What might it look like to work here?
Stand by, we'll show you...
To promote a personalised patient centred approach to care in collaboration with carers, relatives and relevant health care professionals.
If you are looking to improve your leadership skills and have been working in a Band 6 role for 2 years or more, then this secondment might be for you. We have 1.0WTE secondment
Sister/ Charge Nurse in
Cardiology C705.
Ward C705
is also located at the Bristol Heart Institute. The ward caters to patients with cardiac conditions that requires optimisation and procedures such as angiograms, angioplasty and devices.
Sister/ Charge Nurse is accountable and responsible for the twenty-four-hour care delivery and management of the department. The sister/charge nurse will promote and monitor safe and effective practice, enhance the patient experience, provide effective leadership and management and contribute to the delivery of the Trust/Divisional objectives.
- At act as a clinical expert providing specialist knowledge and advice to all staff / team members
- The delivery of patient centred care and able to articulate its benefits and in its absence the consequences
- To promote a personalised patient centred approach to care in collaboration with carers, relatives and relevant health care professionals. Continuous monitoring of standards and the quality of care provided, ensuring all nursing documentation is completed correctly and timely by members of the nursing team
- Working collaboratively with PALS and Patient Support and Complaints team to investigate and resolve patient concerns/ complaints, involving ward staff in developing action plans and progress within given timeframes
- To work within the agreed nursing establishment and ensure safe staffing levels are deployed across all shifts to maintain patient safety and mitigate risk at all times
- To assist in establishing and monitoring protocols and patient care pathways.
- To ensure the rights, dignity, privacy and confidentiality of patients are protected at all times.
- To ensure staff are familiar with national, professional and local quality issues relevant to the delivery of nursing services.
- To be proficient in all appropriate extended practice such as immediate life support, temporary pacing and complex ECG analysis within the defined clinical area and to be able to demonstrate up to date knowledge and skills.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lisa Thomas Job title: Matron Email address: Telephone number:
If you are looking to improve your leadership skills and have been working in a Band 6 role for 2 years or more, then this secondment might be for you. We have 1.0WTE secondment
Sister/ Charge Nurse in
Cardiology C705.
Ward C705
is also located at the Bristol Heart Institute. The ward caters to patients with cardiac conditions that requires optimisation and procedures such as angiograms, angioplasty and devices.
Sister/ Charge Nurse is accountable and responsible for the twenty-four-hour care delivery and management of the department. The sister/charge nurse will promote and monitor safe and effective practice, enhance the patient experience, provide effective leadership and management and contribute to the delivery of the Trust/Divisional objectives.
- At act as a clinical expert providing specialist knowledge and advice to all staff / team members
- The delivery of patient centred care and able to articulate its benefits and in its absence the consequences
- To promote a personalised patient centred approach to care in collaboration with carers, relatives and relevant health care professionals. Continuous monitoring of standards and the quality of care provided, ensuring all nursing documentation is completed correctly and timely by members of the nursing team
- Working collaboratively with PALS and Patient Support and Complaints team to investigate and resolve patient concerns/ complaints, involving ward staff in developing action plans and progress within given timeframes
- To work within the agreed nursing establishment and ensure safe staffing levels are deployed across all shifts to maintain patient safety and mitigate risk at all times
- To assist in establishing and monitoring protocols and patient care pathways.
- To ensure the rights, dignity, privacy and confidentiality of patients are protected at all times.
- To ensure staff are familiar with national, professional and local quality issues relevant to the delivery of nursing services.
- To be proficient in all appropriate extended practice such as immediate life support, temporary pacing and complex ECG analysis within the defined clinical area and to be able to demonstrate up to date knowledge and skills.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lisa Thomas Job title: Matron Email address: Telephone number: