Paediatric Ward Sister/Charge Nurse

1 month ago


Bristol, United Kingdom University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking for

an individual who is able to support, engage, inspire and develop their teams to enable them to provide the highest quality of care to patients and their colleagues.

This post provides strong leadership, visible, credible, senior nursing presence accessible to staff, patients and their families for advice, assistance and support within the cardiac & cardiology service. The post holder will be accountable for the delivery of optimum quality patient care in their area/s of responsibility, and in line with the ten key matron responsibilities outlined nationally (see below). 

As Matron, the post holder is expected to ensure that the services provided are responsive to patient needs, that the planning of services involves patients and users, and reflects the diverse population served. There is an expectation that the post holder will work closely with Matrons, Director and Deputy Director of Nursing and ADM/DDM colleagues within the division and across divisional and Trust boundaries in the interest of patient care.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For full job description please refer to the attached Job Description document, including detail of requirements of:

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

Knowledge of nurse led initiatives & national policy Strong leadership abilities IT Skills Enthusiastic, highly motivated and able to inspire others Conscientious, committed, reliable and hardworking, knowledge of nurse led initiatives and national policy

Aptitudes

Essential criteria

Respecting Everyone Embracing change Recognising Success Working Together

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

RN.1st Level Current NMC Registration Experience of working within acute cardiology, surgery, critical care Master’s Degree or equivalent, or willingness to work towards Patient safety Incident & Clinical Governance

Desirable criteria

Leadership/Management Course IOSH (or similar) Course

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

Ability to establish credibility rapidly with wide range of staff Ability to communicate clearly to a range of audiences & disciplines Ability to deal sensitively with emotive Resilience Being fair Dynamic Flexible Enthusiastic & Motivated Possessed of personal insight and awareness Good team player Innovative Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

· If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.

· The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

· By applying for this post, you are agreeing to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

· Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.



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