Sister/Charge Nurse - Discharge LoungeNHS

Job summary

Sister/Charge Nurse - 24 Hours, Band 6, Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 24 hour per week permanent Sister / Charge Nurse (Band 6) in the Discharge Lounge at Stepping Hill Hospital

You will be working with all the wards and departments in the hospital in order to facilitate patient flow and improve patient experience. The successful candidate will maintain patient safety whilst assisting nursing teams in the prompt and efficient transfer of patients to the discharge lounge and out of hospital.

You must have a proven ability in supervising, managing and controlling the activities within an area in an effective and efficient manner.

You will have excellent communication skills and high clinical standards with a passion to make a difference for patients and staff alike.

Main duties of the job

Key duties of the role will include:

• To function as a competent clinical practitioner within their designated clinical area. To deliver direct patient care whilst, coordinating and overseeing nursing practice.
• To be responsible for ensuring the delivery of clinical activities during their span of duty.
• To ensure that there is efficient and effective utilisation of resources to deliver high quality care to their client group.
• To deputise for the ward/ department manager in his / her absence, driving forward evidence based practice and taking responsibility for the supervision of staff and the policies and practices that operate within their clinical area.
• Proactively support in de-escalating site by facilitating flow and discharges from the wards
• To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
• To answer Datix and Complaints
• to oversee the Off Duty

Job description

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice