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West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in West Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire. As an employer of almost 6,000 people the trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.
Services are run over four sites: Watford General Hospital, St Albans City Hospital, Hemel Hempstead Hospital and an outpatients therapy unit at Abbots Langley. Watford General Hospital is at the heart of the Trust's acute emergency services - the core location for inpatient emergency care, and for all patients who need the specialist emergency facilities (such as intensive care) of a district general hospital. St Albans City Hospital is the Trust's elective care centre. It provides a wide range of elective care (both inpatient low risk surgery and day-case) and a wide range of outpatient and diagnostic services. Hemel Hempstead Hospital offers local healthcare facilities such as diagnostic services, including MRI and cold pathology, as well as an outpatient service and stroke rehabilitation beds.
Additional Information
There are good road and rail links to Watford via motorways, rail and underground. London is 20 minutes away by train and bus services run between Watford Junction and Watford General Hospital. The M25 is approximately 15 minutes due north and Heathrow lies to the west, approximately 25 minutes away. There are excellent recreation facilities within the locality, including leisure and activity parks, swimming pools, golf and tennis facilities, in addition to a shopping centre and theatre. The schools in South West Hertfordshire are excellent with a variety of primary and secondary schools, and sixth form colleges available.
Hemel Hempstead is close to London and served by the M1, M10 and M25 motorways. There is a rail link from London (Euston) to Hemel Hempstead which takes approximately 20 minutes.
St Albans is 20 minutes from London, close to the M25 and M1 and only 17 minutes by rail from London via Thameslink.
Band 7 - Senior Sister/Charge Nurse Radiology
Accepting applications until: 12-Jan-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 12-Jan-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- St Albans City Hospital
- Address
- Waverley Rd
- Town
- St Albans
- Postcode
- AL3 5PN
- Major / Minor Region
- Hertfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £48,270 - £54,931 pa inc HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Senior Sister / Charge Nurse Radiology
Job overview
We are seeking a Senior Charge Nurse with strong leadership skills and a flair for innovation to join our Community Diagnostics Centre in a newly established role.
In this position, you will oversee and coordinate the operations of our multidisciplinary radiology service, working closely with radiographers, radiographic departmental assistants, nurses, administrative staff, and consultant radiologists who may seek your guidance and support in patient care.
You will also collaborate with the lead superintendent radiographer and clinical service managers to develop and implement local policies and procedures, ensuring the delivery of exceptional care to our patients.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic team and make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes.
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Provide nursing support and advise to enable high quality of care to patients/relatives and carers within radiology.
Provide nursing support and assist with complex situations and take appropriate action.
Act as a professional role model providing direct clinical care as well as assisting with training of junior staff members.
Manging a team of radiographic departmental assistants providing support and guidance.
Working for our organisation
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imaging models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly.
https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking/
We kindly invite you to consider submitting an application.
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contact [email protected]
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education and qualifications:
Essential criteria
- Qualified Nurse.
- Registration with professional body (NMC).
- Post registration experience and qualification in relevant area.
Knowledge:
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of teaching approaches.
- Knowledge of nursing in imaging settings.
Experience:
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience as imaging nurse.
- Experience of working at a Band 6 level.
- Extensive experience in acute setting.
- Experience in relevant specialist areas such as imaging.
Desirable criteria
- Audit experience.
- Policy development.
- Experience of taking charge of department and managing patient flow.
Documents
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Diane Taylor
- Job title
- Matron for Clinical Support Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01923 436643
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