Ward Sister / Charge Nurse

Job overview

You will need to provide quality care for our patients, specialising in rehabilitation/reablement and sub-acute care for patients stepping down from acute hospitals or stepping up from communities as part of admission avoidance.

We want to create an effective and high performing team and so we are looking for somebody who is proactive and dedicated team member, is open to new ideas and is committed to delivering high quality patient care.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Nurse you'll

• Lead the nursing care provision providing quality care to a group of patients on a shift to shift basis over the 24/7 period ensuring safe and effective delegation of junior staff
• Lead the nursing team providing support to junior colleagues and assisting them in problem solving relating to patients and staff.
• Lead in the assessment of the healthcare needs of patients and develop care plans reflecting their needs
• Lead in supporting and developing the nursing team which includes undertaking appraisals, supervision and training and development
• Assist the Nursing and Quality Lead in monitoring the quality of care they're receiving
• Develop goals with the patient and MDT colleagues to progress the patient towards discharge
• Carryout clinical skills such as complex medication administration, intravenous medications and fluid administration, syringe pump use, enteral feeding, complex wound care and catheterisation and assist junior colleagues in gaining their competency related to clinical skills.
• Assist in developing new ways of working in the centre and developing strong links with other services and the wider community
• you'll need to be well organised, confident and able to be adaptable and resourceful to deliver high quality patient care.
• Be a key part of the team and work without any direct supervision on a daily basis with the ability to prioritise work at all times based on the patient need

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.