Sister / Charge Nurse

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated 'Good' with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust's overall rating has also improved to 'good'. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community."

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical., You will work closely along side the Adult Emergency Department and provide strong leadership, co-ordination and team work skills., The post-holder works as an expert practitioner and is responsible for the
delivery of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex
and changing health and well-being needs of the client group in his/her
clinical area.

The post-holder displays excellent communication and leadership skills, and
is responsible for the day-to-day line management of the team for which
he/she is responsible.

He/she is also responsible for standards of cleanliness in the clinical area
and for a well-maintained Department environment. The Band 7 is a budget holder and authorised signatory for financial and physical resources.

You will need significant A&E paediatric experience which includes experience at Senior Staff Nurse Level. Be dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic with a very high standard of clinical practice.

You will need to be educated to degree level.

A proven track record with evidence of having excellent communication, leadership, team building skills and management of change.

The candidate will have a global understanding of health delivery and the implications for Emergency pathway development.,

• NMC registered


• Previous Band 6 experience


Desirable criteria


• Leadership Skills


• innovation in healthcare


• Paediatric RN Qualification, NMC registration


• Previous Band 6 experience


Desirable criteria


• Leadership Skills


• innovation in healthcare, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, our vision is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community".


Central to achieving this vision is working in partnership with patients, colleagues across health and social care and other organisations who share the same values, to support people in our community. It is a challenging time to be working in the NHS but the dedication of our staff means we are in a strong position.

Services at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust have recently been rated as "Good" by the Care Quality Commission., By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a 6 month probationary period.

The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust's sites.

Staff Benefits

• Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance


• Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff


• NHS pension scheme


• Employee Assistance Programme


• Money Advice Service


• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff


• On-site nursery (based at RBH)


• Full educational library services


• Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles


• Bus to work scheme


• Excellent rail and bus links


• A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.