Nurse Team Leader - Elderly Care Ward 9B

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Leader who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Nurse Team Leader to join our Elderly Care Ward at the East and North Hertfordshire NHS. Ward 9B is a vibrant, fast paced, and busy ward which provides a variety of diverse and complex medical treatments for elderly patients.

The post holder will work as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team and must demonstrate expertise and leadership in the delivery of care to their patients. They will work collaboratively ensuring the delivery of high quality and safe patient centred care is adhered to at all times. Supporting continued education, training and staff development is paramount.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will need to be able to care for a group of patients with a variety of needs, coordinate the daily running of the ward, and communicate with the wider multidisciplinary and administrative teams.

The role will also involve extended roles and responsibilities and work closely with the Manager to assist in the daily management of the ward.

Promote high standards of professional practice and high-quality care delivery within Trust and Departmental policies, protocols and guidelines.

In conjunction with the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, to be responsible for the organisation, delivery and evaluation of nursing care for patients within the department.

Monitor identified quality indicators, ensuring the team delivers excellent care to achieve the desired patient outcomes.

Participate in the ward shift pattern

The post requires an ability to work flexibly during the week, as well as Saturdays and Sundays where required, to be able to deliver care to the highest standards.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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