Sister/Charge Nurse - Discharge Lounge

Job overview

Sister/Charge Nurse - 24 Hours, Band 6, Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 24 hour per week permanent Sister / Charge Nurse (Band 6) in the Discharge Lounge at Stepping Hill Hospital

You will be working with all the wards and departments in the hospital in order to facilitate patient flow and improve patient experience. The successful candidate will maintain patient safety whilst assisting nursing teams in the prompt and efficient transfer of patients to the discharge lounge and out of hospital.

You must have a proven ability in supervising, managing and controlling the activities within an area in an effective and efficient manner.

You will have excellent communication skills and high clinical standards with a passion to make a difference for patients and staff alike.

Main duties of the job

Key duties of the role will include:

• To function as a competent clinical practitioner within their designated clinical area. To deliver direct patient care whilst, coordinating and overseeing nursing practice.
• To be responsible for ensuring the delivery of clinical activities during their span of duty.
• To ensure that there is efficient and effective utilisation of resources to deliver high quality care to their client group.
• To deputise for the ward/ department manager in his / her absence, driving forward evidence based practice and taking responsibility for the supervision of staff and the policies and practices that operate within their clinical area.
• Proactively support in de-escalating site by facilitating flow and discharges from the wards
• To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
• To answer Datix and Complaints
• to oversee the Off Duty

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.