Acute Medical Unit - Senior Staff Nurse - Internal Only (SECONDMENT) inREading inREading PUBLISHED
MON 9 DEC 2024
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Excellent development opportunity for experienced staff nurses to enhance their clinical and leadership skills.
Chance to work closely with dynamic teams and contribute to high-quality patient care and safety.
Opportunity to support and mentor less experienced staff, fostering a collaborative learning environment.
Involvement in managing patient flow and capacity, enhancing critical decision-making skills in a fast-paced setting.
Opportunities to take on leadership responsibilities by supporting the Ward/Department Sister/Charge Nurse.
Promotion of excellent communication and teamwork within a multidisciplinary team, improving professional relationships.
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is offering a full-time secondment opportunity for an experienced Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse within the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) in Reading, lasting for 7 months. Candidates must possess significant acute medical nursing experience, a degree-level qualification, completed HMU competencies, and either have completed or be nearing completion of a Critical Care Course. The role involves supporting the Ward/Department Sister or Charge Nurse, managing patient flow, ensuring safety and cleanliness in the clinical environment, and fostering excellent communication and collaboration within the multidisciplinary team.
The position emphasises leadership, requiring the successful applicant to mentor junior staff, champion quality improvement, and promote teamwork across various units within the Trust. Candidates should be dynamic and motivated individuals with a commitment to high standards of clinical practice and patient care.
The position emphasises leadership, requiring the successful applicant to mentor junior staff, champion quality improvement, and promote teamwork across various units within the Trust. Candidates should be dynamic and motivated individuals with a commitment to high standards of clinical practice and patient care.
INTERNAL APPLICANTS APPLY ONLY
A full time secondment Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse position has been made available for 7 months.
This is an excellent development opportunity for experienced staff nurses.
Applicants would need to provide evidence of the following criteria:
- Significant acute medical nursing experience
- Dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic with a very high standard of clinical practice
- Degree level qualification
- Completed HMU competencies
- Completed or near completion - Critical Care Course
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, ability to manage patient flow and work closely with other teams
- Support the Ward/Department Sister/Charge Nurse in leading the team to deliver the objectives of the clinical area.
- Demonstrate excellent personal communication skills across AMU, HMU and wider Trust
- Actively promote excellent team working and MDT relationships.
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness in the clinical area and for a well-maintained environment.
- Co-ordinate and manage patient flow and capacity, ensuing patient safety at all times
- Support mentees and their development
- Actively engage and lead a link champion role
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- Support the Ward/Department Sister/Charge Nurse in leading the team to deliver the objectives of the clinical area.
- Demonstrate excellent personal communication skills across AMU, HMU and wider Trust
- Actively promote excellent team working and MDT relationships.
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness in the clinical area and for a well-maintained environment.
- Co-ordinate and manage patient flow and capacity, ensuing patient safety at all times
- Support mentees and their development
- Actively engage and lead a link champion role
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