As a Senior Staff Nurse, candidates will demonstrate leadership and clinical skills, manage nursing teams, and coordinate patient care while engaging in ongoing training and development. Excellent communication skills are essential, along with the ability to work independently and contribute to exciting projects within a fast-paced environment. The role prioritizes a high standard of patient care, governance, and professional development within the nursing team.
Band 6 Permanent post/ Flexible hours/ Full time
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, adaptable energetic and enthusiastic individual with a broad knowledge of surgical/emergency nursing to work as band 6 in an inpatient and ambulatory setting on A609.
A609 are very excited to be recruiting 1 WTE Senior Staff Nurse's (Band 6) to join our well established team in the Division of Surgery at the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI).
We are also opening up this opportunity to those wanting a progression post with support and training to meet Band 6 competencies/person specification and workload. This would suit an experienced Band 5 Nurse who has interest in management, adaptable skills and natural leadership abilities but may need more clinical support within the A609 team and ward environment.
We are looking for a range of experience and can provide training and development opportunities. We also offer flexible working, part time hours or full time hours depending on what suits the requirement of the service.
The Surgical Trauma Assessment Unit (STAU) consists of a 23 bedded inpatient unit and the Same Day Emergency Care unit (SDEC) consists of 10 assessment spaces for ambulatory patients. We provide a 7-day a week acute assessment for surgical/ Trauma & orthopaedic/ ENT/ maxilla-facial patients referred urgently either via GP or admitted via the emergency department.
Nurses will work closely with doctors, ACPs, AHPs, Clinical Site Managers and Health Care Support Workers.
The same Day Emergency Care unit (SDEC) offers an opportunity for nurses to triage acute surgical and trauma patients referred by GP's over the phone to support with providing a service where patients are assessed and treated without the need for an overnight admission.
The ward/environment is not like any other and offers a different way of working but ultimately is a fast paced and dynamic department caring for surgical patients.
This role gives job variety, continued development and involvement in exciting new projects as well as providing job satisfaction. As you build your knowledge and confidence you will be expected to work independently and manage your own team in conjunction with the Supervisory Sister.
Please come and talk to us to find out more information and whether this role and environment would be for you!
About us
Within this role you will influence progress and maintain high standards whilst developing clinical, managerial and leadership skills in this challenging environment where no two days are the same.
Experience within the surgical speciality or a similar unit environment is vital to enable you to settle into the role quickly and become a valuable senior member of the team. You will be supported in this role by the Senior Nursing team.
As a B6 senior staff nurse you will:
- Be proactive and show initiative, demonstrating excellent leadership and clinical skills to assess, investigate and treat patients
- Act acting as a leader and role model, adopting a flexible approach in a role managing clinical and managerial responsibilities
- Able to work and be Nurse In Charge of either STAU or Surgical SDEC, coordinating the care of patients, accepting referrals and managing the nursing team
- Excellent communication skills are therefore essential
- Experience of acute assessment or triage is desirable
- Actively engage in research and development opportunities for the service
- Knowledge regarding governance and its importance in promoting and maintaining sage and quality driven environment for patients, visitors and staff
- Take immediate action and inform sister where performance, conduct or attendance falls short of the expected standards
- To work in partnership with the management team to act as a united front and professional role model to the team
- Assist with and participate in, the recruitment, retention and professional development of staff
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
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