Sister (Spinal Injuries Unit)

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

37.5 Hours per week (Permanent)

The Spinal Injuries Unit at The James Cook Hospital is a regional unit, providing specialist multidisciplinary spinal rehabilitation, to patients following spinal cord injury. The unit has a 24 bedded ward, and a 4 Bedded high dependency unit which has access to full rehabilitation services, supported by a specialist multidisciplinary team, on site. They also take elective admissions, for urology and skin management. The Spinal HDU is covered by the spinal medical team as well as ITU doctors.

If you are passionate, dynamic, enthusiastic, well organised and wanting to make a difference, then we want to hear from you. We are looking for a motivated and passionate individual, who wants to lead a team to provide exceptional nursing care.

Main duties of the job

You will provide exceptional nursing care; undertake staff appraisals, attendance management and clinical duties. You will work alongside the current HDU and Ward Sisters and support the Ward/HDU Manager to ensure we maintain the highest standards of care at all times.

You must be able to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and experience required for this position. You will be proactive in the ward and HDU development, have a keen interest in the development of others, and be able to demonstrate on-going professional development and evidence-based practice. This post requires a positive approach towards change and the ability to engage, support, and motivate others. Communication, resilience and creativity are key.

Please note this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:-

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Date posted

18 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum (Pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-NSC-5525489

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience working within and acute or community setting
Experience of Multi-disciplinary working

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma in Nursing or equivalent experience
Current NMC Registration

Desirable

Recognisable teaching qualification

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience working within and acute or community setting
Experience of Multi-disciplinary working

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma in Nursing or equivalent experience
Current NMC Registration

Desirable

Recognisable teaching qualification

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).