Job summary
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Registered Nurse to join the Wellcome Short Stay unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham as a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse.
The Wellcome Short Stay Unit is a 31 bedded multi-speciality short stay unit, which is open Monday -- Sunday. The unit cares for both elective admissions and supports capacity for the trust. Specialities that utilise the unit include neuro-surgery, neurology, breast, hands, plastics, liver, renal, general surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, maxillo-facial & ear, nose and throat.
Shift patterns are varied and include short days, long days, weekends and nights.
We would welcome applicants with excellent organisational and communication skills who can act as a role model and deputise for the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to lead a great and supportive team in an ever expanding and exciting service.
Main duties of the job
The applicant would work as a skilled member of the team ensuring that a high standard of care is delivered to patients being admitted for both elective surgery and capacity patients.
All applicants must demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching and a desire to develop and progress a career within the department.
The applicant should have a sound knowledge of surgical nursing, good leadership skills and a willingness to undertake new skills.
We are recognised as one of the leading NHFS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision in to build healthier lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
We look forward to welcoming you to our supportive, friendly, hard working team.
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 specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult/ Child Nurse on the NMC register
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:
- o Leadership
- o Team Building
- o Managing resources
- o Time management
- Role modelling
- o Change management / clinical developments
- o Clinical governance
- o Audit and research
- o Workforce planning / management
- o NHS policy and political awareness
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult/ Child Nurse on the NMC register
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:
- o Leadership
- o Team Building
- o Managing resources
- o Time management
- Role modelling
- o Change management / clinical developments
- o Clinical governance
- o Audit and research
- o Workforce planning / management
- o NHS policy and political awareness
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
