Junior Sister / Charge Nurse
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,338.00 to £44,962.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 July 2025 |
| Location: | Brighton, BN2 5BE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9279-25-1236 |
Summary
Responsible for effective shift handovers ensuring relevant detail is communicated and identifies and challenges any unprofessional or subjective comments made about patients. Participates in ward rounds showing knowledge of the up to date situation and condition of the patients, with the ability to be able to present this concisely in an appropriate manner encouraging one stop ward rounds. Responsible for the discharge of patients from the ward and to manage complex patient case conferences which may involve end of life care. Support families and carers to understand complicated medical conditions. Recognize poor standards of care amongst the MDT and be able to highlight these to the appropriate personnel at an appropriate time. To maintain correct standards of uniform and personal appearance, as indicated in the Dress Code & Uniform Policy. Report / action any accidents, incidents or undue occurrences reported or witnessed. Take an active role in the management of risks, in line with Trust and Directorate policy Ensure your role has a positive influence on key performance indicators. Seek consistently to improve nursing practice in line with evidence, recent best practice innovations and new developments. Proactively manage ward level complaints and report to senior staff so that they can be dealt with according to Trust Policy. Maintain flexibility with staff rosters in order to provide cover with the optimum skill mix, making best use of available resources. Deal with patient/relative complaints proactively.