Part time - 34.5 hours per week

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Senior Nurse on an acute 33 bedded medical ward that specialises in Diabetes/Endocrine and Gastroenterology. As a Registered Nurse you will be responsible for supporting your Manager in ensuring that our service users' needs are met through the delivery of high quality care. As a centre of excellence, you will offer a person-centred approach to their independence and well-being.

Main duties of the job

• Provide expert clinical knowledge and skills within the unit/ward/dept
• Collaborate with the Nurse Team Manager to develop and promote nursing practice and competence.
• Act as a professional role model and provide facilitative and effective clinical leadership
• Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care in line with research-based evidence, for individuals and groups of patients.
• To ensure accurate documentation and record keeping, teaching and supporting all members of the ward team in this area.
• In the absence of the Nurse Team Manager, to be responsible for the ongoing facilitation of timely discharge of patients to primary care settings, ensuring suitable ongoing care arrangements, and effective use of inpatient beds. To promote effective communication between the ward teams
• To provide information to patients and relatives in a sensitive manner, and to support them when distressed or bereaved.
• To promote effective multidisciplinary teamwork, through good communication.
• To actively assist the Nurse Team Manager in implementation of Trust objectives/initiatives
• To participate in the recruitment, selection, development and retention of staff.
• To acknowledge clinical limitations, seek advice appropriately, and act in a professional manner in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Practice
• Clinical Governance

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Commitment to continuous personal development for revalidation NMC
• Policies, practices and procedures e.g.NHS national policies, standards, requirements and directions that relate to measuring and improving the quality and safety of patient care

Desirable

• Specialist /Management training / experience

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant learning beyond registration
• Teaching/Mentorship Qualification

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrates an ability to prioritise own workload and responds appropriately to urgent and emergency situations

Desirable

• Experience of working at band 6 in an Acute setting and be able to demonstrate effective leadership skills
• Recruitment and selection experience
• Presenting complex information to large groups

Pin

Essential

• Current level one NMC registration

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

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