Job summary
Gate 28B is a General Medical and Respiratory Ward.

Due to long term sickness, we are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated leader to join our team for a 6 month secondment, or fixed term contract.

We are ideally looking for an experienced Band 6 or a highly experienced Band 5 nurse who regularly takes charge, co-ordinates, leads with confidence and be happy to professionally challenge. If you are hardworking, dedicated, and not afraid of a busy day, and if you enjoy being the front of house for everyone who comes through our doors, we would love to hear from you.

This opportunity is also perfect for those seeking a change of scene or a new adventure, especially if you share our team values of looking after each other.

We take pride in developing our team members and encouraging their success.

Gate 28B works very closely with MDT members and medical teams and the Band 6 Leader is a key role with this way of working.

As we are looking for a quick start date it is recommended that you discuss your application with your current line manager.

Main duties of the job
The role of the band 6 Sister is to support, contribute to and assist the Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse in the leadership and the management of the Ward team to support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse in the development, monitoring and implementation of high quality, evidence-based clinical care to ensure continuity of service provision and standards are maintained and improved

The band 6 Sister will act as a role model for staff on the ward sharing knowledge and information and supporting colleagues and members of the multidisciplinary team.

The Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse is the Key Person who manages effective board rounds, patient flow and timely movement of patients from the ward alongside our discharge tracker,

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job responsibilities
The idea candidate will have the following experiences

• Supporting the Senior Sister
• Sickness management
• Daily ward management and leading the team with confidence
• Competent in patient flow and a working knowledge of wider organisational pressures
• Problem Shooting and critical thinking
• Student, SNA, RNDA and newly qualified RN Mentoring.
• Datix,
• E-Rostering.
• Undertake audits and participate in weekly quality meetings
• Leading board rounds,
• Having difficult conversations,
• Supporting staff to deliver high quality EOLC
• Registered nurse with current NMC licence to practice.
• Evidence of continued professional development
• A recognised teaching & assessing qualification.
• Completion of training for additional clinical skills required in the ward/department i.e. IV drug administration/cannulation & venepuncture/Picc line care/male catheterization/training to monitor and change syringe drivers. ECG training.
• Green card training for the use of pumps or machinery relevant to the ward or department.
• Evidence of attendance at mandatory training appropriate to the role.
• Competence in the use of computers and electronic communication systems or expectation to develop existing skills further as the needs of the service dictate.
• Evidence of an ability to critically appraise and utilise research to maintain and improve patient care.

Person Specification
Essential

• Experienced Band 6
• Experience of leading teams/shifts
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Working experience of patient flow and wider pressures

Desirable

• Highly experienced Band 5
• Willingness to Contribute to the development of the team

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).