Senior Sister​/Charge Nurse

About the Role

Our unit has 28 flexible beds providing care for both general and cardiothoracic patients. You must possess and be able to demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills. You will be a compassionate and caring nurse who will be able to work closely with the Matron to deliver outstanding care for the patients in Wolverhampton & its surrounding areas.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow.

We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards;
The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

• To be professionally accountable and maintain the standards of professional practice as set by the appropriate regulatory body applicable to your profession or role.
• In a supervisory role utilise supervision of clinical practice, clinical audit, research, and teaching, to set, monitor and improve standards of care in addition to efficient and effective use of resources.
• To be accountable for:
  • Ensuring safe and effective clinical practice
  • Enhancing the patient's experience
  • Managing and developing the performance of the team
  • Ensuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation's objectives
  • Deputising for Matron

• As the visible designated clinical nurse leader set standards of care and professionalism and promote teamwork within a multi-professional environment, demonstrating critical analysis and decision-making skills, leading the delivery of a clinically excellent service, influencing and facilitating change within the ward/department and where appropriate the organisation.
• Act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilisation and integration of evidence-based practice, setting, implementing and monitoring evidence based standards of care, policies, procedures and protocols.
• Ensure a culture of continuous quality improvement through the use of research, audit, patient feedback and reflection on practice by self and other members of the team.
• Promote a clean and safe environment for staff, patients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety, healthcare associated infection prevention, clinical governance, including risk management and critical incident reporting and root cause analysis.
• Ensure a high standard of record keeping in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council, Health and Care Professions Council, national legislation and local standards.
• Facilitate effective communication with the multi-professional team.
• Assess the risks involved in the care of patients and ensure utilisation of practices and protocols to minimise those risks, including safe use of medical devices. To monitor the standards of care and take appropriate actions when standards fall below expected levels.
• Report incidents and near misses promptly and appropriately and take effective action to minimise future risk.

• Within sphere of care ensure effective and efficient patient journeys by planning, co-ordinating and monitoring the episodes of care including the smooth transition to other settings, promoting effective discharge and communication with interdisciplinary and interagency teams as required.
• Co-ordinate nursing/midwifery interventions, influence clinical decisions and monitor the quality of patient…