Senior Sister - Outpatients(Band 7)

The post holder will be responsible for leading the nursing team on a day to day basis; coordinating the delivery of holistic patient care within the clinical environment.
Through clinical leadership, adherence of the Trust Right Care values and the utilisation of effective management skills, the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse will ensure the department team is informed, trained and developed to enable the highest standards of evidence based and compassionate care to be delivered to our patients, their carers and families. They will support a collaborative, open and trusting communication style to all groups that the Unit communicates or interacts with from staff, to visiting teams and the individuals we care for.
To actively participate in the development of the department using innovation, challenge and evidence based practice/strategies to support forward growth, progression and value based care.
The post holder must understand the core concepts of safe and effective patient flow through the Department , using their skills to promote and support the multidisciplinary team.

We are looking for a highly motivated, responsive and proactive individual with significant experience to lead a dedicated nursing team.
Outpatients is a team who take pride in delivering person centred care with compassion and commitment to meet the needs of our people.
We are looking for a senior nurse to lead inclusively, develop the team, champion Right Care Behaviours and values and influence service development and improvements in Outpatients.
The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate excellent communicate skills, act as a role model and support the team in delivering and promoting high standards of patient care.
They will also act as a resource providing information and work closely with other professionals of the wider multidisciplinary team , have a keen interest in monitoring and maintaining acceptable standards of care.

At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people's age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you'll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future - a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust., We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.

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