Junior Sister/Charge Nurse Ward 15NHS

Job summary

Ward 15 is a 15 bedded mixed specialty medical ward at The Alexandra hospital.

Our specialties are general medicine.

As a Junior Band 6 joining the team you would need to possess excellent leadership skills with a motivation to drive change and quality improvement. The job is for 34.5hours per week. Although desired, previous experience in a Band 6 role is not necessary, we have a newly created band 6 development programme to support you in developing the skills/experience needed to become a confident Band 6. In your role you will support the Ward Manager with the day to day running of the ward including completing investigations, dealing with complaints and managing staff sickness/absence.

This job is for 34.5 hours per week. Your shift pattern will be a mixture of Day and Night shifts of 11.5 hours 3x a week.

Day shifts - 07:00 - 19:30, Night shifts - 19:00 - 07:30

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to take on a link nurse role, ideally in an area that interests you e.g. dementia, palliative care or tissue viability. You will be provided with additional training relevant to the role & attend relevant link nurse days, learning can then be shared with the rest of the team to ensure everyone is using the best evidence-based practice. You will be expected to promote the principles of red2green which ensures patient flow is maintained throughout the hospital and will become experienced in complex discharge planning.

There are many opportunities to learn while working on ward 15, we are a busy ward and as a result, we have developed a positive team to support and guide each other. We are a welcoming, friendly team and work closely together as a multi-disciplinary team to obtain the best outcomes for our patients. We have a good relationship with our medics, occupational therapist, physiotherapists, specialist nursing teams and onward care team. We have a strong communication network which ensures all staff are kept up to date of current issues on the ward and pride ourselves on promoting a positive ward environment which includes sharing feedback/cards received from patients and their relatives. We also have an employee of the month and look forward to arranging some team building experiences later in the year.

If you would like to arrange an informal visit or have any questions, please contact Sara Room on 01527 512032

Job description

• Post - Junior Sister / Charge Nurse
• Band - 6
• Ward - 15, Discharge Lounge, Alexandra Hospital, Redditch
• Hours - 34.5 hrs per week
• Contract - Permanent
• Reports to - Senior Sister / Charge Nurse
• Accountable to - Matron

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: Divisional and Directorate team members, senior and junior medical and nursing staff, ward clerks, facilities staff, other health care professionals, social workers , other care providers, patients and their relatives, volunteers,

RISK ASSESSMENT: The post involves manual handling activities and exposure to body fluids and chemicals. May involve some VDU work and individuals may be exposed to violence and aggression.

JOB PURPOSE: To ensure the maintenance of a high standard of nursing care at all times though the effective management of staff and resources and to be available for advice and support within the Discharge Lounge. Provide effective leadership and to act as a good role model, as well as to liaise with all members of the multi disciplinary team and co-ordinate all aspects of care in the best interests of the patient and family. To supervise junior staff and to teach qualified and unqualified staff as appropriate. Achieve and maintain competence in identified mandatory and statutory training; develop and maintain clinical competencies, skills and knowledge which relate to the area of clinical practice (i.e. Venepuncture, Cannulation).

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.