Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse - SMART

We are recruiting for the SMART (Surgical Medical Acute Recovery Team), a Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse, who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take the service and the Trust forward, by ensuring that we continue to be the first choice for patients.
As a Clinical Sister/ Charge Nurse you will provide clinical and professional leadership, supervision and support to patient, nursing staff and students within the SMART team.
Please note it is essential for applicants to hold a full driving license and access to a vehicle, You will triage, assess, plan and implement the care of patients who are transferred home under the care of the SMART service, into a virtual ward in the community. All our patients use Remote patient monitoring, hence a good clinical knowledge in analyzing vital signs and escalating clinical concerns for urgent treatment via our virtual pathway is essential
The SMART Service is nurse led, therefore the ability to work autonomously as well as effectively within a team is essential. The work will include driving to visit patients in the community therefore it is essential that you have a full driving license and a car.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today., Members of SMART work autonomously, therefore we are looking for someone with excellent evidence based experience in the care of acute patients. Specific training will be provided to facilitate the pathways covered by SMART in the community. Confidence, good communication skills and the ability to make sound decisions is also vital.
The Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse must also be able to liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team to coordinate safe effective and timely care practices within the SMART service.
The successful post holder's main responsibility will be the day to day care of patients on SMART virtual ward, and also ensuring that all patients referred are triaged and prepared safely to continue their inpatient treatment in an outpatient setting.
The Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse must also be able to care for OPAT (Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy), post-operative patients with a specialist need and medical patients who require specific support following admission. Full support and training will be provided to be able to support these patients safely.
As a SMART nurse teaching, auditing, infection control practices and undergoing research are activities undertaken within the role.
To apply you should 'HAVE ACCESS TO A CAR AND BE ABLE TO DRIVE',
Be working in an acute sphere of practice and have current experience of administering IV therapies, competent in cannulation, venepuncture, general and complex surgical wound care, drain care and assessing acute on chronic complex medical patients who require O2 or nebulisers on discharge for a short period. The service prides itself of being innovative, so an added vast expertise is welcomed. We are always very keen to expand the service further so any new ideas are welcomed.
SMART will support with training to enable the successful candidate to meet the demanding and exciting challenges of the role. If you are an ambitious nurse considering to develop your skills further then give us call to find out what we can offer you. We are more than happy for people to spend time with us to be able to fully understand how SMART works and what we do.

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.