Senior Sister / Charge Nurse (Clinical Immunology Allergy Unit)

A rare and exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Sister/Charge Nurse who is looking to further develop their career. The role for you may be the Senior Sister Charge Nurse post on the Clinical Immunology Allergy Unit Northern General Hospital.

The successful applicant will work as part of a Multi disciplinary team supporting the Matron and Operational team to ensure the highest possible safe and quality care is delivered to patients and the effective running of the service.

You will be able to make a difference, provide leadership and management to the nursing team on the Clinical Immunology Allergy Unit and be actively involved with the continual development of the service., Provide and promote high quality patient centred care to patients, ensuring individual patients needs are assessed, care planned, implemented and evaluated regularly in the Clinical Immunology Allergy Unit.

Provide 24 hours continuing responsibility for department whether on duty or not.

Exercise judgement in assessing wide ranging and complex patient problems. Agree solutions, ensure and promote options to enable the delivery of optimum patient care

Ensure that an effective discharge/transfer procedure is planned and actioned, so patients are discharged safely and in a timely manner

Act sensitively, confidentially and with empathy in demonstrating understanding of wide ranging physical and emotional needs.

Take the lead in managing contentious, sensitive and delicate issues

Responsible for maintaining contemporaneous, timely and accurate records and reporting patient progress to medical staff and the multi-disciplinary team, both written and electronic

Assisting the medical staff with any observations, treatment and procedures as appropriate, and participate in research programmes in accordance with the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.

Demonstrate appropriate Leadership skills, Management and Supervision of the Nursing team, providing an environment in which staff feel valued both for their contribution to the units and as individuals.

Act as a role model and teacher, providing mentorship and support and demonstrate exemplary practice to all members of the Nursing team.

You will need to have excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrate professional values which mirror the Trust PROUD values and behaviours.

The Clinical Immunology Allergy Unit is part of the Specialised Medicine and Rehabilitation Care group in the Directorate of Clinical Infection, Immunology and Dermatology., You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of it's staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.

We offer a wide range of development opportunities and the opportunity for post-graduate study. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via out salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.