Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Due to promotion of existing Band 6 Registered Nurses we now have a vacancies for keen, highly motivated registered nurses with Emergency Department experience to join us as a Charge Nurse/Sister . The opportunity will allow you to enhance your Emergency skills and professional leadership qualities which are critical to delivering gold standard, high quality care.

You will be required to work a 24/7shift pattern.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

Maintain a high-level skills and knowledge as a resource/role model for staff and patients. Working towards Level 2 of the RCN competences .

Manage day to day shift leading and patient flow, ensuring a high standard of care throughout the department.

Respond appropriately and professionally to maintaining quality, managing critical incidents and escalating events when appropriate.

Informally and formally networking with colleagues and agencies to share quality initiatives, spread good practice and accept responsibility for developing further.

You will provide exceptional nursing care, undertake staff appraisals, attendance management and other operational management and clinical duties. You will work alongside the current Sisters/Charge Nurse and support the Lead Nurse team to ensure we maintain the highest standards of care at all times.

You should be a clinical expert and proactively develop your own and others knowledge and skills. You should be a leader and be able to supervisethe clinical work of others and manage the emergency care setting as a whole; managing patient flow and delegating care accordingly.You will work closely withthe Emergency Medicine Consultantand clinical decision makers to ensure safety of patients and best use of resources.

About us

We pride ourselves in being supportive and welcoming to all members of the team.We have dedicated Practice Educator's who will ensure your training is streamlined and tailored to suit your developmental needs. We also support completion of the RCN Emergency Nursing Competency Framework. If you are energetic, a Team Player and you are a committed to developing and improving Emergency Care there are opportunities for you at Harrogate District Hospital. We have excellent opportunities for training and development, formal and informal, including ALS, EPLS, TNCC and Leadership Skills.

Date posted

17 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

421-LTUC-1107A

Job locations

Emergency Department

Harrogate District Hospital

Harrogate

HG2 7SX

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information please see the job description attached.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Rachael Worton on rachael.worton@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information please see the job description attached.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Rachael Worton on rachael.worton@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
Working Towards RCN Level 2 Competency Framework

Desirable

Degree or Working towards a degree

Experience

Essential

Experience of working within Emergency department within the last 6 months
An interest in developing and educating colleagues
Experience of working with a wide range of complex clinical conditions

Qualifcation

Essential

Certificate in Mentorship/Practice Assessor

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
Working Towards RCN Level 2 Competency Framework

Desirable

Degree or Working towards a degree

Experience

Essential

Experience of working within Emergency department within the last 6 months
An interest in developing and educating colleagues
Experience of working with a wide range of complex clinical conditions

Qualifcation

Essential

Certificate in Mentorship/Practice Assessor

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).