Nurse Team Leader

Job summary

Part time, 23 hours per week
Permanent

An exciting opportunity is available for experienced Band 5 or Band 6 Registered Nurses to join Rockingham Elective Orthopaedic Ward.

Rockingham is a busy, ring-fenced elective orthopaedic ward with capacity for up to eight trauma patients.

We are looking for an innovative, approachable individual who remains calm under pressure and has excellent interpersonal skills to join our friendly, supportive team. You will need strong workload-prioritisation and staff-management skills, together with a commitment to delivering high-quality patient care from admission through to timely, safe discharge. Ideally, you will have post-registration experience in a surgical setting, excellent communication skills and a desire to develop your own and others clinical practice. This clinical role will support the Band 7 in providing effective leadership, managing the ward and maintaining and improving standards, while supporting multidisciplinary colleagues, patients and their families. In return, the Trust offers a supportive yet challenging environment with opportunities for continuing professional development.

For more information about the post, please contact Richard Drury, Interim Ward Manager, on or Matron Lee White on

Main duties of the job

• Support the manager in ensuring service users needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care.
• Provide person-centred care that promotes service users independence and well-being.
• Maintain high clinical standards when carrying out nursing procedures.
• Comply with the clinical governance framework, motivate colleagues, champion service user safety and dignity, and drive continuous improvement.
• Manage the ward each day, ensuring timely discharge planning to optimise bed capacity and maintain effective patient flow across the elective pathway.
• Screen patients on the trauma ward for suitable transfer to the trauma beds on Rockingham Ward, supporting patient flow through the trauma pathway.
• Ensure all staff remain compliant with MAST requirements.
• Support the Ward Manager in completing staff appraisals.
• Respond appropriately to feedback from staff and patients.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives.
• Undertake Datix investigations and attend formal investigation meetings and provide feedback for staff.
• Manage the team and maintain a rota with a safe skill mix.
• Attend divisional QAG and roster meetings when required, and provide report feedback and complete agreed action plans.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, show progress in areas that matter most to staff. We have seen good results in how colleagues feel about health and wellbeing, alongside increased confidence that employees are recognised and supported

But don't just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Please note that the Trust does not currently offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship Nursing and HCSW roles. Applications are welcomed from candidates who can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Person Specification

Professional Registration

Essential

• Please enter NMC pin

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised nursing qualification
• Current level one NMC registration
• Relevant learning beyond registration
• Evidence of post qualifying training in acute care

Desirable

• Degree level or evidence of working towards

Communication and Relationships

Essential

• Able to present and receive complex information within a multi professional team.
• Ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relative/carers and staff
• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
• Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents
• Demonstrates leadership in the management of change

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable post registration experience

Desirable

• Recruitment and selection experience
• Presenting complex information to large groups

Knowledge

Essential

• Equivalent level of knowledge acquired without formal course of study
• Theoretical and practical e.g. develops data bases and reporting systems
• Professional, technical, specialist
• Policies, practices and procedures e.g NHS national policies, standards, requirements and directions that relate to measuring and improving the quality and safety of patient care

Desirable

• Knowledge of Orthopaedic procedures either worked in similar environment or willingness to work towards increasing knowledge

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).