Ward Sister

Are you patient-centred, committed to delivering high quality care, have excellent clinical and communication skills with a 'can do' attitude that can inspire the team to have the desire to work alongside you and achieve the best for the patients in our care.

Colmers ward is a very busy inpatient ward within a thriving community hospital. We have 24 beds specialising in mainly older persons rehabilitation where are nursing staff and the wider multi-disciplinary team provide patient centred care to a very high standard. We also focus on providing excellent end of life care and have recently received Gold Standard Framework Platinum Reaccreditation for this.

We are looking for a band 6 ward sister who will work collaboratively with our current ward sister, supporting the senior sister in ensuring that our team have the support and skills to provide exceptional care to our patients across both wards who is motivated to make a real difference with a caring and compassionate attitude excellent team-working skills, communication, and assessment skills.

We are a forward thinking and supportive multidisciplinary team. It is a very exciting time on Colmers ward with the development of many services at Dorset HealthCare we offer plenty of opportunities to develop your clinical and management skills.

To provide a high quality person centred approach to care delivery which always considers people’s safety, privacy and dignity.

To undertake assessment of patients / service users care needs, and develop programmes of care as part of the wider multi-disciplinary care team.

Recognise, assess and manage risk across the immediate and wider working environment and make appropriate decision autonomously ensuring statutory requirements are met

To provide advice to patients/ service users and carers regarding their care.

To plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings.

Provide supervision, development. mentorship, and clinical support to students and junior staff in the team.

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

If you would like to find out more about the role, the team or the hospital then please contact us and we can arrange a visit to come and meet our amazing team