Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to provide senior nursing leadership to the team within our Cardiology Ward 7 within Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.

The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective patient centred care within the ward and supporting effective team working.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective patient centred care within the ward and supporting effective team working.

You should have post registration experience within an acute cardiology clinical setting with some management and leadership experience. The applicant will work with Matron and Consultant cardiologist to lead the team, ensuring the provision of safe, high-quality care to all patients.

As a clinical lead, the applicants will be expected to have excellent communication skills, liaising with the MDT and other agencies in supporting with patient’s flow and ensuring a positive patients journey and experience.

Working for our organisation

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children’s Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre. This is scheduled for completion this year.

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.

We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants. 

Any settled workers meeting the requirements must be offered the position in preference to any non-resident candidates meeting the requirements, unless the role falls under a PhD-level code, in which case sponsorship may be attained.