Job overview

BAND 6 Ward Sister, Colorectal Surgery

• Are you ready for a challenge?
• Do you have excellent leadership skills?
• Are you committed to delivering high quality care?

If the answer to these is yes, then the Surgical Services Group at SWBH NHS Trust is the place for you!

Opportunities have arisen for a full-time band 6 position on A8 our Colorectal/Gen Surg surgical ward

We pride ourselves on delivering high standards of patient care and experience and are looking for a dynamic individual who have experience at Band 5/6 level, working within a surgical environment to join our team.

This is an exciting time following our move to Midland Metropolitan University Hospital. 

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the A8 team to provide a safe, effective, efficient care environment for patients, relatives and their carer's.

To be responsible for leading your own zone in respect of patient safety and professional standards, demonstrating clinical excellence and acting as a professional role model to Junior Staff

You will be required to line manage a team of staff and complete management duties and be responsible for the effective running and utilisation of the Ward.

If you would like any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.  

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.   

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.    

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.   

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.  When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.   

Multi-site working 

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond". 

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.