Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Registered Nurse with orthopaedic experience to join our committed nursing team on Gate 25A as a Sister/ Charge Nurse!

This ward is a busy 33 bedded regional Major Trauma ward with 24 single rooms and 2 four bedded bays.

The successful candidate will be:

• A Registered Nurse with active NMC registration and orthopaedic experience in an acute setting
• Flexible and willing to undertake internal rotation to night duty and weekends
• An effective team leader
• Hardworking with the drive to go the extra mile

Main duties of the job
Key duties will include:

• In the absence of the ward sister lead and coordinate teams of nursing staff in the delivery of high standards of nursing care
• Take responsibility for providing effective clinical leadership and accountability for the nursing service .
• To act efficiently and effectively upon any significant changes in the patients' condition or circumstances
• To be responsible for coordinating discharge planning in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to ensure arrangement of efficient, safe and timely discharge for effective patient flow
• Work closely with members of the multidisciplinary team
• To be actively involved in their own development and supporting junior member s of the team in their development
• Supporting patients and their families during their stay
• To strictly adhere to local and trust wide Infection Control policy and procedures

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
Key duties will include:

• In the absence of the ward sister lead and coordinate teams of nursing staff in the delivery of high standards of nursing care
• Take responsibility for providing effective clinical leadership and accountability for the nursing service .
• To act efficiently and effectively upon any significant changes in the patients condition or circumstances
• To be responsible for coordinating discharge planning in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to ensure arrangement of efficient, safe and timely discharge for effective patient flow
• Work closely with members of the multidisciplinary team
• To be actively involved in their own development and supporting junior member s of the team in their development
• Supporting patients and their families during their stay
• To strictly adhere to local and trust wide Infection Control policy and procedures

Person Specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential

• RGN, with current live Registration
• Teaching and assessing qualification (998 or equivalent) or willing to undertake

Desirable

• Evidence of a specialist course study or willing to undertake
• Speciality specific post graduate training
• Trauma experience

Work Experience
Essential

• Extensive experience in an acute setting
• Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Proven experience of teaching and assessing

Desirable

• Knowledgeable experience of audit

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential

• Good organisational and personal effectiveness skills
• Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a changing environment
• Good interpersonal and communication skills at all levels including clinical staff.
• I.T skills to include Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft Outlook Email.
• Ability to work for and as part of a team

Desirable

• Assertive and confident in their approach to managing at this level

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).