Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 24 hours per week (Internal rotation as required)
- Job ref
- 388-8026566-FC&I
- Employer
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Brixham Hospital
- Town
- Brixham
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Ward Sister / Charge Nurse - Brixham Hospital
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
The Sister/charge nurse supports the day to day running of the Ward, co-ordinating the clinical care activity and ensuring the provision of a high standard of nursing care, advice and information to patients, relatives and carers.
You will be working alongside our GPs and Intermediate care teams, facilitating patient choice, promoting independence and maintaining safety whilst working within your NMC professional code of conduct.
Promoting effective communication within the Multi-disciplinary Team. Providing clinical and team leadership to all Ward staff in the absence of the Deputy Matron/Modern Matron. Accepting responsibility for the running of the ward/site in the absence of the Deputy Matron/Modern Matron.
Main duties of the job
- Flexible approach to working, able to manage da to day challenges of ward based nursing and management of a team.
- Assist and undertake audits, support staff with PDRs, be part of Pathway to Excellence and Shared Governance meetings.
- Service delivery and improvement.
- Staff and own development
- Supporting patients and relatives in the provision of their care and and ensuring they make informed decisions
- Work collaboratively with other professionals
Working for our organisation
This post will provide you great job satisfaction, not only will you be working in an innovative dedicated friendly team on our 20 bedded ward within Brixham Community Hospital. You will have a voice and we always actively welcome new ideas, valuing staff and opinions.
Achieving and being part of facilitating a patient’s wishes to happen is a very rewarding part of the role. This not only applies to patients who are being rehabilitated back to their homes but also for to those who are on an end of life pathway or are still actively being treated within a sub-acute environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Degree or working toward
- Post graduate experience as RN in appropriate care setting
- Acute / Community experience
- Mentoring training
Desirable criteria
- End of Life Training
- ILS Trained
- Dementia Awareness
- Undertaking CHC assessments
Knowledge / Skills
Essential criteria
- Complex needs of the older generation
- Acute care needs
- Complex discharging
- Venepuncture/cannulation
- Catheterisation
- Understanding the workings of an MDT and IC care
Desirable criteria
- Managing junior staff and a case load of patient
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
- Lisa Doggett
- Job title
- Deputy Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01803 881379
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