Skip to main content
Please wait, loading

Job summary

Main area
Nursing and Midwifery
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 24 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Job ref
223-LNT-178
Employer
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Shrewsbury Business Park
Town
Shrewsbury
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 pro rata / per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust logo

Lead Nurse Temporary Staffing Department

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

The opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and passionate Registered Nurse, who would like to play a major role in shaping the Temporary
Nursing Workforce currently working across both The Royal Shrewsbury and The Princess Royal Hospitals.

As an RN with a Degree or equivalent and proven clinical expertise and credibility, you will work closely with the Corporate Nursing Team, Heads
of Nursing and Senior Nurses to ensure that effective systems and process for the use of temporary (Bank) and Agency Registered Nurses and
nursing support staff are embedded into practice throughout the Trust.

With a proven track record and experience of leading and managing a clinical team, the successful candidate will take overall responsibility for
clinical quality and governance issues relating to the provision of temporary (Bank) and Agency Registered Nurses and nursing support staff
working via the Trust’s Temporary Staffing Department (TSD).

Main duties of the job

As Lead Nurse for Recruitment and Resourcing Governance, you will be responsible for supporting the Deputy Director of People Operations and
Senior Nursing Teams, within the Trust, to ensure governance and quality standards are met in relation to recruiting Registered Nurses and
Support Staff to the Nurse Bank, as well as the use of Bank and Agency nurses and support staff within the clinical areas.

Working for our organisation

This exciting and challenging role would appeal to anyone who has the ability to work with unpredictable situations, and to tight deadlines, with the
ability to respond to frequent unpredictable interruptions whilst remaining focused on key priorities.

We would be keen to hear from anyone who is positive about new ways of dealing with situations and role modelling this to others, as well as a responsiveness and positive approach to change.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post registration experience
  • Knowledge and understanding governance and quality issues involved in the use of Temporary staff.
  • Proven leadership skills
  • Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
  • Experience of working autonomously

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC registered
  • Mentorship course
  • Degree level education
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching qualification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employer

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

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Denise Rotchell
Job title
Temporary Staffing Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01952 282805

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Shrewsbury Business Park
1 Douglas Court
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6LG
Telephone
01743 492402
Apply online nowAlert me to similar vacancies