Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 7 Sister/Charge Nurse to join our friendly and pro-active nursing team. We are a hardworking department with a strong sense of teamwork; you must be able to show that you are able to work as part of a team as well as function autonomously. You will need to demonstrate knowledge and experience of Acute Medicine and Front door (Urgent) Care. You will also need to possess excellent communication skills and show the ability to exercise good clinical judgement. The key areas within this role will be to work as a senior sister/ charge nurse alongside the lead nurses and Matron in ensuring efficient patient flow and capacity, and to provide clinical and managerial leadership for nursing and support staff. There will be an expectation that you can deputise for the Lead nurses or Matron in their absence; with this role you will also be expected to take a lead on clinical practice issues.
Must have band 6 experience and post holder will need to be flexible working days/nights/weekends.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Matron Joyce Tengende on 07920592605.
Main duties of the job
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
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 NMC register
Desirable
- *Health care management / Leadership Qualification
Experience
Essential
- *Professional Portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- *Substantial relevant and recent clinical experience within a complex health care setting or Acute NHS setting working as a deputy Manager Band 6 position including the supervision and education of junior staff/ students .
- *Can demonstrate understanding / experience / in practice based supervision / assessment as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
- *Demonstrable current, recent experience of team leadership and management within the healthcare setting.
- *Demonstrable understanding of the management responsibility for pay and non-pay resources associated with the clinical service.
- *Evidence of effective multi-professional working.
- *Experience of being a mentor
- *Demonstration of a significant contribution to innovative practice or change management
- *Experience in interviewing and selection of staff
- *Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice
- *Demonstrate an ability, experience, passion in the following areas. (E )
- 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
- oKnowledge of clinical governance
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Demonstrates the key strengths and motivators for relating to others.
- *Competence in expanded clinical practice associated with the role.
- *Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- *I.T skills
- *Proven ability to analyse data and identify data trends
- *Able to effectively present information to groups /health care professionals.
- *Ability to work under pressure across competing demands /properties.
- *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- *Approachable and friendly
- *Supportive
- *Flexible
- * Well organised
- *Good communicator
- *Ability to delegate and supervise
- TBC at appointment
- *Willingness to work core shift patterns for the area Monday to Friday with occasional out of hours /weekend working
- OR
- *Undertake a range of shift patterns to cover 24/7 period when working as part of a peer group with occasions of out of hours / weekend working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered Adult Nurse on NMC register
Desirable
- *Health care management / Leadership Qualification
Experience
Essential
- *Professional Portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- *Substantial relevant and recent clinical experience within a complex health care setting or Acute NHS setting working as a deputy Manager Band 6 position including the supervision and education of junior staff/ students .
- *Can demonstrate understanding / experience / in practice based supervision / assessment as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
- *Demonstrable current, recent experience of team leadership and management within the healthcare setting.
- *Demonstrable understanding of the management responsibility for pay and non-pay resources associated with the clinical service.
- *Evidence of effective multi-professional working.
- *Experience of being a mentor
- *Demonstration of a significant contribution to innovative practice or change management
- *Experience in interviewing and selection of staff
- *Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice
- *Demonstrate an ability, experience, passion in the following areas. (E )
- 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
- oKnowledge of clinical governance
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Demonstrates the key strengths and motivators for relating to others.
- *Competence in expanded clinical practice associated with the role.
- *Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- *I.T skills
- *Proven ability to analyse data and identify data trends
- *Able to effectively present information to groups /health care professionals.
- *Ability to work under pressure across competing demands /properties.
- *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- *Approachable and friendly
- *Supportive
- *Flexible
- * Well organised
- *Good communicator
- *Ability to delegate and supervise
- TBC at appointment
- *Willingness to work core shift patterns for the area Monday to Friday with occasional out of hours /weekend working
- OR
- *Undertake a range of shift patterns to cover 24/7 period when working as part of a peer group with occasions of out of hours / weekend working
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).
