Sister / Charge Nurse

We are recruiting a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse for our Short Stay Unit, The Coleman Unit (TCU) and Adult Day Surgery Unit, which are both mixed sex wards. ADSU comprises of 14 trolleys for day case patients and TCU comprising of 14 beds and supports short stay patients up to 5 days, undergoing a wide range of surgical and diagnostic procedures.

You must have excellent communication and leadership skills, enjoy interacting with people and being part of a busy fast paced Short Stay Unit. You will be working closely with and be well supported by experienced Ward Manager, junior sisters, friendly Clinical Nurse Specialists, and world class orthopaedic surgeons. This post is an ideal opportunity to develop further leadership skills. By being an effective leader and role model you will work flexibly as a member of the ward team. Responsibilities include leading the team and organizing the daily activity of a busy Orthopaedic Unit for pre and post-operative patients. In support of the Ward Sister/ Charge nurse you will ensure standards are maintained, evaluated, initiated and where necessary improved.

As an individual and as part of a team you will have the opportunity to learn and contribute to new developments within the service through research.

This post requires Staff rotation between: The Coleman Unit (TCU) and Day Surgery Unit (DSU)

Staff required to undertake long days/night shifts and Weekends

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the unsupervised assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of plans of care, ensuring high standards of evidence based care using a defined model of care.

To undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with the Trust policies and procedures and ensure that these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff, within own management responsibility.

To work in collaboration with colleagues to ensure patients have access to appropriate timely, good, quality information relating to their care and be active in the delivery of this information to patients.

To facilitate early discharge planning enabling appropriate arrangements to be in place for patients leaving hospital, making referrals and providing information to community services, as required, in order to achieve a safe and timely discharge from hospital.

To maintain accurate and comprehensive nursing records using appropriate documentation.

Ensure safe custody and administration of drugs according to The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust Policy and procedures, including intravenous medication where appropriate.

RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world's most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient