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George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

About

The George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is a single site hospital on the outskirts of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. They provide a range of traditional district general hospital health services including medical, surgical and maternity care. However, the hospital’s management and clinical teams are committed to delivering the Department of Health’s vision to provide care closer to people’s homes and are currently developing an exciting strategy for the future of the hospital and the way it provides care to local people.

They serve a population of approximately 250,000 from the surrounding areas of Nuneaton and Bedworth, North Warwickshire, South West Leicestershire and Northern Coventry and work closely with other hospitals for services like cancer, pathology and coronary heart disease, amongst others. The hospital also provides some services such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy in the community.

In recognition of the hospital’s teaching, the Trust secured external funding for a state-of-the-art £5.5m Training and Education Centre which opened in October 2006.

The George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is determined to improve the quality, accessibility and effectiveness of care, and meet the growing expectations of our patients and public.

The hospital is named after the author George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) who was born and lived locally for many years. Many of the wards and departments are named after characters and places in her books.

Contact

Address: George Eliot Hospital; College Street; Nuneaton; Warwickshire; CV10 7DJ
Contact Number: 024 7635 1351

Find out more

Jobs Website

Open

Ref: 230-32940471-MED-AA Vacancy ID: 6855656

Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse

Accepting applications until: 24-Dec-2024 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 24-Dec-2024 23:59

Location

Site: George Eliot Hospital
Address: College Street
Town: Nuneaton
Postcode: CV107DJ
Major / Minor Region: Warwickshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Part time

37.5 hours per week (LD, weekends, bank holidays)

Salary

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 (dependant on experience)
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 6)

Specialty

Main area: Acute Medicine

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour aren’t as likely to apply unless they meet every qualification of non specialist roles.

We’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and meet our values, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything in the Job Description or Person Specification– apply anyway or email the Recruiting Manager to discuss the role further

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community. We are a Veteran Aware and Reservist Friendly organisation and welcome applications from Veterans, Reservists, Cadet Instructors, and family members of serving personnel.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assist the Head of Nursing/Matron to review staffing requirements using a proactive approach to retention and recruitment of staff.
To support the Matron/SDEC Unit Manager to initiate and implement improvements using a systematic approach.
To ensure staffing levels within the area are adequate to provide safe and effective care delivery, maximising the resources that are available by competent duty rostering.
Through effective negotiation and political awareness create an environment for partnership working and dissemination of information across multi-disciplinary teams.
To ensure information on the Ward/Department/Clinical area information system is correct and updated regularly as appropriate.
To deputise for Senior Nurse Practitioner in leading SDEC Team in their absence.
To assist the Unit Manager/Senior Nurse Practitioners in monitoring and audit of SDEC standards including high impact interventions, KPI and target data.
To maintain an accurate non-medical prescribing log and attend NMP meetings as per trust policy.
To maintain an accurate non-medical prescribing log and attend NMP meetings as per trust policy.
To co-ordinate SDEC daily, acting as the shift leader.
To assist the Unit Manager and Senior Nursing Practitioners in maintaining safe staffing levels on the unit by managing and escalating staffing gaps, skill mix and sickness.
To assist the Unit Manager/Senior Nursing Practitioners in disseminating best practice, including findings from complaints, incidents, and audit
To escalate, report and challenge poor practice or contraventions of trust/local policy.
Assist the SDEC Unit manager/Senior Nursing Practitioners in selection, appointment, orientation, appraisal, and development of nursing teams, including students.

The Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Unit is based across two clinical areas that consists of two clinical areas for its Planned and Unplanned (ED) pathways.

The emergency department (ED) pathway working hours are 08.30-21.00 and our Planned pathway working hours are 08.30-21.00.

This care model, whereby patients presenting at hospital with relevant conditions can be rapidly assessed, diagnosed, and treated without being admitted to a ward, and if clinically safe to do so, will go home with the possibility of continued care through our planned pathway which the unit offers for example blood transfusions or iron infusions.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Please note:

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC where all subsequent information regarding your application will be generated. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages via the NHS Jobs website. Furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any emails/messages sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

By applying for this post you are consenting to George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system, TRAC.

The Job application data you provide will be used to assess your application for employment at GEH, to verify your information and conduct reference checks, and to communicate with you. If you accept employment with GEH, the information collected will become part of your employment record and will be used for employment purposes.

All information provided will be used for recruitment purposes only and processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner.

Other:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.

In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

2 years experience as band 5 in acute setting
Evidence of CPD
Ability to demonstrate clinical knowledge and expertise in acute medicine
Mentorship or teaching qualification
Demonstrates the awareness and impact of clinical governance
Critical analytical skills
RGN
Experience of audit
Excellent communication skills
Ability to have positive working relationships
Enthusiastic, Self-motivated, and responsive to change.
Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise

Desirable criteria

Health assessment
Prescribing
ALS

Documents

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Alicia Mantack

Job title

SDEC Unit Manager

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

02476153434

Additional information

All informal visits are welcomed

Please contact: Alicia Mantack - 02476865617 or [email protected]