Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Nursing/Medical
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: 34.5 hours per week
- Hours
- Part time - 34.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 151-NM62
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Junior Sister/Charge Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
We are looking to appoint a Junior Sister or Junior Charge Nurse to work alongside the team . You will need strong interpersonal skills and a keen interest in caring for elderly patients and promoting independence and confidence to support patients to go home.
The Junior Sister or Charge nurse will support the Ward Manager in providing leadership, direction, and coordination of nursing care within the Elderly Care Ward. The post holder will contribute to the operational management of the ward, ensuring the delivery of high quality, safe, and effective care to older adults, many of whom may present with complex physical and cognitive needs.
Main duties of the job
As a junior sister you will take charge of the shift and work closely with the Ward manager and medical staff to plan and manage patient care and discharge planning.
You will work with the multidisciplinary team , including the therapists , Consultant geriatrician and community services to enable a safe and timely discharge back into the community with further support if needed.
Excellent interpersonal skills are essential as you will be leading liaison with patients and their relatives.
You should be a registered nurse, experienced in the care of elderly patients on both days and nights. Previous experience of working within a medical area is essential
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Responsible for the assessment of patient care needs the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision.
- To participate and assist in systematic monitoring and evaluation of nursing practice.
- To participate and assist in setting standards of patient care based on sound evidence-based findings, implementing these into practice.
- Act as a role model and mentor to students and junior staff.
- Contribute towards the development of an effective learning environment within the clinical area.
- To maintain own personal and professional development, keeping PREP folders up to date.
Please see attached job description for more information.
Person specification
Registered nurse
Essential criteria
- worked as a band 5/6 previously
competencies
Essential criteria
- computer literate, excellent interpersonal skills, discharge planning, variety of clinical skills
Desirable criteria
- has Supporting Learners in Practice or working towards completion of it
professional
Essential criteria
- working within an MDT . time management. Team player
values
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach , able to work variety of shifts to suit service
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jasmin Cacayorin
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 615 1529
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