Sister/Charge Nurse

at  Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY HAS BECOME AVAILABLE FOR A BAND 6 SISTER/CHARGE NURSE TO JOIN OUR ORTHOPAEDIC TEAM AT THE ROYAL OLDHAM HOSPITAL.

As a Ward Sister / Charge Nurse you will be responsible for supporting your Ward Manager within a management role and supporting the ward staff in delivering high nursing care for patients that have undergone emergency orthopaedic surgery.
You will work alongside the Practice Based Educator and in ensuring all training is up to date, you will also work along side and work against the NAAS standards.
You will act as a role model, demonstrating expert clinical practice and will be confident in challenging poor practice. You will also be required to work and manage all areas within the department and demonstrate a professional manner and clinical expertise with good communication skills in all aspects of their work.
As committed as you are to doing the best for your patients, we are just as committed to helping you to get the most out of your role. We will offer you the support, guidance, training and opportunities to develop so you are able to make the best contribution you can.
Main duties of the job
T7 is currently a 32 bedded emergency Orthopaedic trauma area that cares for patients that have under gone Orthopaedic surgeries. The ward is managed by one Ward Manager and a team of nurses who work closely with other members of clinical staff, trauma coordinators, doctors, therapists and specialist nurses. We are a dementia friendly ward and work together as a team to provide a high standard of care.
As a Sister/Charge Nurse you will be involved in effectively supporting and leading staff to ensure high quality care is delivered at all times. You will undertake the Nurse in Charge role, coordinating, delegating and supporting the management and planning of nursing care whilst maintaining patient safety.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/

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.