Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust


Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Stoke-on-Trent
Contract type: Full time
Nursing leadership is imperative in the delivery of this care and an exciting opportunity has arisen for Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to join our busy Cardiothoracic Critical Care Ward Band 7 Team to lead and support our dynamic innovative nursing team.

We provide coronary artery bypass grafting, heart valve and lung surgery plus chest trauma as part of the regional Trauma Centre status of UHNM

Cardiothoracic Critical Care is a 16 bedded department that provides level 2 and level 3 care to patients post Cardiothoracic procedures.

We have a 34 bedded pre and post-operative inpatient ward of which 8 beds are for level 1 care, it also incorporates a dedicated pre admission service.

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated nurses with effective leadership & organizational skills to join our Band 7 team in striving for the highest standards of care for all our patients.

The successful applicants will have Minimum of 3 years post registration experience working as a deputy ward sister/charge nurse (band 6) within the last 12 months and a Minimum of 18 months experience of working in a Critical Care environment & will demonstrate sound clinical knowledge & be an excellent team member. They must have a positive outlook & ability to inspire & support the team.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Katie Cheadle Job title: Matron Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01782 675941

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