Sister / Charge Nurse - Acute Stroke

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate, experienced and motivated Registered Nurse to take on a permanent role of a Sister/Charge Nurse post on Ward 410 (Acute Stroke Unit) at the Royal Derby Hospital, The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton. Ward 410 is a high performing, forward thinking acute ward with a supportive senior nurses who are keen to strengthen the team with this appointment. You will be expected to uphold and ensure that high standards of care and professionalism are maintained at all times and be able to support the care delivery on a day to day basis. We operate a 24hr thrombolysis service for acute stroke patients within a wide catchment area. In return we offer excellent opportunities to support you to develop your leadership and clinical skills., We require a strong and visible leader to support the Senior Sister with the running of the ward, striving towards continued excellence of care for acutely unwell stoke patients.

You will need to have excellent clinical skills, knowledge and communication abilities with exemplary standards of care. You will be a role model for the team and will motivate and inspire others to be the very best they can be.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.