Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency care
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 407-MLTC-6950207
- Employer
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Walsall Manor Hospital
- Town
- Walsall
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 08:00
Employer heading
Sister/Charge Nurse Emergency Department
Band 6
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.Ìý
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant.Ìý The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.Ìý As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
ÌýRESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
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Job overview
We are seeking to recruit a number of Band 6 Nurses to join our Nurse in Charge Team in Walsall Healthcare’s Emergency Department and haveÌý opportunities for those with extensive experience in the Emergency Department setting and are willing to expand their portfolio.
We are seeking posts for those that have a minimum of 2 years Emergency Department experience or if you have Acute Hospital or Urgent Care Experience we are particularly keen to hear from you.
It is an exciting opportunity to join the Senior ED Nursing Team to expand the nursing workforce and support progression through your Nursing career in Emergency Care. ÌýThe applicant, on a daily basis will use their clinical skills, knowledge and judgement to lead a workforce across the Emergency Department to provide safe, responsive and effective care to patients.
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PLEASE NOTE - IF THIS ROLE RECEIVES A HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS, IT IS SUBJECT TO CLOSE EARLYÌý
Main duties of the job
The Nursing Team at Walsall’s Emergency Department has recently seen investment that supports both an expanded workforce across all nursing roles and a 6% increase in the training and education time for all nursing colleagues within ED. Candidates that apply for this role will see the benefits of this investment commitment as the delivery of education, skills and knowledge is expanded across the Nursing Workforce in ED and time is committed to the Nursing Workforce to learn.
Applicants will join the Emergency Department as the new Education Framework commences. New posts are being invested in with the Practice Development roles also expanding to support the delivery of our education programme for both new and substantive staff.
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.Ìý
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.Ìý
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants will join the nursing workforce that is already meeting national standards for quality of care. Walsall Emergency Department is regularly in the top 5 Trusts regionally for Ambulance Handover Standards, Triage Times and has recently seen the organisation in the top 15 NHS Trusts nationally for 4 Hour Emergency Access Standard.
Candidates will be joining the Emergency Department at an exciting time as the service commits to continue to improve these standards of quality of care through investment in people and patients across the Care Group. As an Emergency Department we are committed to provide high quality care within a demanding service by ensuring our nursing team are proactive and have additional clinical skills to provide individualised patient care for the whole range of presenting conditions.
You must demonstrate excellent communicate skills, initiative, drive and have the ability to lead a Nurse Team in a busy Emergency Department environment.
Our Department has access to a range of learning environments including courses to increase clinical skills and knowledge this includes ILS/PILS/ TILS/ALS/EPLS /TNCC as well as in-house opportunities. We can offer post registration courses via Wolverhampton University in Emergency care of the child and mentorship. We positively encourage department link nurses and are developing a wide range of departmental champions to promote specialist support within the team. We aim to recruit new Nurses that will be keen to work within a Multi-Disciplinary Team to aid Audits and service developments, and in a leadership role will be responsible for a team of Nurses to ensure they are up to date with Appraisal, Training and have provide the management to support your team in ED.
Please refer to the Job Description for more informationÌý
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Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- First Level RN
- ENB 998/ Mentorship qualification/ or equivalent
- ENB 199/ Post registration qualification in foundations Emergency Nurse practitioner/ equivalent degree in acute/ critical care nursing/ level 3 or 4 study appropriate to Emergency Care and evidence of good professional development/ study since qualification
- ALS or EPLS or TNCC
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- A good understanding of nursing and related emergency care of patients within A/E
- Significant post registration experience and experience of working within an Emergency department/ or similar environment regularly supporting/ managing junior colleagues
- Evidence of a high level of clinical skills to support care delivery in ED
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- High level of nursing skills including phlebotomy skills/ IVI drug administration/Suturing/ Pop application
- ECG interpretation skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work with IM & T systems
- An ability to organise workload of a specific area of Emergency Department including patient flows in and out.
OTHER
Essential criteria
- Flexibility and ability to cope with unpredictable patterns of work and demand
- Leadership skills and ability to delegate
- Team Worker and ability to work with wider multidisciplinary team
- Able to work to deadlines and deal with times of pressure including distressing and emotional situations
- Honest and trustworthy
- Demonstrates respect for patient dignity
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Eleanor Holden
- Job title
- Professional Development Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01922 721171
- Additional information
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