Junior Charge Nurse - Active Home Unit
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Job summary
Are you looking for a new and challenging role. We would love to hear from you.
Are you looking for a role which allows youto inspire and motivate staff?
Are you looking for a team that is forward thinking, innovative and commited to the delivery of high quality care?
If the answer is yes The Active Home Unit wants to hear from you!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Junior Charge Nurse/Charge Nurse to join our team. We are a nurse led unit, caring for patients who are medically fit for discharge but not quite ready for home. Our goal is to discharge patients safely back into the community.
The Active Home Unit is a nurse led unit which is made up of the discharge lounge as well. We care for patients who are medically fit for discharge but may require other factors in order to aid their discharge.
Main duties of the job
As a charge nurse / junior charge nurse your role is to take charge of shifts and ensure that junior staff are well supported and ensure that the flow of the shift runs well.
Patient safety is key and your job will involve excellent communication between all members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that patients are cared for effectively and holistically.
You will have a sound clinical knowledge of the unique clinical needs of medical patients and a desire to deliver the right treatment in the right place at the right time.
In addition to your clinical expertise you will have an interest in developing your leadership style, people management expertise in conjunction with the HR team along with excellent inspiring communication skills.
You will be committed to leading by example, encouraging and empowering your team along with all members of the MDT to ensure consistently high standards of care are set and delivered.
This role will operate within the clinical governance framework of the organisation and will work in a collaborative approach with the multidisciplinary team.
The registered nurse within the Active Home Unit is responsible for the safe administration of medications and other treatments provided adhering to Trust protocols and policies.
To aid safe discharges of patients to their appropriate destinations, ensuring all checks have been carried out and information has been passed on.
About us
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Details
Date posted
07 July 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
390-MED-BR-0490
Job locations
Broomfield
Court Road
Chelmsford
CM1 7ET
Employer details
Employer name
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Broomfield
Court Road
Chelmsford
CM1 7ET
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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