Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a  Ward Leader to join the Neonatal Unit at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

We are looking for an experienced, motivated nurse to provide leadership and management for the Neonatal Unit, being responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality compassionate care. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and will lead the team to deliver excellent clinical and emotional care to our patients and parents/careers.

Main duties of the job

The Ward Leader will provide professional leadership which enables the delivery of high quality, safe and person-centred care through the engagement and empowerment of others. 

Will be responsible for managing the clinical area/department in ensuring the delivery of safe, effective clinical care while ensuring the best use of available resources in line with area/ward/departmental budgets. 

Have responsibility for the workforce, service delivery, clinical quality and safety on the ward, thus ensuring that quality standards are met and performance achieved. 

Be responsible for the delivery and performance of all nursing and nursing support staff working on the ward, ensuring compliance with standards of care and treatment.  

Responsible for implementing the trusts core values of `Leading the Chesterfield Way’, ensuring they are embedded into everyday practice.

Will also have responsibility for following through on issues and incidents on the ward/clinical area relating to infection control, complaints, patient feedback experience, by ensuring actions are taken, monitored and sustained. 

The Ward Leader will at all times act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives (2015).

Working for our organisation

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of around 4,200 staff and good financial control and was recently rated "Good" by the CQC. 

We are committed to working with our partners in Health and Social Care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care. 

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

COVID19 Vaccination

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

 UK Points-based immigration system

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.  Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route.  Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form.  Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.  Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be  eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

Communications 

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter: @CRHCareers @WellbeingCRH @royalhospital