Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse - AMU/MAU and SDEC

Job summary
We are seeking enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated Band 6 Sisters/Charge Nurses to join the Acute Medicine team at Good Hope Hospital.

Acute Medicine comprises an integrated Same Day Emergency Care and Medical Assessment service (SDEC/MAU), alongside a 34-bedded Acute Medical Unit (AMU) with an additional 12 single-room cubicles (MAU Zone 2).

As a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse, you will provide clinical leadership and operational coordination across Acute Medicine, supporting patient flow, managing deteriorating patients, ensuring high standards of care, and developing junior staff. You will be expected to lead the SDEC/MAU assessment area, coordinating timely assessment, treatment and discharge planning while maintaining patient flow across the service.

We are looking for registered nurses with at least two years' acute care experience who are passionate about leadership, service improvement and delivering high-quality patient-centred care. Leadership and development opportunities will be provided to support your ongoing professional growth.

Main duties of the job

• Regularly take charge of AMU, SDEC/MAU or a designated clinical area.
• Provide clinical and operational leadership, including in the absence of senior nursing staff.
• Coordinate patient assessments, admissions, transfers, discharges and patient flow.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based patient care.
• Support the management of deteriorating patients and provide expert clinical guidance.
• Lead quality improvement, audit, governance, patient safety and risk management initiatives.
• Support, supervise and develop nursing staff, students and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Promote a positive learning environment, staff wellbeing and professional development.
• Act as a visible clinical leader, fostering teamwork, professionalism and compassionate care.
• Support the achievement of ward, divisional and organisational objectives.

About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

• Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC register
• Desirable: Health care management / leadership qualification

Experience

• Essential: Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS care setting supervising / mentoring junior staff
• Essential: Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
• Essential: Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
• Essential: Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
• Essential: Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
• Essential: Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
• Essential: Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
• Essential: Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
• Essential: Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:

• Leadership
• Team Building
• Managing resources
• Time management
• Role modelling
• Change management / clinical developments
• Clinical governance
• Audit and research
• Workforce planning / management
• NHS policy and political awareness

Additional Criteria

• Essential: Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
• Essential: Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
• Essential: Competence in expanded clinical practice associated with the role
• Essential: Excellent Communication skills /written / verbal / IT
• Essential: Ability to work under pressure across competing demands
• Essential: Ability to articulate the principles of safeguarding and mental capacity
• Essential: Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Essential: Approachable and friendly
• Essential: Supportive
• Essential: Flexible
• Essential: Well organised
• Essential: Effective communicator
• Essential: Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
• Essential: Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
• Essential: Ability to inspire and lead a team
• Essential: Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation to day /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need

Employer details
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Good Hope Hospital
Rectory Rd
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B75 7RR
United Kingdom

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.