Job overview

***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY***

Band 6 Junior Sister / Junior Charge Nurse – Primrose Elective General Surgery

An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, pro-active and motivated experienced Registered Nurses with general surgical experience to apply for a Band 6 position on Primrose Elective General Surgery. 

Primrose Elective General Surgery is a 12 bedded  short stay ward caring for a wide variety of surgical specialities.  You will also be responsible for working with Sister in developing the established Surgical Admission Unit to increase elective capacity and help improve patient experience. 

On Primrose Elective General Surgery you will be  responsible for preparing patients for theatres  and provide a high standard of care to  patients post surgery. 

You will work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team so good communication skills are essential. You must be able to advocate for your patients . You will also need to be confident in supporting and developing clinical competence within the nursing team . 

The successful candidates would need to have experience in managing  surgical patients and have insight into how to facilitate the effective flow of patient’s throughout the ward.

Venepuncture and cannulation skills are desirable. Support will be given to gain these essential skills for the right candidate

For further information please contact: Sister-Saranya Sasikumar -01432 355444 ext 4289 

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates would be expected to:

• Act as a role model to junior staff, being fully involved in team development and offer support to junior members of the team.
• Maintain the high standards of care on the ward, participating in audit to monitor these standards.
• Be able to co-ordinate patient flow throughout the ward, facilitating admissions and discharges.
• Assist the Sister in the effective line management of the team and be proactive in staff development.
• Have insight into budgetary control ensuring efficient use of resources.

Working for our organisation

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.