Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

Job overview

At Stockport NHS foundation Trust we are proud that we care for our people as much as our patients , we’d love you to join us within our Clinical Decision Unit  here at Stepping Hill hospital.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our hardworking and dynamic nursing team in the Clinical Decision Unit  where every day is different, and always something new to learn.

Main duties of the job

As a Sister/Charge Nurse at Clinical Decision Unit , able to assist the patient/carers/relatives during the incidental contacts .

Manage the Department , lead the team , coordinating the activities of the ward team and deploying resources effectively .

Ensure that effective communication is maintained both within the ward /department and with relevant external agencies or individuals .

SFT   is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We show our commitment to our teams through excellent development and progression opportunities,  We’ll give you plenty of support to further progress your career, including a wide variety of training opportunities. We will offer you an individual Band 6 Development Plan which is unique to your individual development needs.

So we’re proud to nurture and support our nurses to provide the very best care. In return, you’ll deliver our values, we care, we respect and we listen.

To succeed, you will need to be committed to delivering high quality, patient focused care with pride and respect, have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to provide evidence of personal and professional development.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary  In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.