Junior Sister

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic, registered Nurse looking for the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills? Do you have experience working in the Emergency Department?

This is an exciting opportunity to join our hardworking and dynamic nursing team in the Emergency Department where every day is different, and always something new to learn. Here at SFT we have both adult and paediatric services. We are a Multidisciplinary team with our own Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Emergency Nurse Practitioner team.

This department is currently undertaking a new build with a new, innovative Emergency Village being built

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust are passionate about supporting our staff with a comprehensive career pathway ensuring the opportunity to develop your career with access to in-house training and a number of CPD opportunities.

Main duties of the job

As a band 6 sister/charge nurse in the Emergency Department you must be able to follow polices and procedures whilst keeping patients safe and prioritising the work load of different areas effectively . You will be expected to coordinated all areas of the department from RAU to resus whilst assisting and supporting junior staff.

It is essential that you have skills such as cannulation, plastering, catheterisation , IT skills, triage and ILS. Be able to recognise a deterioration patient and escalate effectively.

As a band 6 sister/charge nurse you would be expected to act as a role model and share knowledge to both junior staff and students, and be prepared to work alongside the band 7 senior sisters/charge nurses in managing a team with in the department and sharing knowledge.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays NHS pension scheme membership Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further NHS Staff discounts Cycle to work scheme Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice Job description

Job responsibilities

Be a visible & accessible presence in the clinical area for patients, relatives & staff.

Lead by example & act as a positive role model taking responsibility for own professional development.

Ensure effective communication is maintained both within the Dept & with relevant external agencies or individuals.

Organise own workload & adjust priorities in response to issues arising in the workplace.

Recognise & respond to issues which require urgent or immediate attention, reporting to other members of the multi-disciplinary/ management team as necessary.

Deputise for the Department Manager as required.

Ensure comprehensive clinical records are maintained.

Support the management of roster allocation to provide safe staffing levels in line with the agreed workforce model.

Ensure the provision of compassionate, safe & high quality care of all patients & supervise the working of junior staff & trainees during the span of duty.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £ This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salaryIn addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC Registration Adult Nursing registration Professional or clinical qualification relevant to the speciality or evidence of working towards

Desirable

Evidence of study at degree level Supporting learners in practice courses Previous leadership experience

Knowledge

Essential

An understanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times. Updated research and evidence based practice Evidence of further education in Emergency care

Desirable

Evidence of further learning

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in Emergency Department Evidence of continual professional development Evidence of ability to effectively co-ordinate/ lead a team

Skills

Essential

Minor injury training Manchester triage course Appropriate IT skills

Desirable

Awareness of implementing change and willingness to learn new skills.

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