Junior Sister / Charge Nurse

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
Click on this link to find out about our values https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/p/about-us/our-trust-values, Weston Intensive Care Unit (WICU) have an exciting Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse fixed term contract available for an experienced Band 5 Nurse who is looking for career progression, or a current Band 6 Nurse looking for a change.
This post is a Fixed-Term Maternity cover for 12 months available from 29th October 2024 until 16/11/2025 at 0.77 WTE/28.75 hours per week.
Weston Intensive Care Unit (WICU) is a four bed unit with a small and very friendly team who care for a range of Level 2 and 3 patients both emergency and elective admissions.
We work closely as a multidisciplinary team to provide the best care for all patients in WICU. We have a high level of nursing autonomy in the provision and management of prescribed care and treatment goals.
WICU provides high quality care and therapies for patients with a wide variety of medical and surgical conditions during their critical care stay and beyond. We provide multi-organ support including hemofiltration, ventilation, chemical cardiac support and invasive monitoring.
We have a proactive learning environment with a dedicated Clinical Educator who will individually guide your learning in accordance with national competencies frameworks specific to Critical Care - Steps competencies. Opportunities for continued professional development are available every year. As a unit we are committed to appraisal, education and professional development., We work closely with the Critical Care Outreach team who provide follow up reviews to ICU step down patients on the wards.
+ This role has Professional, Managerial and Personnel components.
+ Shift by shift coordination of patient flow and managing safe staffing levels for patient acuity.
+ The post holder will promote a quality service delivered by effective utilisation of resources in the day to day management and leadership of the clinical area.
+ The role carries a responsibility for the provision of high quality nursing care on the unit through efficient deployment, supervision, monitoring and education of staff during the shift.
+ The post holder will be expected to manage resources responsibly and efficiently in keeping with trust policies and to respond appropriately to a rapidly changing environment with in Critical Care nursing.
+ They will act as a resource for information pertaining to the critically ill patients within the unit and hospital. This will require him/her to be able to liaise with other clinical managers and professional heads to help ensure consistency of practice and continuity of care within the unit and trust.
+ The post holder will also be expected to act promptly on information given to her/him to ensure patient centred care in an environment where patients, visitors and staff remain safe.
+ Team leader of up to 5 staff including registered and unregistered colleagues - requiring appraisal management and supporting progression of team., the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. 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., We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
· 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 to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. 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. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting