Sister/Charge Nurse

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent and temporary Band 6 Post on the Acute Floor at Calderdale Royal Hospital.

Are you a Band 5 nurse looking for a chance to develop into a more senior role?

Are you a Band 6 nurse, wanting a new challenge and to gain experience in Acute Medicine?

If you enjoy a challenge and want to develop your skills further then this is the ideal opportunity for you.

Main duties of the job

You will be able to develop skills and knowledge in Acute Medicine, leadership, assessment, caring for the acutely ill patient, and coordinating the patient journey through the unit. You will be able to acquire skills in staff management; inclusive of probationary management, incident investigations, roster management, assessing students and supporting new starters, appraisals, audits, service improvements and initiatives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Coordinating the shift and patient journey through Acute Medical Unit.

Managing a team

Roster Management

Sickness Management

Audits

Leading ward meetings

Link nurse role and training the team

Incident Investigations

Verbal Complaints

Supporting staff in their probationary and training periods

Completing Appraisals with your allocated team

Assessing and Managing students and apprentices

Please see attached Job description for further details.

For more information or to come and meet the team,

Please contact Ward Manager Jodie Spencer/Holly Mileham on 01422 223738