Senior Ward Sister - Stroke Unit
Job Description & How to Apply Below
This Senior Ward Sister post leads the Stroke Unit at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, a newly refurbished 30-bed unit with two hyper-acute bays. The post holder manages the ward team, co-ordinates individualised stroke care with the multidisciplinary team, and runs workforce, equipment and a delegated budget. The role also develops systems to improve safety, quality and efficiency across the expanding stroke service.
Sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route is available, subject to UKVI criteria.
- Provide professional and operational leadership for stroke services
- Line manage ward staff, including performance management, appraisals, supervision, recruitment and staff development
- Work with the multidisciplinary team to co-ordinate comprehensive stroke services with individualised care
- Develop and maintain communication and working relationships across professional groups and organisational boundaries
- Manage ward resources, including workforce, equipment and delegated budget
- Lead the development and implementation of systems and processes that improve the safety, quality and efficiency of stroke services
- Registered nurse
- Masters qualification or equivalent
- Teaching qualification
- Relevant speciality qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Leading a team
- Significant recent post-registration experience in acute hospital care, including stroke or medical care
- Developing a service or project
- Quality improvement, including influencing ward-level quality standards
- Expert stroke clinical knowledge with evidence-based practice and critical appraisal skills
- Understanding of professional nursing issues
- Detailed knowledge of clinical and corporate governance, best practice and clinical risk management
- Excellent communication and effective working relationships with colleagues, patients and visitors
- Managing people and resources, inspiring high standards and addressing poor performance constructively
- Managing patient flow and escalating in line with policy
- Area of special interest
- Developing leadership skills
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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