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East Cheshire NHS Trust
About
Set on the edge of the beautiful country side of the Peak District, Macclesfield is in easy reach of many cities including Manchester and the major transport links.
East Cheshire NHS Trust aims to provide excellent safe, effective and efficient secondary care health services in a way that ensures patients and staff feel valued and central to the service. Working as part of the community and providing acute health services for people in East Cheshire the trust has 382 inpatient and 28 day case beds and employs around one and a half thousand staff.
As part of East Cheshire NHS Trust you could be involved in our vision:
- Placing a high priority on the development of staff
- Responding to the individual needs of patients
- Encouraging team work within the organisation and with partners
- Rewarding innovation and continuous service improvement
Macclesfield District General Hospital is a friendly and helpful hospital, where people work together with full co-operation and teamwork, to the benefit of the service in supporting the local community.
Its is a modern and developing hospital with a state of the art Education & Training Centre, a £3 million Cancer Resource Centre a Day Case Unit and new state of the art Stroke Rehabilitation Ward and General Rehabilitation Ward.
East Cheshire NHS Trust aims to promote equality of opportunity and is committed to treating all applicants fairly and on merit regardless of age, gender, race, marital status, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any offences that may have been committed which are unrelated to the position for which you are applying. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applicants form all sectors of the community are welcomed.
Senior Sister/Charge Nurse (Internal Only)
Closed for applications on: 22-Nov-2024 00:04
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 22-Nov-2024 00:04
Key details
Location
- Site
- Macclesfield District
- Address
- General Hospital
- Town
- Victoria Road, Macclesfield
- Postcode
- SK10 3BL
- Major / Minor Region
- Cheshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 9 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Part time - 37 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Nursing
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
Job overview
**This position is open to staff working at the Trust in the ‘ECT Family’ this includes current East Cheshire NHS Trust employees, bank staff, ISS staff and volunteers at the Trust. Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from applicants not listed within these groups. **
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a experienced Emergency Department Nurse , with developing/proven managerial and leadership skills to add to our already enthusiastic and committed team.
The successful applicant will be required to deliver patient care and manage all areas within the department demonstrating professionalism, clinical expertise with excellent communication skills in all aspects of their work and working as a role model.
We offer a structured induction programme and on-going supportive mentorship utilising our senior team consisting of Band 7 Senior Nurses and the Training and development facilitator.
This post is a 9 month fixed term position
Hours per week: 37.00
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- The post holder is designated to take charge of the department, on a regular basis.
- The post holder is responsible for the co-ordination of all patient and Nursing staff activities.
- The post holder is responsible for the assessment of needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, without supervision and will support other nursing and non-nursing staff in maximising their potential
- The post holder is required to provide support to the Senior Nurses/Matron and Service Manager participating fully in the development of initiatives which support the improvement of patient care.
Working for our organisation
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.
Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level.
- Professional training delivery qualification or equivalent experience of delivering and facilitating in challenging environments.
- Portfolio of certified/accredited professional development activity undertaken in relevant areas
- Experience and/or qualifications in the specific area Organisational Development
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working across boundaries to develop networks with key stakeholders.
- Experience of managing a diverse team utilising the full spectrum of HR practices
- Ability to prioritise workload in response to service need.
- Ability to work autonomously and be accountable for own actions
- Ability to motivate and support others to achieve goals.
- Able to utilise initiative to solve problems and develop the service.
- Ability to work as part of the wider team.
- Experience of delivering training programmes & presentations to various levels of staff.
- Experience of facilitating staff engagement interventions with groups of staff or teams
- Good influencing and networking skills
- Excellent written and communication skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner.
- Ability to apply evaluative and reflective techniques to personal practice.
Other Role Requirements
Essential criteria
- Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jo Allen
- Job title
- Matron Emergency Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01625663435
- Additional information
Fiona Owen 01625 663732
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