Junior Sister

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ,
Maidstone, Kent
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A vacancy has arisen in the surgical ward, caring for patients undergoing elective procedures with a short to medium length of stay (2-10 days). This includes colorectal, breast, gynae-oncology, occasionally ENT and opthalmology and all elective and emergency urology. We are looking for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic registered nurse to join our friendly and supportive team, who are committed to delivering excellent patient care, as a Band 6 Junior Sister / Charge Nurse. You will be committed to providing an excellent patient experience and demonstrate good communication skills both with members of the multi disciplinary team, patients and relatives. You will be organised and able to mange your workload efficiently to ensure timely admission and discharge, maintaining a smooth patient pathway and ensuring that junior members of staff are supported to do the same. You will have a mentor qualification and ideally a degree or be committed to working towards achieving this. As a valued member of our team you will be supported by regular appraisals and a personal development plan with extensive training opportunities. There is a comprehensive competency based induction programme and support from the clinical education team is available. You will be required to work within the Trust procedures and policies and as this post may be subject to internal rotation over 24 hours a day, flexibility is essential. You will be expected to attend the Trust's Induction Programme for RNs, RMs and ODPs (which starts on the first day of employment). The programme is full-time (please contact the programme lead if this is problematic: nicola.henthorn@nhs.net), lasts for two weeks and will involve travelling to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area and classroom-based study days which run from 9am to 5pm. Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at enhanced level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children) We are passionate in supporting our staff to develop and have great opportunities for career progression. We take equality and diversity seriously and seek to empower all diverse groups within our trust. We seek to develop a culture where diversity in all its forms is celebrated. We are committed to ensuring that women are empowered to work at all levels of management and that working patterns are as flexible as possible giving all members of staff opportunity to flourish in using their skills for our patients. We work across our trust to enable those who consider themselves to have a disability both visible and invisible to have access to all they need to thrive in their work environment. We work with Stonewall to embed an inclusive and accepting culture for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff. We have 78 nationalities working in our trust and we are proud of this. We are active in embracing the ethnic and cultural diversity in our trust. We work to empower people with any protected characteristic to have opportunities to work in an environment that helps them to contribute to the best of their ability, recognising and valuing the unique contributions each of us brings for best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to supporting the delivery of the Equality Act with zero tolerance for any discrimination, harassment or victimisation of applicants and staff with these protected characteristics Closing Date: Sunday 28th June 2020 Interview Date: Tuesday 14th July 2020 For further details / informal visits contact: Karen Dixon on 01622 225525. Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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