Job summary
Employer heading
Nurse Team Manager - Emergency Department
NHS AfC: Band 7
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Manager who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will be responsible for actively managing assessing and coordinating the provision of high-quality care on a daily basis to meet agreed departmental and professional standards.
This is a hugely exciting time to be joining the Emergency Department at East and North Herts Trust. We have recently launched an ambitious new build to facilitate the developments around GP streaming and delivery of an Urgent Treatment Centre and we see the senior nursing team as integral to the success of this programme.
We are seeking an experienced ED Nurse who is ready to develop into a credible and knowledgeable leader of a busy Emergency Department who can adapt to continually changing situations whilst promoting the highest quality patient care.
This post will require rotation on to night duty.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
Working in conjunction with the other Band 7 staff, provide leadership, advise, and support to the patients attending the department, the services provided by the department.
You will actively participate in staff appraisal, not only for themselves, but also for others, by setting objectives and learning outcomes in consultation with the Lead and Senior Nurse in working to the requirements of the NHS Plan.
You need to be an enthusiastic leader who is passionate about improving service delivery, which ensures we are meeting the needs of patients who require our service whilst meeting the national standards.
You will be required to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge relating to emergency care.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training:
Essential criteria
- 1 st level registration
- ILS
- Accident and emergency course
- Degree to Bsc level
- Grow together trainings and completion of team appraisal
Desirable criteria
- Relevant post registration
- Qualifications
- ALS provider
- PILS/ APLS
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post qualification experience
- Proven current experience as junior sister in the ED
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing staff sickness
- Experience of managing complaints
- Experience in managing rosters
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of current clinical and nursing developments.
- Demonstrates expert clinical skills
- Demonstrates evidence based practice.
- Competent within role to meet the individual needs of clients including cultural sensitivities, safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
- The ability to evolve within the role and lead and support colleagues during periods of change within the clinical setting.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of recent professional development
- Experience with audit collection
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Angelita Alcantara
- Job title
- Emergency Department Quality & Safety Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01438285946
- Additional information
If you require any further information regarding the post, please contact Matron Angelita Alcantara or Matron Lucy Pickersgill on 01438 285946 .
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