Sister/Charge Nurse - Respiratory Support Unit

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Respiratory Support Unit.

The unit consists of 47 beds with a 6 bedded RSU unit which cares for level 2 patients with a focus on acutely unwell respiratory patients who require non-invasive ventilation and high flow oxygen therapies.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in supporting the Unit Manager with the continuous improvement of the department, effectively monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of care that are reflected by patient experience. Experience in Respiratory Medicine is essential for this role to support staff with unwell patients and to lead by example to identify and act accordingly to the deteriorating patient.

You must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, you will have a proactive management style, anticipating and dealing with issues constructively within the multidisciplinary team setting.

You must be flexible in your approach to the role and respond appropriately to the demands of an ever-changing workload.

Main duties of the job

• To provide professional nursing leadership
• To provide focus and vision for the nursing activity within the ward and to assist the unit manager with leading the nursing team within areas of education, research, quality and clinical practice development
• To ensure the safety of the unit through audits and essential safety checks
• Coordinate the unit to run smoothly across a 7 day service
• Taking referrals from the multi - disciplinary team
• Manage staff and skill mix appropriately when completing rosters

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for Registered Nurse with experience in an acute environment with leadership experience and unit safety awareness, excellent communication skills with the ability to remain calm under pressure and experienced in decision making and problem-solving.

For further details please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

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.