Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Are you a motivated individual that thrives in a fast-paced environment, who aspires to deliver high quality, patient-centred care within a team of innovative professionals? If so, we would value you in our team on the Hyper-acute Stroke Unit!

As a Band 6 Ward Sister/Charge Nurse, you will contribute to the development of the ward team and support the Ward in the delivery of a consistently high quality and cost-effective service and will be expected to deputise for the Ward Manager as required. You will have excellent communication skills and high clinical standards with a passion to make a difference for patients and staff alike.

We have in house training courses, taught by our senior nurses/ACPs and practice development team. Further to this, you will have access to trust led training modules.

Job Summary

• Lead and coordinate the nursing team, taking responsibility for the management and organisation of the clinical area on a 24 hour basis.
• Through effective leadership, ensure the clinical team deliver a safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led service where compassion is embedded and a positive patient experience is achieved.
• Provide professional clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and act as a professional role model.
• A highly skilled clinical expert with specialised knowledge in caring for patients and their carers.

Essential

• Current RN +/- RN, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications
• BSc Degree in relevant field 
• Post Reg. qualifications for specialty area
• Leadership development programme
• Teaching qualification/experience and accredited NMC before mentorship course

Desirable

• Masters degree and evidence of working towards

Experience

• Significant demonstrable experience within specialty with evidence of professional development
• Evidence of team leadership and change management with relevant management/leadership course
• Managing resources and contributing to departmental budget
• Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources

Skills and Knowledge

• Clinically competent
• Clinical decision making skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective leadership and team building skills
• Organisational skills and forward planning
• Flexibility
• Able to support development of others
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Critical appraisal skills
• Strong customer service skills
• IT literate
• Understanding of the principles and application of effective budgetary management
• Understanding of the principles and application of effective staff/HR management
• Understanding of the theory and application of Clinical Governannce
• Demonstrable experience of effective management and supervision of staff and taking charge of ward/unit.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.