Job summary
- Main area
- trauma and orthopaedics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (to cover all shift patterns including weekends and nights)
- Job ref
- 339-NMSK7243-LMG
- Employer
- North Bristol NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Bristol NHS Trust
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Sister/ Charge Nurse
Band 6
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Registered Nurse with orthopaedic experience to join our committed nursing team on Gate 25A as a Sister/ Charge Nurse!
This ward is a busy 33 bedded regional Major Trauma ward with 24 single rooms and 2 four bedded bays.
The successful candidate will be:
- A Registered Nurse with active NMC registration and orthopaedic experience in an acute setting
- Flexible and willing to undertake internal rotation to night duty and weekends
- An effective team leader
- Hardworking with the drive to go the extra mile
Apply now!
Main duties of the job
Key duties will include:
- In the absence of the ward sister lead and coordinate teams of nursing staff in the delivery of high standards of nursing care
- Take responsibility for providing effective clinical leadership and accountability for the nursing service .
- To act efficiently and effectively upon any significant changes in the patients’ condition or circumstances
- To be responsible for coordinating discharge planning in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to ensure arrangement of efficient, safe and timely discharge for effective patient flow
- Work closely with members of the multidisciplinary team
- To be actively involved in their own development and supporting junior member s of the team in their development
- Supporting patients and their families during their stay
- To strictly adhere to local and trust wide Infection Control policy and procedures
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key duties will include:
- In the absence of the ward sister lead and coordinate teams of nursing staff in the delivery of high standards of nursing care
- Take responsibility for providing effective clinical leadership and accountability for the nursing service .
- To act efficiently and effectively upon any significant changes in the patients’ condition or circumstances
- To be responsible for coordinating discharge planning in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to ensure arrangement of efficient, safe and timely discharge for effective patient flow
- Work closely with members of the multidisciplinary team
- To be actively involved in their own development and supporting junior member s of the team in their development
- Supporting patients and their families during their stay
- To strictly adhere to local and trust wide Infection Control policy and procedures
Person specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN, with current live Registration
- Teaching and assessing qualification (998 or equivalent) or willing to undertake
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of a specialist course study or willing to undertake
- Speciality specific post graduate training
- Trauma experience
Work Experience
Essential criteria
- 2 years post qualification experience in an acute setting
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams
- Proven experience of teaching and assessing
Desirable criteria
- Knowledgeable experience of audit
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good organisational and personal effectiveness skills
- Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a changing environment
- Good interpersonal and communication skills at all levels including clinical staff.
- I.T skills to include Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft Outlook Email.
- Ability to work for and as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Assertive and confident in their approach to managing at this level
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jordan Hignell
- Job title
- Senior Ward Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0117 4143108
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