There is an exciting opportunity for a permanent Junior Sister position within the Emergency Department at the Royal Stoke. The Royal Stoke Emergency Department is a major Trauma Centre and sees in excess of 420 patients a day.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate must show a passion for emergency medicine, have worked within a large Emergency department for more than 5 years and have held a substantive clinical senior staff nurse role for more than 12 months. They need to be able to work under extreme pressures and to ensure the quality and safety of our patients. They will be expected to assist in managing the department on a shift by shift basis and also have some experience in managing staff and working along side the senior team.

Major trauma experience, leadership, supporting others development andcontinued learning are all qualities that would be required within this role.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details on the post, please contact Matron Danni Beech

(see contact details)

Person Specification

RN Adult

Essential

• 5 years minimum ED experience

Evidence of leadership

Essential

• In excess of 12 months senior staff nurse within the ED

Desirable

• Undertaken leadership qualification

Clinically credible

Essential

• Has evidence of running departmental area's and trauma experience

Desirable

• Has passed a nationally accredited trauma qualification.

Has proven degree or masters

Essential

• Proof of post reg education

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke

Hilton Road

Stoke on Trent

ST4 6QG

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205-6792468