Senior Staff Nurse
The closing date is 13 August 2025
Job summary
The Staffordshire County Hospital Frailty Assessment Unit (FAU) is a bespoke 6 bedded frailty assessment unit going through an exciting period of positive development and change at the moment. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and innovative Senior Staff Nurse to join and lead our nursing workforce.
We have a multidisciplinary workforce model focused on providing safe and effective patient care, leadership and development of the nursing team.
Main duties of the job
- The Post holder will be responsible for the assessment of the needs, development of programmes of care, and for the implementation and evaluation of these programmes for patients and their relatives.
- To lead and provide a high standard of clinical nursing within the department
- To manage a group of patients
- To take charge of the unit when rostered and assessed as competent to take on the roles and responsibilities of leadership and supervision
- To act as a role model to students and Nursing Assistants, Assistant Practitioners/trainees and Nursing Associates/trainees.
- To present a positive, professional image of the organisation and of the nursing team.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people, and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.
The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 13,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are a specialist Major Trauma Centre for the North Midlands and North Wales. Happy staff make for happy patients, and with the help of both we have put together a wide range of development and support packages aimed at ensuring that everyone at the Trust can fulfil their potential and meet their aspirations as well as the tools to provide great care.
Our mission to provide the very best health care includes recruiting the best people. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.
The Trust also has a vibrant charity arm, UHNM Charity, which provides funds to enable University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust to purchase state-of-the-art medical equipment and to enhance and improve patient experience and comfort.
Details
Date posted
30 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per Annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
205-7347230
Job locations
County Hospital
Weston Road
Stafford
ST16 3SA
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
County Hospital
Weston Road
Stafford
ST16 3SA
Employer's website
https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


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