Job summary
Are you enthusiastic about your nursing career and have experience in surgical nursing?
Are you looking to move into a role providing leadership and management?
We are recruiting for a Band 6 Charge Nurse to work on W620 which is a multi-specialty surgical ward. This ward cares for patients who have had surgery for Colorectal, Upper GI, Sarcoma and Urology conditions after an emergency admission.
We work closely with our surgical and specialist nursing teams to develop a multi-disciplinary approach which shapes and provides high class surgical care for our patients.
We are looking for a nurse with the skills to thrive within a fast-paced environment and the ability to cope under pressure. You will oversee the clinical shift as well as supporting and assisting the Ward Manager in the development, monitoring and implementation of high-quality evidence-based care. You will be expected to deputise for the Ward Manager in their absence.
You will already have at least 5+ years Band 5 experience, which must include significant time working on surgical wards, and you must have a passion for post-operative care.
In turn we will offer you opportunities to develop your skills as a leader and manager.
If you are interested in knowing more about the ward and the post, please contact Victoria Denton, Ward Manager on 0121 371 6266
Main duties of the job
Be professionally accountable for the maintenance of standards and professional practice as set by the NMC Code of Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour and relevant professional guidelines,
Take charge of the practice setting or defined area of the practice setting / group of patients and take responsibility for ensuring the coordination and direct provision of high standard of holistic, patient centred care by assessing nursing care and health education needs, and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for each patient.
Designated to act as a deputy to the person holding continuing responsibility for the organisation and management of the practice setting.
Demonstrate and facilitate others to develop the necessary skills and experience in ward/department management and provide leadership in the absence of the Ward Manager.
Use a range of techniques to set and monitor standards of clinical practice, audit, research and teaching to continually improve standards of care and patient experience.
Support the development and implementation of audit, quality and risk management initiatives.
Teach and act as a facilitator/ mentor /assessor / preceptor to nursing students, junior registered and unregistered staff, volunteers and work experience candidates, as well as participating in clinical supervision programmes as appropriate.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC register
Desirable
- *Health care management / leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- *Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS care setting
- *Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
- *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
- *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:
- oLeadership
- oTeam Building
- oManaging resources
- oTime management
- oRole modelling
- oChange management / clinical developments
- oClinical governance
- oAudit and research
- oWorkforce planning / management
- oNHS policy and political awareness
Desirable
- *Experience supervising / mentoring junior staff
- *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
- *Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
- *
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- *Approachable and friendly
- *Supportive
- *Flexible
- *Well organised
- *Effective communicator
- *Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
- *Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
- *Ability to inspire and lead a team
- *Ability to work flexible shift pattern to include rotation to days /nights duty and unsocial hours according to service need
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC register
Desirable
- *Health care management / leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- *Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS care setting
- *Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
- *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
- *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:
- oLeadership
- oTeam Building
- oManaging resources
- oTime management
- oRole modelling
- oChange management / clinical developments
- oClinical governance
- oAudit and research
- oWorkforce planning / management
- oNHS policy and political awareness
Desirable
- *Experience supervising / mentoring junior staff
- *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
- *Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
- *
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- *Approachable and friendly
- *Supportive
- *Flexible
- *Well organised
- *Effective communicator
- *Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
- *Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
- *Ability to inspire and lead a team
- *Ability to work flexible shift pattern to include rotation to days /nights duty and unsocial hours according to service need
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).
