Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 14 May 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Northumbria Critical Care. Northumbria Critical Care is 15 bedded Critical Care unit within a Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.

Critical care is a busy, progressive unit with a clear patient-centred focus. We have made a strong commitment to quality. The team have a strong emphasis on developing health care practice through ownership, research/evidence-based practices, commitment and multidisciplinary involvement.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

To co-ordinate and organise all staff within the department to provide quality nursing care and management for critical care unit.
To share skills/knowledge with colleagues and learners.
To contribute towards development within the critical care unit.
Internal rotation day and night day

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Date posted

30 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7155665MH

Job locations

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide and facilitate quality nursing care to the critically ill patient
Rostered to take charge regularly of department and deputise for team leader
To facilitate the process of education and development of nursing and non-nursing staff within the team
Provide specialist advice for multidisciplinary staff working within the unit and as an Outreach resource
To contribute to the overall development of clinical practice within critical care
To support Modern Matron and Senior Sisters in the effective management of resources and personnel issues over a 24 hr period
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide and facilitate quality nursing care to the critically ill patient
Rostered to take charge regularly of department and deputise for team leader
To facilitate the process of education and development of nursing and non-nursing staff within the team
Provide specialist advice for multidisciplinary staff working within the unit and as an Outreach resource
To contribute to the overall development of clinical practice within critical care
To support Modern Matron and Senior Sisters in the effective management of resources and personnel issues over a 24 hr period
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A registered nurse on part 1 of the professional register, with current NMC registration
Specialised knowledge and experience through appropriate qualification in Critical Care nursing
Relevant teaching and assessing qualification to assist in cascading specialised skills/knowledge
Requires current mentorship passport
Advanced/Intermediate Life Support Certificate
Diploma/Degree in Nursing
Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period)

Desirable

ECDL

Experience and knowledge

Essential

Significant post registration experience in critical care.
Professional knowledge acquired through substantial critical care experience
Evidence of ongoing training and development.

Desirable

ALERT course
Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Experience of working as a link nurse
Experience of a train the trainer role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A registered nurse on part 1 of the professional register, with current NMC registration
Specialised knowledge and experience through appropriate qualification in Critical Care nursing
Relevant teaching and assessing qualification to assist in cascading specialised skills/knowledge
Requires current mentorship passport
Advanced/Intermediate Life Support Certificate
Diploma/Degree in Nursing
Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period)

Desirable

ECDL

Experience and knowledge

Essential

Significant post registration experience in critical care.
Professional knowledge acquired through substantial critical care experience
Evidence of ongoing training and development.

Desirable

ALERT course
Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Experience of working as a link nurse
Experience of a train the trainer role

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).