Junior Sister / Charge Nurse (Trauma Unit) - INTERNAL ONLY

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust ,
Reading, Berkshire
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PLEASE NOTE: INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY Band 6 Junior Sister/ Charge Nurse - Trauma Unit This is a 12 month fixed-term opportunity to cover maternity leave. Are you an outstanding registered nurse who enjoys working in a diverse, exciting & rewarding clinical area? Do you like that no two days are ever the same? Do you have a passion for trauma, spinal injury, head injury and poly trauma patients? Do you have strong leadership and management skills? If yes then the Trauma Unit is the place for you. We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse/Senior Staff Nurse to join our friendly, professional, successful and outstanding team. We offer great opportunities for further development in your career. We hold weekly ward teaching sessions alongside consultant led teaching. We have an active advanced trauma nurse team who hold regular teaching on traction and spinal injuries, bi-yearly trauma specific SDs as well as a Trauma Immediate Life Support course. We also offer further development by offering level 6 & 7 courses linked to the local universities alongside trust leadership courses. We also have opportunities for link roles if you have a passion in a certain area of nursing and can offer training in that area to improve your role. We ensure that all of our staff are supported in the working environment by always having a band 6 SSN on duty during the day, and during some night shifts. We have a supervisory band 7 Sister and an active practice education team who can work alongside staff as required. We offer a two week supernumerary induction programme on the ward to help new staff settle into our team. The trauma team works closely with the dedicated fractured neck of femur unit, collaborating across specialities including ortho-geriatricians, medical and surgical teams. For further details / informal visits contact: Claire Manton (Ward Sister) on 0118 322 7535 or claire.manton@royalberkshire.nhs.uk Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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