Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - ED

*****PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY**********This post attracts a Recruitment and Retention premium of 2,000 per annum pro rata until December 2024We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, dynamic and passionate Sister/Charge Nurse to help lead our nursing team day-to-day management within the Emergency Department.We arelooking for leaders who enjoy a challenge and thrive within the high energy specialty of Emergency Care. Our ED offers an amazing development package with routes to formal education channels, our development work has been recognized nationally and Barts Health prides itself on our development of nurses.We strive to give our staff a happy environment where safety and quality are our top priorities as nurses. It is your role to bring both leadership and clinical excellence together to create an outstanding department for our staff and service users.We are working hard on achieving a culture that has a healthy speak-up culture where staff and patient feedback shape our evolving journey to outstanding. You should be motivated in wanting to achieve the same outstanding goals we want to achieve within our culture, working to our Trust Values.Main duties of the jobThe post-holder will provide enthusiastic, passionate and innovative nursing leadership to day-to-day operational management and running of the Emergency Department. A Sister/Charge Nurse is expected to take part in supporting staff development, ensuring innovative ways of working are introduced and being an advocate to local & trust wide agenda's as well as own work that will help to make the department an outstanding place to work and visit.About usBarts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.Person SpecificationQualifications & ExperienceEssentialDegree or equivalent and relevant experience as RNSpecialist A& E/ED course or working towardsMentorship Course or EquivalentDesirableLeadership/Management course.SkillsEssentialRecent and relevant experience in ED NursingSound ability to work as a team member with good emotional intelligence skills to read situations and balancing responses with empathy and gusto.Ability to manage own workload.Excellent verbal and written communication skills within documentation and with all members of the team, patients and their carers.Positive attitude and ability to work under pressure.Adaptability to changing workload Role model for junior colleagues Full participation in teaching programme and development of self and others on every interaction.Sound ability to problem solve and balance risk, safety and performance, putting patients and staff at the heart of your decisions.Practices openness, honesty and transparency, upholding the Trust Values at all times.Ability to identify and provide ranges of feedback.Ability to manage risk, risk assess and mitigate against risk.Ability to delegate authority to people and monitor against required outcomes.Demonstrate understanding and role in management of ED operational standards.DesirableConflict ResolutionBreakaway TrainingMental Health FirstAid/AwarenessRoster ManagementExperience of Triage/assessment of patientsKnowledgeEssentialEvidence of continual professional development.Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy.Knowledge and application of health and safety policy and legislation.DesirableAudit and analysis skills.Service quality improvement in practice.Personal and people developmentEssentialShift work will be required through the 24 hours period.Take responsibility for own learning and performance manages staff in relation to recruitment, performance and absenceEnsures performance reviews are undertakenEmployer detailsEmployer nameBarts Health NHS TrustAddressWhipps Cross University HospitalLondonE11 1NRAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.259-2760126WXH-ED-22 Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
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