Senior Sister

We are looking for a highly motivated, responsive and proactive individual with significant experience to lead a dedicated nursing team.
Outpatients is a team who take pride in delivering person centred care with compassion and commitment to meet the needs of our people.
We are looking for a senior nurse to lead inclusively, develop the team, champion Right Care Behaviours and values and influence service development and improvements in Outpatients.
They will also act as a resource providing information and work closely with other professionals of the wider multidisciplinary team, have a keen interest in monitoring and maintaining acceptable standards of care.
The post holder will be responsible for leading the nursing team on a day to day basis; coordinating the delivery of holistic patient care within the clinical environment.
Through clinical leadership, adherence of the Trust Right Care values and the utilisation of effective management skills, the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse will ensure the department team is informed, trained and developed to enable the highest standards of evidence based and compassionate care to be delivered to our patients, their carers and families. They will support a collaborative, open and trusting communication style to all groups that the Unit communicates or interacts with from staff, to visiting teams and the individuals we care for.
To actively participate in the development of the department using innovation, challenge and evidence based practice/strategies to support forward growth, progression and value based care.
The post holder must understand the core concepts of safe and effective patient flow through the Department, using their skills to promote and support the multidisciplinary team.
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.
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