Sister, Accident and Emergency ( WCH ) *Internal*

Job overview

INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY

Accident and Emergency Band 7 hours

The Accident and Emergency department at WCH has the opportunity of 13.5 hour band 7 leadership post. We pride ourselves on our fantastic and development of our staff and provide opportunities for professional and self development

• Responsible and accountable in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care within their remit.
• Senior sister/charge nurse leading and organising the A&E department.
• Provide excellent clinical leadership skills to ensure the effective delivery of patient care and resources within the remit of the unit.
• Responsible and accountable for the implementation of the nurse led service within the A&E Department, i.e. a nurse can assess, diagnose, treat and discharge patients within departmental guidelines.

Main duties of the job

• Work within the team of Band 7  in the dept.
• Develop an environment / culture that supports the value of nursing care.
• Lead the multidisciplinary team in improving patient services / access within the ward.
• Lead, establish and demonstrate practice based on current advances in nursing practice and research.
• Lead the continuing development of the department philosophy.
• Lead and actively participate in ward meetings, ensuring equity of opinion.
• Lead the formation of nursing policy within the ward consistent with national and local nursing strategy, ensuring that Trust policies are adhered to at all times. Ensure all policy and service developments are impact assessed in respect of equality requirements.
• Devise and plan duty rota, maintaining safe staffing levels and skill mix within the clinical setting. Provide expert support to the nursing team to ensure use of evidenced based practice.
• Participate in the Trust nursing and midwifery policy agenda and the nursing and midwifery strategic agenda as required.
• Manage a delegated budget for the department. Actively manage the budgetary implications of decisions.
• Lead in the recruitment and selection of staff for the ward. Ensure that there is a robust appraisal / PDP process in place for all staff. Actively manage staff attendance and absence, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring adequate cover to ensure continuity of patient care. Address attendance issues.

Provide leadership in monitoring and achieving Trust targets

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL).  Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Excellent opportunities for development*

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date