Junior Sister / Charge Nurse - St Francis Ward
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
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Job overview
The National Spinal Injuries Centre is a world-renowned specialist national centre for people with spinal cord injury – a centre that’s life-changing for everyone who comes into contact with it and the birthplace of the Paralympic Games. St Francis is the only dedicated unit for children and young people with Spinal Cord Injury. The complexity of their needs provides a unique environment in which to develop your practical skills and expertise If you are highly motivated and can deliver exceptional levels of care alongside a commitment to developing our service we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide outstanding care to children and young people with Spinal Cord Injury within a Rehabilitation environment.
The post holder is the designated deputy to the person with continuing responsibility for the Clinical ward area. He/she is designated to regularly take charge of the ward and provide effective professional and managerial leadership to all staff in the absence of the Ward Sister.
He/she is expected to carry out all relevant forms of nursing care, maintaining a high standard of acute and rehabilitation skills in the care of children with Spinal Cord Injuries within the framework of Trust policies and to be able to revalidate as a nurse as per the NMC guidance.
The post holder will need to provide specialist clinical knowledge and expertise in their related field. They will be a driver of qualitative, innovative, productive, safe evidence based nursing care which promotes best practice and best outcomes for children and young people with spinal cord injury.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
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