Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department
Job overview
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community healthcare serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.
The Acute Adult Care Division is one of four Clinical Divisions in the Trust that includes Emergency Care, Complex Care and Specialist Medicine. The Division contains the busiest single site Emergency Department in Greater Manchester and has inpatient wards providing acute medicine, rehabilitation and specialist medicine services.It provides a range of specialist out-patient and community services and is committed to providing excellent clinical performance and patient care.
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen for Junior Sister / Charge Nurse post within the Emergency Department of the Acute Adult Care Division of the Trust. We have an excellent team of healthcare professionals dedicated to Emergency Care provision for the local community.We are looking for motivated experienced A&E Junior Sisters/Charge Nurses to work in our busy department, following our trust values of “Vision, Openness, Integrity, Compassion, Excellence". The Department has an excellent Training and development programme, with competency based profiles to cover all areas of the department.
Working for our organisation
The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff have joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve.We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Candidates must have significant A&E experience.
As a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse you will be expected to promote the delivery of a high standard of patient centred care in a supported environment. You will already have current Emergency Department experience and are looking towards your next step.Potential candidates should possess a Degree in Adult nursing, ALS certification, evidence of recent professional development and change management experience. Potential candidates must possess good leadership skills and be committed to high professional standards within an evidence based framework.
This post will allow you the opportunity to develop your leadership skills further whilst driving the quality of care forward.
Please note; we will consider applications from staff who have been unable to attend an ALS course, on the provision that the successful applicant has a secured booking on the course within the next six months
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- First level Registered Nurse
- ALS
- Manchester Triage Trained
- Degree in Nursing
- PLS
- Mentorship or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria- Evidence of recent professional development
- Relevant Emergency Department experience
- Change management
- Evidence of Leadership
- Evidence of Link Role
- Team management
- Teaching experience
Skills
Essential criteria- Excellent communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Able to prioritise and cope with pressure Able to use technology to find and appraise evidence Enquiry/problem solving skills Able to perform venepuncture/cannulation Able to carryout treatments within all areas of the department
- Able to use technology to find and appraise evidence
- Enquiry/problem solving skills
- Able to perform venepuncture/cannulation
- Able to carryout treatments within all areas of the department
- IrMER training
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Up to date in specialty
- Basic computer literacy Understands concepts of mentorship and preceptorship Understands and applies principles of learning in practice
- Understands concepts of mentorship and preceptorship
- Understands and applies principles of learning in practice
Other
Essential criteria- DBS Clearance
- Health cleared by Occupational Health to undertake the full range of duties of the post
We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment.
We thrive on cultivating cultural architecture, if you have the right skills, attitudes and behaviours, in line with our Trust values, we welcome and appreciate the diversity you bring to our organisation.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits please click on the link below to see what current benefits we have.
Staff benefits - Bolton NHS FT (boltonft.nhs.uk)
From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.