Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - Surgical Unit

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.

We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Paediatric Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to join our team to support children and young people across Mid and South Essex in their journey through surgery. We are looking for a dynamic, passionate, flexible individual who can adapt to changing demands and workload on our two surgical units Wizard and Pegasus.

Wizard and Pegasus support elective surgery across many specialities such as ENT, Plastic surgery, Max fax , Ophthalmology and Orthopaedics.

Broomfield Paediatrics are the central HUB work for ENT and trauma (Plastics and Max fax) for the region, this gives an opportunity for the successful applicant to expand on knowledge and skills within these specialist areas.

Wizard ward day surgery is a 10 bedded area that supports children and young people and our newly built in-patient ward Pegasus is a 11 bedded ward supporting children who may require overnight surgical admission, along with an established pre-assessment service.

The unit is staffed by an experienced nursing team and staff progression is actively encouraged. You would be joining a friendly and dynamic multi-disciplinary team who you will be managing on a day to day basis.

Main duties of the job

In this position you will have the opportunity to develop leadership skills, work with different members of the MDT from a multitude of specialties and be pivotal in influencing the delivery of care to children and young people requiring surgery within the MSE.

Experience in elective surgery is essential to the role and you will work closely with other members of the wider surgical team and key stakeholders such as paediatric anaesthetists, paediatric nursing teams, physiotherapists, Cleft Clinical Nurse Specialists and Clinical Nurse Specialist for Orthopaedics, waiting list officers and secretaries to improve the experience of children and families whilst being part of the evolving service and leading on change.

Excellent communication skills, the ability to decision make, and to be proactive and forward thinking is essential to this role. You will provide leadership and direction to your team alongside this being able to motivate and support staff is essential as well as having the ability to adapt to changing priorities. You will be supported by our Paediatric Matron for children's services and the paediatric education team

Full details of the main duties can be found within the attached job description

Working for our organisation

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people. We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

Mid and South Essex are incredibly proud to support the delivery of reconstruction Cleft surgery, and specialist plastic surgery for the region which gives the successful applicant an exciting opportunity to gain experience and work alongside tertiary centres and specialist nurses working in partnership with the East of England Surgical ODN.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities of this rewarding role.

We look forward to your application.

Person specification

Education & Qualification

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (Child)
• EPLS

Desirable criteria

• Degree in Nursing

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience as a Senior Band 5 or Band 6 nurse in Paediatric setting

Desirable criteria

• Experience of change management

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

• Band 7 Job Description (PDF, 776.5KB)
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• AFC Pay Poster 24/25 (PDF, 39.2KB)
• Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)