Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 357-LN-743-24
- Employer
- United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lincoln County Hospital
- Town
- Lincoln
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (pro rata for Part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Sister/Charge Nurse - Accident and Emergency - Band 7
NHS AfC: Band 7
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULHT.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety – Following ULHT and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULHT team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
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Job overview
Exciting opportunity!
We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic leaders to join our existing team within Lincoln ED department.
This is a exciting role that has been developed to provide consistent senior leadership in the department 24 hours a day, working closely with the department Lead.
The Emergency Department sees approximately 70,000 new patients each year and provide a demanding and challenging environment in which to work. It is a designated hospital for trauma and major incidents, works in conjunction with colleagues from LCHS to provide Minor illness and Injury patients and operates a Consultant led Rapid Assessment and Treatment area.
The Emergency Department has recently under gone redevelopment to increase the number of cubicle spaces provide additional resuscitation capacity and a bespoke paediatric area.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to display excellent communication skills , have high standards of care and demonstrate excellent leaderships skills.
The successful applicant will need to be confident, caring and passionate about ED service and use such attributes to ensure the process are followed, four hour breach targets are adhered to and the utilisation and ongoing implementation of the ED clinical quality indicators that ensure safety. All whilst ensuring patient safety.
We are ideally looking for someone with Emergency Care experience at band 6/7 level- ED experience preferable but not essential as induction to the post will be provided.
The candidate must be willing to work a range of shifts which includes; days, nights and weekend working.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!!!
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- RGN/RN
- Degree level qualification Health related or relevant experience
- ALS Competent
- EPALS
- Recent evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Desirable criteria
- Have/willing to study to Masters (Msc) level
- ATNC
- Teaching Qualification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Computer literate in Microsoft systems Knowledge of local and national issues affecting Nursing & Midwifery (NSF’s, NICE, NMC)
- • Effective role model
- • Pro-active approach to change management
- • Good understanding/ awareness of the patients that come to ED and the processes used within an ED department
- • Organisational and presentation skills
- • Leadership and Motivational skills
- • Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- • Experience of providing and receiving complex information
- • Functions effectively as team leader and team member
- • Has an understanding of the complexities of working across organisational and professional boundaries
Desirable criteria
- Experience /knowledge of Erostering
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant Band 6 level experience within an Emergency Care setting
- Evidence of good organisational and planning skills.
- Implementation of audit/research recommendations
- Proven ability to effectively facilitate the development of others through continual professional development and the appraisal process
- Awareness of budgetary control
Desirable criteria
- Recent research or audit experience
- Experience of change management
- Teaching or lecturing internal/external venues
- Line Management experience
- Band 7 experience an Emergency Care environment/ setting
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
- Denise Dodd
- Job title
- UEC Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01522 573399
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