Job overview

An exciting B6 position has become available on Durrington/AFU ward

Durrington acute medical frailty ward is a growing team of nurses, clinicians and therapists. This is a fast-paced environment, caring for patients with different medical conditions, and complex discharge planning. 

Durrington is a very friendly and a supportive environment, with an enthusiastic team. You will be clinically challenged as key member of the management and leadership team deputising for the ward sister/charge nurse in his absence. 

As a registered, accountable and autonomous nurse to act in the best interests of your patients at all times and take personal responsibility for your actions and decisions.

You will be responsible for patient assessment, planning of care, giving and supervising safe and compassionate care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care. 

As an NMC registrant facilitate learning and development of all staff and students.  You will demonstrate strong leadership qualities and be open, transparent and trustworthy.  As a Trust employee act with integrity and uphold the values and beliefs of the Trust and the NMC Code of Conduct. 

Main duties of the job

Professional and ethical practice.

• You will work closely with the Ward Manager to manage the ward.  In this privileged position you will communicate effectively, listen to staff and ensure their views are heard. 
• You will also support your Senior Sister by agreeing decisions and plans for the development of the ward and be able to present a united, cohesive voice as a senior member of the team.

Care delivery responsibilities.

• Supervise and monitor care delivery in your ward ensuring care is delivered by all staff and students with kindness, compassion and respect. You will be mindful of standards at all times and if you have concerns you will know how manage them or to raise them to the Senior Sister or DSN.

Care management and educational responsibilities.

• Contribute to public protection by creating and maintaining a safe environment of care through the use of quality assurance and risk management strategies.  You will have a good understanding of how to complete clinical risk assessments, complete adverse incident reports and provide feedback for staff who complete adverse incident forms.
• Demonstrate knowledge of effective inter-professional working practices which respect and utilise the contributions of members of the health and social care team.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. 

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk