Sister​/Charge Nurse - Ward L14

Why you should join our Team

The successful candidate will play an essential role assisting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse with the 24 hour continuing responsibility for the effective and efficient management of the ward / department. They will contribute to the provision of professional, clinical, managerial leadership and supervision for the nursing team. The jobholder is responsible for helping to develop and maintain a ward or department’s philosophy that has the patient at the centre of compassionate safe and quality care delivery.

Through assisting with managing the administrative and financial aspects of the ward, the jobholder will support the cost effective use of resources. What you will bring to the role

• Registered Nurse (RN Adult for adult clinical areas or RN Child for children’s areas (Level 1 or
  2)
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification (Desirable)
• Significant post registration experience at staff nurse level or equivalent
• Be an effective team player with relavent leadership experience.
• Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
• Audit and standard setting
• Competency and experience in co-ordinating the ward
• Clinical Experience with in the specialty (desirable)
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Current issues in health and social care
• Capable of lateral thinking
• Ability to organise and prioritise own and other’s workload
• Skills and knowledge required to lead and develop team members (desirable)

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients. We are…. Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our purpose:
Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time. Our priorities:
People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes Sponsorship

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

For questions about this job, contact:
Emily Barnes Senior Sister