Nurse Team Leader

Job summary

34.5 hours per week. Secondment oppurtunity.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Registered Nurse to join the team on the Acute Surgical Unit. The ideal candidates should have post registration experience ideally in a surgical environment, be motivated and enthusiastic, possess excellent communication skills, be a team player and wish to consolidate/develop their surgical skills as well as others skills.

The SURG SDEC (Surgical same day emergency care) / Acute Surgical Unit is a fast-paced unit that sees a variety of patients including direct admissions from the Urgent Emergency Care Centre (UECC) and GP referrals. You need to have experience in prioritising your workload to include excellent staff management and first class patient care from admission through to timely and safe discharge planning.

If you enjoy working in a fast paced environment and pride yourself on ensuring patients have the best experience then this is the job for you. In return, the Trust offers a supportive, challenging environment with opportunities for continuous professional development

Please ensure you read the attached job description and person specification to ensure you meet the essential requirements for this position before submitting your application.

Main duties of the job

• Provide good strong leadership to the team on acute surgical unit/SURGSDEC.
• Support the delivery of high standard of safe care to patients on the emergency general surgical pathway.
• Work clinically and take charge of the Ward/SURGSDEC.
• Demonstrate good time management and organisational skills.
• Work collaboratively with members of the wider MDT to ensure appropriate plans of care are delivered to support early discharge.
• Complete ward audits to measure standards and share learning within the team. Work with the ward manager to introduce service improvement ideas to drive change forward.
• Act up in the absence of ward manager.
• Create a learning environment to support all staff development and a safe and welcoming learning environment for new starters and student nurses.
• Coach all levels of staff.
• Report and investigate incidents.
• Manage concerns /complaints.
• Roster management.

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 colleagues are key to our 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

Certificates of Sponsorship

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From the 09 April 2025 we cannot sponsor band 3 entry level roles

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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