Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

For questions about this job, contact:
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Kirstie Sutton
Matron
Kirstie.sutton@nhs.net
01132065292
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Job Summary
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Band 7 Ward Leader position on J46\. The ward specialises in Emergency General Surgery, providing care for acutely unwell patients admitted through assessment and emergency areas. This is a fast\-paced, high\-acuity environment where patients frequently require urgent surgical intervention, rapid investigations, essential treatments, and close monitoring and observation. J46 also plays an important role in supporting effective patient flow through the management of a discharge POD, ensuring patients are transferred or discharged safely, efficiently, and in a timely manner.

We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic leader who combines compassion with confident and fair leadership. The successful candidate will demonstrate a clear vision for high\-quality patient care, safety, and service improvement while maintaining high standards within the ward environment. Key responsibilities include leading and developing the nursing team, providing strong clinical and managerial leadership, and overseeing the day\-to\-day management of the clinical area, including budget responsibilities. The post holder will support the delivery of quality standards and assurance processes to ensure safe and effective patient care, while acting as a clinical expert and positive role model. Excellent communication skills are essential for this role.

Why you should join our Team
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Emergency General Surgery (EGS) is part of the Abdominal Medicine and Surgery Clinical Service Unit (CSU). The ward works closely with the Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU), Ambulatory Surgical Clinic (ASC), and the Patient Flow team (PFC) to support the timely admission and discharge of patients.

In addition, the ward maintains strong collaboration with the wider Emergency General Surgery teams, providing excellent opportunities for professional development within the speciality. J46 is a fast\-paced and dynamic environment, offering a challenging yet highly rewarding place to work.

What you will bring to the role
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• Support and inspire staff to provide efficient, effective, safe, quality care to patients.


• Deliver a positive patient experience.


• Supervise ward staff with regards clinical practice and patient experience to promote the delivery of excellent clinical standards.


• Provide a visible clinical lead and role model to the nursing and wider team by delivering high quality compassionate care as an expert practitioner.


• Through the use of audit, local research, metrics and feedback continually seek to identify practice that needs improvement. Implement and evaluate any resultant improvement plan.


• Maintain and sustain the momentum of improvements until they are firmly embedded into the values and culture of the clinical area.


• Promote a learning and development culture to the improve staff skills, knowledge and competence.


• Promote a positive learning environment within the clinical area to support the development of knowledge and skills in learners.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
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Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient\-centred

Collaborative

Fair

Accountable

Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

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