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Job summary

Main area
Perioperative & Critical Care Services
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent: Secondment will also be considered
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
Various Hours
Job ref
328-PCC-7108894
Employer
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The James Cook University Hospital
Town
Middlesbrough
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 Per annum (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse

Band 6

Job overview

To act as a team leader to maintain a high standard of quality care and co-ordinate the operational activities during a span of duty.  To make the best use of resources within the critical care directorate and develop good practice maintaining high standards of patient care. 

Main duties of the job

 The post holder with support from the Ward Manager, Clinical Matron and Lead Nurse to deliver 24-hour care to the critically ill patient population.  They will ensure that they lead and manage the ward so that safe, high quality, evidence-based nursing care is delivered to patients whilst respecting and involving families and carers as partners in care.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants

Working for our organisation

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.  You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant Critical Care experience.
  • Evidence of teaching and mentoring students and new recruits
  • Evidence and experience of positive leadership skills and the ability to transform and lead a team to work effectively together
Desirable criteria
  • Involvement in a service development project

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current NMC Registration as an RN.
  • Advanced Life Support provider
  • The Critical Care Award. Step 2 minimum.
  • BSc Nursing or be working towards attaining one – in the absence of BSc evidence of advanced clinical experience must be evident

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • To provide clinical expertise within critical care giving support and advice to nursing staff
  • Ability to apply advanced theoretical knowledge to the clinical setting.
  • Completion of Critical Care Competency Programme
  • Effective verbal & non-verbal communication and interpersonal skills
  • Commitment to the needs of the service including a flexible and adaptable approach in the work environment / work practices.
  • Effectively prioritises and coordinates own work.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of management issues and leadership.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Application numbers

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Elaine Cater
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01642 850850
Additional information

Elaine Cater - ext 55962

Susan Mortimer - ext 53536

Gareth Cox - ext 55620

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