JuniorSister/ChargeNurse Vascular

Job summary

**This vacancy is currently only open to Internal applicants from Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust**

Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Band 6

Vascular Enhanced Care Unit

12 month secondment 34.5 hours

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated band 6 Junior Sister/charge nurse to join Laurel 1 Vascular enhanced care. The successful candidateMUSThave vascular enhanced care experience and you will be expected to work clinically within the unit.

The successful candidate will be dynamic and looking to develop themselves within the leadership role within the established team. They will be passionate about providing a high standard of care to patients. Full understanding of Vascular Enhanced care is essential to this role .

Training and development requirements will be identified at appointment and a bespoke induction programme will be tailored to meet the needs of the individual with support from the ward manager and matron.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please speak to Ward Manager Beccy Morgan or email rebecca.morgan27@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

• To work according to the NMC Code and relevant professional guidelines and frameworks. To ensure effective communication with patients, relatives, carers and the multidisciplinary team. To participate in preceptorship programmes as appropriate and act as a facilitator, mentor, preceptor, role model to less experienced staff To provide supervision, support and education to junior staff, unqualified staff and students. Develop, lead and manage a patient centred nursing service delivered by professional staff ensuring the highest possible standards of care To deputise for the Departmental Manager in her or his absence. To manage and develop new clinics and staff working within the area. Contribute significantly towards the strategic and operational development of the Unit.Support the Departmental Manger in the recruitment and selection process of nursing staff Support the Departmental Manager in the monitoring of sickness absence

Job responsibilities

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.