- Recent Band 6 Respiratory or Acute Medicine experience,
- Adult nurse,
- Recognised leadership qualification and experience of leading a team,
- Involvement with a QI project,
- Passionate about promoting and maintaining high standards of nursing care within department,
- What we Offer: We are committed to developing and supporting our nursing workforce,Your life outside HHFT is important and the Trust are happy to consider applications with flexible working patterns that cater to individual requirements; this can be discussed at interview
- NMC registered
- Degree or equivalent knowledge and skills
- Evidence of CPD
- Experience of staff supervision and mentorship
- Experience of workforce budgets and staff development planning
- Evidence of teaching qualification or equivalent
- Ability to work and lead within a MDT across the organisation.
- Ability to deliver formal and informal learning sessions to all groups of professionals
- ALS/EPLS
- Highly specialised clinical skills relevant to the speciality
- Evidence of a NHS leadership course or equivalent
- Experience in delegation and staff skills.
- Understanding and knowledge of governance and patient safety
Ward Sister/Senior Charge Nurse - Basingstoke, United Kingdom - Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic leader to join us as a Band 7 Ward Sister/Senior Charge Nurse in our busy but rewarding respiratory medical ward.
The Band 7 Senior Sister is a rewarding role. You will be pivotal in the department striving to achieve the highest standard of care for all our patients within . You will lead our dynamic, multi-disciplinary team on a daily basis, ensuring the smooth running of shifts in a challenging and diverse environment. Your clinical leadership and people skills are vital to delivering the responsibilities and accountabilities outlined in this job description.
Who we are: Come and join our friendly, supportive, hard- working, motivated and adaptable team in Basingstoke. We work with a multidisciplinary team ensuring that patient flow and care is met.
Main duties of the job
What we look for:
Flexible working patterns will considered for all nursing applicants
About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
For any further queries, please contact a member of the senior team.
Person SpecificationTraining and qualifications
Essential
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills and ability
Essential
Desirable
Leadership
Essential