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Job summary

Main area
Cardiovascular Care
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
328-CARDIO-7089090
Employer
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The James Cook University Hospital
Town
Middlesbrough
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/04/2025 23:59
Interview date
12/05/2025

Employer heading

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse

Band 6

Job overview

This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

Are you a highly motivated, dynamic Individual who can evidence personal development and organisational skills in critical care? If so then we would like to hear from you.

Cardiothoracic ITU has an opportunity for further development in management and leadership in the role of a Band 6 Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse.

Main duties of the job

You will be an integral part of the leadership team, possess problem solving and analytical decision making skills, manage staffing issues and bed utilisation throughout the division. the post holder will have excellent communication skills coordinating operational activities during a shift span on a frequent occasions with senior sister support.

The role epitomises a level of experience and expertise which allows the  facilitation of good; evidence based practice, ensuring high standards of quality patient care, supporting staff development through teaching and assessing and service development.

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

Working for our organisation

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff.  This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.  You will be expected to attend the following training sessions

·        Your Leadership Impact

·        Leading your Team to Success

·        Leading Into the Future

·        Service Improvement for Beginners

·        Developing your Service Improvement Skills

·        Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

  • Explore leadership within the NHS
  • Promote Trust values and behaviours
  • Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
  • Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current NMC registration.
  • Relevant critical care course or cardiothoracic course at Diploma/Degree level
  • ILS, CALS, ACLS
  • Completion of Step 2 National Competency Framework for Adult Critical Care Nurses
Desirable criteria
  • leadership course
  • Teaching & mentoring qualification
  • Degree or willingness to undertake.
  • Step 3 competencies.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Advanced cardiac and critical care knowledge.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post registration experience in critical care with an interest in Cardiothoracics.
  • Advanced Critical Care Skills
Desirable criteria
  • ALS/CALS
  • Venepuncture.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Hazel Speck
Job title
Senior Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01642282676
Additional information

Sr Hazel Speck (senior sister) Sarah O'Brien (senior sister) Sr Jane Teasdale or  Sr Sue Hegarty (CICU manager)

Tel: 01642 850850 ext 52676

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
Telephone
01642 850850, ext. 57396
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