Job Description
Job summary Northgate Ward has an exciting opportunity to join our team. This would be perfect for an experienced nurse within inpatient services looking to develop their skills and experience or for a nurse looking to return to inpatient care.Northgate ward is a mixed sex adult acute ward. We have an experienced team passionate about providing individualised holistic care. We are committed to continuing quality improvement and encourage all staff to be part of this. Main duties of the job The SeniorNurse within a ward team is expected to take the lead in the implementation of individualised and responsive care planning, risk assessment and discharge facilitation. Within this role there is also an element of leadership and staff management for which excellent communication skills and the ability to self-reflect are critical.We will look to support you to develop your skills in a variety of ways, be that through leadership courses, mentorship, involvement in quality improvement projects as well as more formal qualifications. If you have the drive to provide excellent care, can demonstrate high quality clinical skills and are willing to go the extra mile to help make a difference to people's lives then we would love to hear from you.We welcome informal discussions and would love you to get in touch to talk about the opportunities available and come and visit the ward. About us Benefits included with this role are: - NHS pensiona comprehensive in house & external training programmescareer progressionstarting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)staff physio serviceNHS discounts and many more. Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other. Job description Job responsibilities Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs Person Specification Skills Essential Ability to work regularly unsupervised Good interpersonal and communication skills Desirable Ability to travel Qualifications Essential RMN Desirable ENB 998 / Mentorship Leadership / Management Training Experience Essential At least 2 years post basic experience, 1 year at Senior Staff Nurse Desirable Management / Leadership of junior staff