Ward Sister / Charge Nurse - Ashgrove Ward

An exciting opportunity has become available in the Wye Valley NHS Trust Frailty team.

We are looking for an experienced Frailty Nurse to step into the post of ward sister / charge nurse for Ashgrove ward. You will be expected to provide leadership and support to the nursing team on the ward and ensure standards are maintained.

Ashgrove ward is a 24 bedded frailty unit offering geriatrician input for general frailty patients from the frailty assessment unit, AMU and ED.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the day to day running of Ashgrove ward, supporting the staff, and ensuring we deliver the best possible care to our patients.

This will cover all aspects of the Band 7 ward sister / charge nurse role including staffing and rosters for the nursing team, ensuring patient care standards are met, ensuring ward governance standards are met, investigating and responding to incidents, concerns & complaints.

You will be supported by the Ashgrove junior sisters as well as 2 fellow frailty sisters on Dinmore and Garway ward. Similarly, you will work closely with the Frailty matron to manage the ward.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time all the time.

Job responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Person Specification Experience

• Supporting Evidence of Post Registration Education within sphere of practice
• Demonstrate an ability to deliver clinical skills in practice
• To provide evidence of involvement of service development

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Leadership ability
• Time Management of self & others
• Demonstrate an ability to problem solve highly complex situations
• Ability at negotiating/persuasive skills

Education & Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Post Registration Qualification within Specialty or equivalent

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.