Sister/Charge Nurse - Care of the Elderly

at  Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL BE EXPECTED TO:

1. Implement and monitor systems and processes to ensure that patient needs are comprehensively
   assessed, appropriately planned, effectively implemented and evaluated according to changing health
   care needs and varying levels of complexity
2. Implement change and best practice in terms of patient flow, admission and discharge arrangements
   according to service plans and objectives, by providing clinical expertise, advice and guidance
3. Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team/agencies to ensure that patient needs are met,
   especially in relation to on-going care needs and discharge arrangements
4. Involve patients, relatives/carers in the delivery of care, providing reassurance and support to assist
   their understanding and co-operation
5. Ensure that the clinical area is safe for practice by ensuring that cleanliness is maintained, materials and
   equipment are ready for use, including clearing away afterwards
6. Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations, ensuring that others do so
7. Collect, collate, and report information, ensuring that accurate patient records/documentation are
   maintained
   A very exciting opportunity has arisen on our new Care of the Elderly Ward for a Band 6 Ward Sister/Charge Nurse.
   The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, drive and enthusiasm and be dedicated to ensuring that a high quality of care is delivered to all patients.
   You will work closely with the Ward Manager, Matron and current Band 6 Sister, helping to shape the future of this ward. The successful applicant will help to develop our established team of nurses and seek to improve services to ensure our patient experience is consistently of a high standard.
   Our team are friendly, passionate and hard working. We adopt a door is always open policy and support all members of our MDT.
   If you are enthusiastic, open to change and innovation and highly motivated then we would encourage you to apply.
   Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K).
   The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
   The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff. An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance.
   With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester ‘places’ and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.
   During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
   At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
8. Implement and monitor systems and processes to ensure that patient needs are comprehensively
   assessed, appropriately planned, effectively implemented and evaluated according to changing health
   care needs and varying levels of complexity
9. Implement change and best practice in terms of patient flow, admission and discharge arrangements
   according to service plans and objectives, by providing clinical expertise, advice and guidance
10. Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team/agencies to ensure that patient needs are met,
    especially in relation to on-going care needs and discharge arrangements
11. Involve patients, relatives/carers in the delivery of care, providing reassurance and support to assist
    their understanding and co-operation
12. Ensure that the clinical area is safe for practice by ensuring that cleanliness is maintained, materials and
    equipment are ready for use, including clearing away afterwards
13. Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations, ensuring that others do so
14. Collect, collate, and report information, ensuring that accurate patient records/documentation are
    maintaine

Please refer the Job description for details