Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department
| Posting date: | 12 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 pa, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | Wigan, WN1 2NN |
| Company: | Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6225908/302-24-6186228M-A |
Summary
A Vacancy at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for an experienced individual who is looking to progress further in their career and would like to join our existing team over a 7 day rota. You will be a dynamic and highly motivated individual and have flexibility to be able to work within a busy and demanding environment.
An Enhanced DBS with Children's & Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.
The role will require you to work across all areas in the Trust which includes those that are designated as positive, asymptomatic and negative COVID wards.
The successful candidate will-
• Have experience of dealing with acute emergency and minor injuries/illnesses with a proven professional background within A&E nursing or a minor injuries unit.
• Lead and develop a team, promoting excellence in emergency care whilst supporting the other team managers in all aspects of department management.
• Have excellent communication skills and flexibility to meet the needs of the service are required.
• Will be involved in developing and implementing initiatives to improve the patient experience.
• Will be committed to providing high quality care to a range of patients with differing needs and be willing to embrace new role opportunities and expand your role as the service develops.
Choose Well – Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
On-Call
Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.
• Plan and organise the day-to-day management of the Emergency Department in the absence of the Senior Sister, by co-ordinating the activities of the team and deploying resources effectively.
• To undertake additional training to develop extended skills as appropriate e.g. nurse generated x-rays, and PGD’s, clinical examination skills, leadership skills.
• Allocates / deploys staff, both medical and nursing in response to service demand and patient needs.
• Organises, reviews and adjusts staff rosters in accordance with departmental requirements.
• Arrange the reception, transfer and discharge of patients in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with local and national targets
• Implements best practice and delivery of a high standard of nursing care.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to issues, which require urgent or immediate attention, reporting to other members of the multi-disciplinary/ senior staff as necessary.
• To ensure patients valuable and belongings are documented and managed in accordance with the Trusts policies and procedures.
• Ensure risk recognition and management of risk in the clinical environment as appropriate.
• Responsibility to keep self organisationally and departmentally updated through attendance at appropriate meeting.
• Seek appropriate advice for clinical and managerial problems beyond your scope of professional knowledge and/or skill.
• Ensure all staff are aware of major incident / decontamination procedures.
This advert closes on Friday 26 Apr 2024
We are looking for an experienced individual who is looking to progress further in their career and would like to join our existing team over a 7 day rota. You will be a dynamic and highly motivated individual and have flexibility to be able to work within a busy and demanding environment.
An Enhanced DBS with Children's & Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.
The role will require you to work across all areas in the Trust which includes those that are designated as positive, asymptomatic and negative COVID wards.
The successful candidate will-
• Have experience of dealing with acute emergency and minor injuries/illnesses with a proven professional background within A&E nursing or a minor injuries unit.
• Lead and develop a team, promoting excellence in emergency care whilst supporting the other team managers in all aspects of department management.
• Have excellent communication skills and flexibility to meet the needs of the service are required.
• Will be involved in developing and implementing initiatives to improve the patient experience.
• Will be committed to providing high quality care to a range of patients with differing needs and be willing to embrace new role opportunities and expand your role as the service develops.
Choose Well – Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
On-Call
Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.
• Plan and organise the day-to-day management of the Emergency Department in the absence of the Senior Sister, by co-ordinating the activities of the team and deploying resources effectively.
• To undertake additional training to develop extended skills as appropriate e.g. nurse generated x-rays, and PGD’s, clinical examination skills, leadership skills.
• Allocates / deploys staff, both medical and nursing in response to service demand and patient needs.
• Organises, reviews and adjusts staff rosters in accordance with departmental requirements.
• Arrange the reception, transfer and discharge of patients in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with local and national targets
• Implements best practice and delivery of a high standard of nursing care.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to issues, which require urgent or immediate attention, reporting to other members of the multi-disciplinary/ senior staff as necessary.
• To ensure patients valuable and belongings are documented and managed in accordance with the Trusts policies and procedures.
• Ensure risk recognition and management of risk in the clinical environment as appropriate.
• Responsibility to keep self organisationally and departmentally updated through attendance at appropriate meeting.
• Seek appropriate advice for clinical and managerial problems beyond your scope of professional knowledge and/or skill.
• Ensure all staff are aware of major incident / decontamination procedures.
This advert closes on Friday 26 Apr 2024