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Job summary

Main area
ICU
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
275-2503CSCN-ICU
Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Gillingham
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum/pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/03/2025 23:59
Interview date
09/04/2025

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Medway NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse - ICU

Band 6

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.

Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

Job overview

Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse - ICU

Division: Surgery and Anaesthetics

Care Group: Peri-operative & Critical Care

Band: 6

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum/pro rata

Interview date: Week Commencing 7th April 2025

We are recruiting for a Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse  who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the  Best of Care by the Best People  and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will be expected to deputise the Senior Sister / Senior Charge Nurse and act as a role model for junior team members in the delivery of high standard and nursing care.

As a Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse you will provide strong clinical leadership skills by supporting, energising and be able to empower others in the pursuit of a shared vision to ensure the effective management of the ward.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B – Bold

E – Every person counts

S – Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide strong clinical leadership skills, supporting, energising, inspiring and empowering others in pursuit of a shared vision to ensure the effective management of the Intensive Care Unit.

To be responsible for the teaching , supervision, assessment of students and junior staff.

To attend and participate in team and unit meetings, to exercise leadership, coordinate and manage the nursing team.

To demonstrate effective management of staffing levels in accordance with the needs of the service.

To provide an effective specialised resource (practical and theoretical) within the Intensive Care Unit.

To be responsible for developing clinical skills and knowledge through on going education and life-long learning, ensuring that nursing practice is up-to-date and evidence based with the scope of practice.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register.
  • BSc / 1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification / training / experience
  • Mentorship / teaching qualification
  • Intensive Care Course or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
  • Awareness of clinical governance and risk management issues
  • Knowledge of evidence based practice

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven experience of effectively leading the care and management of critically ill patients
  • Experience of teaching / assessing / supervising others in a clinical setting

Values Based Question

Essential criteria
  • Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a ‘can do’ attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverDisability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeStep into health

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nicola Carlow
Job title
Senior Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
016348976199
Additional information

[email protected]

We encourage all applicants to visit the unit, we do offer shadow shifts to those that would like to.

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