Ward Sister/Charge Nurse - Gastroenterology G2

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond – come and take your place with us.

Job overview

We’re thrilled you’re thinking of joining us. We need a nurse who shares our excitement and vision to further develop the management team here on G2- Gastroenterology . We have an exciting opportunity for 1 x 12 month Secondment Band 6 Nurse to join our team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic band 6 nurse to join the management team on G2- Gastroenterology Ward who will use both their excellent clinical skills, experience and caring personality to make a BIG difference in this challenging yet rewarding ward.

Main duties of the job

Our commitment to you • A supportive leadership team who will work hard to make sure you have what you need to perform at your best • Career development/training options • Support for your health and wellbeing. Welcoming you into our team. As a charge Nurse/Ward Sister working across the Gastroenterology team you will be a confident nurse professional with the ability to make swift, well considered decisions when needed. Our service is provided on a 7 day a week basis with weekends being distributed across the team, therefore weekend working will be a part of the role. You will be responsible for the assessment of patient care needs and development, devising, implementing and evaluating programmes of care, both for a specific group of patients and in supporting the care of all patients. You will work within a Multi-Disciplinary Team in the Hospital. You should be expert in all areas of service delivery ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times. The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the effective management of the gastroenterology ward and have line management responsibility for members of their team and effectively utilise nursing skills and resources to provide high quality service to all clients.

Working for our organisation

Working for our organisation Oldham Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. The place where the world’s first IVF baby was delivered, Oldham is a town of pioneering firsts. Today, Oldham is responsible for delivering a range of acute and community health services across the local area and at The Royal Oldham Hospital. As a designated major trauma unit for Greater Manchester and one of only three vascular centres in Greater Manchester, Oldham is a specialist hospital for acute surgery and provides state-of-the-art onsite pathology services to the North West.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You can read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website.

In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, marital status, social background or trade union membership.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

If you are an International Nurse without a current NMC PIN, please do not apply for this role. To find out more about the current international nursing opportunities available to you here at the NCA, please contactInternationalNursing.OSCE@nca.nhs.uk

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.