Ward Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse

Victoria ward is a 27 bedded Acute Medicine ward where we provide safe, compassionate, and comprehensive care for our patients using integrated team approach.
You will have the opportunity to link with all stakeholders both within and external to the organisation, which will be crucial to delivering excellent patient focused care and experience on Victoria and support the Acute Medicine Services.
Provide clinical leadership and clinical management of the service 24 hours 7 days a week and continuously monitor and maintain clinical standards and quality care. Monitor effectiveness of protocols and patient triage requirements and escalate level of care for acutely ill patients where necessary., Responsibilities include leading the nursing team clinically and providing direction.
- Conducting comprehensive, systematic, and precise nursing assessments of patients as needed.
- Ensuring a high standard of nursing care that adheres to best practices for patient safety and experience.
- Creating and using opportunities to enhance the health and well-being of patients.
- Working clinical shifts as required.
- Operating within NMC Guidelines and Trust Policies, acknowledging personal capabilities and limitations.
- Encouraging teamwork among nurses and the multidisciplinary team to maintain high care standards.
- Engaging in clinical audits to monitor and elevate care quality.
- Maintaining effective communication with the multidisciplinary team while respecting patient and relative confidentiality.
- Participating in all aspects of direct patient care, including hydration, nutrition, continence, pressure area care, and injury prevention.
- Completing all trust documentation related to patient care and departmental safety to a high standard.
- Executing treatments, investigations, diagnostics, and referrals according to patient care plans.
- Practicing in accordance with NMC Guidelines and Trust Policies, recognizing personal strengths and weaknesses.
- Fostering positive relationships within the nursing teams and offering appropriate advice and support.
- Instructing, mentoring, and supervising students and junior staff to ensure competence.
- Promptly responding to deteriorating patients and supporting junior staff in such situations.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women's, children's, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot., The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.
In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.