Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Nurse/Team Leader - Emergency Department
NHS AfC: Band 7
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area as well as across North Yorkshire and Leeds. We also provide children’s services in the North East in County Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Gateshead and Sunderland.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two trusts in Yorkshire and Humber to be awarded HSJ’s Top 100 Best Places to Work. We believe that You Matter Most, and this is reflected in what we value: Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. So if you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.
Job overview
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Emergency Department (ED), which has been recently refurbished. We are recruiting Band 7 Team Leaders following an evidence-based establishment review, which has improved our skill mix and nurse to patient ratios, to ensure that we can provide gold standard care and optimise staff experience.
The ED is led by experienced Department Managers; Rachael Worton and Elvira Obrinja, and a supportive Matron; Amy Carr. We are looking for hard working motivated individuals to support our ED Matron and Department Managers to ensure the best possible standards of care.
The post holder will be an experienced team member, with Adult and / or Paediatric emergency / acute medicine experience, and will be responsible for coordinating the department and maintaining safety / quality and performance.
The successful candidate will be expected to work across a 24/7 roster period and will have line management responsibility for a group of Emergency Department nursing and support staff. They will lead the department team and co-ordinate the delivery of patient care. They will provide clinical care to patients and supervise and coordinate staff in the department to maintain clinical competency and provide clinical supervision.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work in collaboration with Lead Nurses and Matron to lead providing a senior clinical leadership and clinical expertise in practice to the dedicated workforce. Adult or paediatric registered nurse applicants must also have recent Emergency nursing experience, skill and expertise and be a recognized mentor / supervisor assessor. Study at degree level and is advantageous.
Working for our organisation
The Emergency Department team are passionate about patient care and responsive to patient needs demonstrating Trust values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be a visible clinical manager, have line management responsibility for the Emergency Department nursing and support staff, lead the department team, and co-ordinate the delivery of patient care. They will provide regular clinical care to patients and work alongside staff in the department in order to maintain clinical competency and provide clinical supervision to staff. The post holder will also support effective nurse roster delivery, performance management, capacity planning and contribute to transformation of emergency care services as required
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration
- • Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
- • Evidence of competency in teaching and assessing ( Mentor qualification or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- • Relevant management or leadership qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Recent experience in Emergency care management.
- • Competent / experienced Emergency department/urgent care setting nurse
- • Experience of working with a wide range of complex clinical conditions
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of working in variety of clinical settings
- • Experience of the clinical audit process and procedures
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Carr
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01423557978
- Additional information
Mobile device 07825330083
or contact via Emergency Department Secretaries who can access diary 01423 553302.
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