Senior Staff Nurse - Ward

Job Description

Senior Staff Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and innovative Senior Staff Nurse to join our existing ward and Day surgery unit at Rowley Hall Hospital. If you are ready to take on the next step in your nursing career, where you will gain leadership skills and enhance your clinical skills then this role is for you.

Duties Include

• Demonstrate outstanding clinical practice at all times and to be accountable for own actions.

• Prioritise workloads and deliver high standards of care at all times.

• Assess, plan and evaluate care based on individual patient and family needs.

• Work alongside MDT to maximise effectiveness of service delivery.

• Continually seek to develop clinical skills and delivery of care to meet service users needs.

• Risk assessment and management, ensuring a safe environment for patients, visitors, staff and colleagues.

• Clinically shift lead the department.

• Lead the department in the absence of the Ward Manager.

• Take on link roles ie: Infection prevention, ANTT, Health and safety and Audits.

• Support the ward manager in the running of the department.

• Support and act as a role model for Junior staff, encouraging a learning environment, assessing training needs and ensuring these are met.

What you'll bring with you:

• NMC Registered general Nurse

• Surgical Nursing experience

• Willingness to learn and grow in the role

• Adheres to Ramsay Values

• Excellent communication skills

• Experience and confidence in effectively meeting compliance to the government framework.

• Comprehensive understanding of legal and professional care/practice standards and evidence of ongoing professional development in nursing practice.

• Ability to work effectively within a team.

Benefits

• 25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays

• Buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options

• Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period

• Flexible shift patterns available where possible

• Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies (launched 2023)

• Private Healthcare for you and dependents includes online GP

• Life Assurance (Death in Service)

• Free Training and Development via the Academy

• Free Parking off site for workers

• Subsidised staff restaurant (where possible)

• Over 8,000 discounts and special offers via benefits portal

• Book discounted cinema tickets on the dedicated cinema portal

• The Blue Light Card Scheme

About us 

We’re Ramsay Health Care UK. With 35 hospitals, 7,600 staff and 200,000 patients treated every year, we’re one of the leading independent healthcare providers in England. We deliver a wide and comprehensive range of specialised clinical services from routine to complex surgery, day case procedures, cancer care, diagnostic services and physiotherapy. In addition, we also have our three standalone decontamination units which are essential to supporting our clinical outcomes. 94% of our facilities are rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, and we are extremely proud of the high quality of our staff as well as excellent relationships with doctors and our strong, longstanding partnership with the NHS.

We’re part of a global hospital group with over 50 years’ experience that operates in 11 countries across the world. As people caring for people, our ethos helps make a huge difference in the lives of millions. We know that our people are our most important asset to our organisation, and are the key to our success and continuing growth.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. We reserve the right to close our adverts prior to the announced closing date to ensure a quality recruitment process.

We care.
 

It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.
 

“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.