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Job summary

Main area
General medicine
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week (Per annum, Pro-rata)
Job ref
236-OCO-NM349-24
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Oldham Hospital
Town
Oldham
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 Pro-rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

Band 7

Job overview

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW AND EXCITING CHALLENGE?

Our new Northern Care Alliance NHS Group unites 5 local hospitals to deliver high quality care across the North East of Greater Manchester.

The Alliance provides the benefits of scale but delivers this locally through multiple hospital sites which make up 4 new Care Organisations. The aim for our Care Organisation is to work closely with the communities we serve to deliver safe, high quality and reliable care, which is trusted, connected and pioneering, upholding the four core values of the Care Organisation Respect, Accountability being Patient and People Focused  and Continuous Improvement.

Bury and Rochdale Care Organisation is one of four Care Organisations within the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group. Fairfield General Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary have come together to create a Care Organisation with a true focus on delivering hospital and community based care to the highest standard.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Unit Manager on the Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC)  at the Royal Oldham Hospital. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to lead and develop  a team of skilled, dedicated and highly motivated individuals. 

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a dedicated, committed and reliable experienced registered nurse with Leadership experience, who is willing to become part of the SDEC Senior team. We are looking for an individual who is self-motivated and is also able to as part a of a team and independently when required. This is a forward thinking team and you will need to be a resilient leader who can lead change, motivate and support staff at all levels.

You will be a professional who truly understands the need for care, consideration and respect for our patients but can also lead by example and apply these qualities to your team members. Our patients and their families require someone with compassion and the ability to empathise with difficult situations and be willing to go the extra mile to do what is right by them.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.  

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk 

This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.

The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website:  https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Management (ward sister / charge nurse) experience
Desirable criteria
  • Degree level education or above

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ward management experience (in the absence of a ward manager if band 6)
Desirable criteria
  • Previous band 7 experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Notable experience at Band 6

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Teaching qualifiation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardFair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerTime to changeStep into healthGM Good Employment Charter

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

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Gemma Whittaker
Job title
Lead Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01616278425
Additional information

Please contact SDEC for further information 

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