing patients care from admission to discharge, with a good knowledge of the potential discharge solutions available in the community. A large part of the role involves the patient flow through the emergency village, therefore close collaboration with the bed management team will be required and a good working knowledge of the patient flow system is also required.

The role is pressured at times, you will need to be proactive, self directed and have self-awareness as well as working under direction from the Matrons.

You will have, clear aims for the ward's development and be able to achieve goals set. Firm evidence of how they as a leader have positively affected team dynamics and improved clinical effectiveness is required.

You must be able to motivate staff to achieve high standards, and possess excellent communication skills as components to achieve Trust goals.

Suitably experienced applicants are welcomed from all nursing specialities.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as a Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC Pin within the next 2-3 months. Please note an NMC PRN Pin is not a full NMC Pin and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.

The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receivea full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website:https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/

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

We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore piloting sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance.

This vacancy is within one of our pilot areas therefore if you are invited for interview you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. Feedback on this process will also be requested to help our teams understand and evaluate your recruitment experience.

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

• NMC Registered
• Mentorship Qualification

Desirable

• Substantial post qualified experience
• Leadership Experience

Qualification

Essential

• Degree

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salford Care Organisation

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD

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