Ward Sister / Charge Nurse - Ward L8 Acute Medicine

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and forward-thinking nurse to join our team on our 24 bed L8 Ward, an acute medical ward. We are seeking an energetic and motivated nurse with strong leadership skills to take on this rewarding role. The successful candidate will have extensive post-registration experience and the ability to work calmly under pressure while leading a team. You will be expected to deputise in the absence of the Ward Manager, ensuring the ward continues to run efficiently and patients receive the highest standard of care. We are looking for an energetic nurse who thrives in a fast-paced, acute medical setting and is ready to rise to the challenge of this vital role. If you have a passion for leadership and excellence in patient care, we encourage you to apply. We offer:

• Varied caseload / diagnosis
• Opportunities to supervise staff / students
• Utilise leadership skills
• Variety of settings to treat patients
• Effective team working
• Service development opportunities
• Quality Improvement projects, The ward has patients with a variety of clinical presentations and conditions, ranging from respiratory, gastrointestinal, and cardiology conditions, with patients usually being admitted directly from our Emergency Assessment Unit.
The post holder is responsible for the assessment of patient care needs anddevelopment, devising, implementing and evaluating programmes of care, both for a specific group of patients as the named care provider and in supporting the care of all patients on the unit. As a Sister / Charge Nurse you will provide daily clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff in the delivery of evidence based practice. Actively support the Ward / Unit Manager in the effective running of the department including in their absence. You must be able to motivate staff to achieve high standards of care, and possess excellent communication skills to ensure that the aims of the Trust are achieved. If successful we can offer you support in developing your leadership and management skills to enable you to support the Ward manager and staff to deliver high quality care in line with the Trusts philosophy of Safe, Clean and Personal Care.


• Experience in medicine, with relevant Acute experience
• Awareness of National Standards / Guidelines to the area
• Autonomous decision making
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Highly effective communication - with staff, patients, wider networks
• Good team worker
• Able to demonstrate initiative
• Strong MDT skills
• IT skills applicable to the role
  
  The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.