Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse | Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 20 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £42,939 - £50,697 per annum inclusive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 October 2024 |
| Location: | Ilford, IG3 8YB |
| Company: | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6661770/162-6441-SW |
Summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to join the Daisy Stroke Rehabilitation Ward providing comprehensive rehabilitation for adults discharged from the acute trust.
Working within the team you will support the post acute management and stroke risk factor management of patients after stroke in a rehabilitation setting, working as a part of the multi-disciplinary Stroke Team based in Goodmayes Hospital.
This role requires a motivated and innovative person to work within this developing service and it is vital that you are able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, experience of working with patients following diagnosis of stroke and/or neurological conditions is essential.
As a junior sister, you will work clinically as well as contributing to training, clinical supervision and maintenance of competencies of colleagues within the team supported by the Clinical Leads and Team Leader. Excellent communication skills, IT skills and flexibility are essential qualities.
To provide support to the Senior Sister in effectively leading and managing the ward, participating in all ward activities as an effective team member, supporting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse taking the responsibility for the leadership of a team of staff.
To assess care needs, and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. To teach and supervise qualified and unqualified staff, and act as a role model to junior staff, undertaking performance management is required.
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4188.
Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
This advert closes on Monday 30 Sep 2024
Working within the team you will support the post acute management and stroke risk factor management of patients after stroke in a rehabilitation setting, working as a part of the multi-disciplinary Stroke Team based in Goodmayes Hospital.
This role requires a motivated and innovative person to work within this developing service and it is vital that you are able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, experience of working with patients following diagnosis of stroke and/or neurological conditions is essential.
As a junior sister, you will work clinically as well as contributing to training, clinical supervision and maintenance of competencies of colleagues within the team supported by the Clinical Leads and Team Leader. Excellent communication skills, IT skills and flexibility are essential qualities.
To provide support to the Senior Sister in effectively leading and managing the ward, participating in all ward activities as an effective team member, supporting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse taking the responsibility for the leadership of a team of staff.
To assess care needs, and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. To teach and supervise qualified and unqualified staff, and act as a role model to junior staff, undertaking performance management is required.
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4188.
Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
This advert closes on Monday 30 Sep 2024
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