Job summary
Employer heading
Sister/Charge Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
A wonderful opportunity to join Salisbury District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Intensive Care and High Dependency Unit (Radnor), which is rated by CQC as an outstanding critical care unit, it also supports the regional referral centre's for burns, plastics and spinal cord injuries.
We are looking to recruit highly motivated, experienced, caring and compassionate band 6 Critical Care Sisters / Charge Nurses to join our forward thinking team.
Main duties of the job
We require Registered Nurses who have completed a recognised post registration critical care course , experience of teaching and assessing and have a minimum of 18 months post critical care course experience. We also require them to have recent critical care experience and hold a Diploma, Advanced Diploma or BSc (Hons) in Nursing or health related subject (or working towards a degree).
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your expert clinical and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive unit, where personal and professional development is actively encouraged. The successful applicants will undergo a comprehensive induction program under the guidance of the education lead and senior team members.
If you are motivated to deliver skilled and compassionate nursing care to patients and their families this is the right opportunity for you.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
evidence
Essential criteria
- NMC registered
- Critical Care Course level 6 or 7
- Assessing in practice course/Practice assesor
- minimum 18 months post Critical care Course experience
- Recent work in critical Care (last 6 months)
Desirable criteria
- Previous Band 6 experience
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kelly Tyrie
- Job title
- Matron Critical care Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01722 336262
- Additional information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Emily Rudd or Kelly Tyrie
Job title
Matrons for Critical Care Services
Email address
[email protected] [email protected]
Telephone number
01722336262
Additional contact information
Education Lead Cintia Franco, [email protected]
Joanna Clarke, Deputy Matron [email protected]
01722 336262 x 4373/5878
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