Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Senior Sister/Charge Nurse (Band 7)

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Job summary

Critical Care Services are looking to recruit a substantive Band 7 to provide professional, clinical and managerial leadership to our 30 bedded Critical Care units spread across two sites.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a motivated and experienced nurse whowill lead one of our professional teams and work collaboratively within our multi-disciplinary team in our ambition to be recognised as outstanding Critical Care Services.

On each shift you will have specific responsibility for leading and developing a nursing team within the critical care service. Providing leadership on quality, including patient experience, patient safety, clinical governance, and regulatory compliance. Fundamental to this, is the development of a culture where excellent quality patient care is at the heart of all that we do.

If you think you have the drive, commitment and enthusiasm to successfully implement change and want towork in a well-established nursing and managerial team and be provided with excellent personal and professional development opportunities then please apply.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

  1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
  2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
  3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve life

Details

Date posted

14 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

381-SS-5636452

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust- BMEC

Dudley Road

Birmingham

B71 4HJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • Post graduate qualification relevant to clinical speciality Adult intensive care course
  • Current NMC registration
  • Registered RGN
  • Leadership or management qualification

Desirable

  • NMP
  • Counselling Skills Certificate qualification
  • Masters degree or working towards

Leadership and Management

Essential

  • Leadership skills

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience post registration
  • Relevant Critical Care experience at band 6
  • Relevant supervisory management experience within a critical care setting
  • Promote clinical excellence
  • Evidence of previous resource management experience
  • Experience in research and audit
Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • Post graduate qualification relevant to clinical speciality Adult intensive care course
  • Current NMC registration
  • Registered RGN
  • Leadership or management qualification

Desirable

  • NMP
  • Counselling Skills Certificate qualification
  • Masters degree or working towards

Leadership and Management

Essential

  • Leadership skills

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience post registration
  • Relevant Critical Care experience at band 6
  • Relevant supervisory management experience within a critical care setting
  • Promote clinical excellence
  • Evidence of previous resource management experience
  • Experience in research and audit

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust- BMEC

Dudley Road

Birmingham

B71 4HJ


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust- BMEC

Dudley Road

Birmingham

B71 4HJ


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

PDS Lead

Sharon Clarke

sharon.clarke5@nhs.net

01215073214

Details

Date posted

14 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

381-SS-5636452

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust- BMEC

Dudley Road

Birmingham

B71 4HJ


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