Ward Sister / Charge Nurse inSouthampton inSouthampton PUBLISHED
THU 17 OCT 2024
Key responsibilities include managing bed flow, conducting staff appraisals, mentoring student nurses, and collaborating with various departments to ensure quality patient care and effective discharges. The shift patterns include early, late, long day, and night shifts, and applicants should have relevant experience in acute surgical settings, covering surgical, urology, and medical patients. This position offers an opportunity for professional growth while significantly impacting patient experiences.
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description for the role.
Ward F6- Surgical, Secondment opportunity-Candidates should be energetic and forward thinking, have the ability to manage a team and demonstrate sound, innovative leadership styles and skills in an evolving environment. Excellent communication, decision-making and motivational skills are key qualities and attributes to possess in conjunction with compassion and determined commitment.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
About us
You will need to demonstrate continuing professional development and a strong commitment to developing others and have an understanding of how to improve and provide safe, quality care for patients and their relatives.(Writing appraisals, dealing with complaints, running a 30 bedded ward, working alongside and developing student nurses, maintaining bed flow from ASU and ED departments, link role, assisting the band 7 with ward budget, roster writing and working alongside the MDT).
If you are dedicated to improving the patient experience and committed to providing a professional positive working environment for staff, then this ward will give you great job satisfaction whilst also challenging and developing your surgical skills
To be in charge of a 30 bedded ward.Attend multiple doctors ward rounds and disseminate information to the ward staff.Meet with the MDT (Multi-disciplinary team) to discuss safe discharges of patients.Manage bed flowManage a team of staff, to complete their appraisal, learning objectives, link roles, look after student nurses on the ward.To manage and deal with complaints at ward level.To be an advocate for patients- skin integrity, work alongside therapy team, discharge team
Shift pattern- Early 07:30-15:30. Late shift 12pm-8pm, Long day shift- 07:30-8pm and Night shift- 19:30-8am
The specific experience and skills for this specialised and innovative nursing role consist of knowledge and skills for caring for patients with a wide range of Acute Surgical, Urology, Upper GI, Lower GI, Vascular and Medical patients
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