Escalation And Outlier Sister​/Charge Nurse

An exciting 6-month secondment opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Registered Nurse to join us as a Band 7 Escalation and Outlier Sister/Charge Nurse at Weston General Hospital, until the end of April 2027.

This is a varied and autonomous role, providing senior nursing leadership across our inpatient escalation and outlier areas, including the Surgical Day Case Unit, Medical Day Case Unit and medical and surgical outliers. You will work closely with ward teams, the medical outlier team, Clinical Site Management and the wider MDT to support safe, high-quality patient care, effective patient flow and timely discharge.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced senior nurse looking to develop their leadership skills, broaden their operational experience and make a real difference during a busy period for the hospital.

• Provide senior nursing leadership across escalation and outlier areas.
• Support the medical outlier team and coordinate safe, effective patient care.
• Attend and contribute to the 09:00 and 14:00 board rounds.
• Identify and elevate clinical, staffing or patient safety concerns appropriately.
• Support patient flow, transfers and timely discharge.
• Provide advice, guidance and support to nursing teams caring for patients outside their usual specialty.
• Maintain oversight of quality, safety and clinical governance across escalation areas.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Evidence of relevant post-registration professional development
• Teaching/assessing/mentorship qualification or equivalent experience

• Relevant management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience

• Up-to-date knowledge of acute nursing practice and professional standards
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including managing challenging situations
• Strong organisational and coordination skills within a changing clinical environment
• Understanding of clinical governance, patient safety, quality improvement and risk management
• Appropriate IT skills and ability to use clinical information systems

• Experience of patient flow, escalation or outlier management

• Significant post-registration experience within an acute hospital setting
• Significant experience at a senior nursing level, including leadership/management responsibilities
• Experience managing complex clinical situations and competing priorities
• Experience supporting staff development and clinical supervision
• Experience contributing to audit, quality improvement or service development

• Experience of patient flow, escalation or outlier management

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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