Job summaryA fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated and reliable individual to join our closely knit team on Digestive Diseases Unit C2 at Royal Blackburn Hospital as a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse.C2 is a 26 bedded Digestive Disease Unit which sits within the directorate of Medicine and Emergency Care.Main duties of the jobThe role requires working 12 hour shifts covering days, nights and weekends. You will be familiar with the role and its requirements, deputising for the ward manager in her absence and supporting and developing skills and knowledge of junior staff. You must be motivated and enthusiastic, able to adapt quickly to changing needs of patients and the ward, be flexible and hard-working, working autonomously as well as part of the team. If you think you would like the challenge and career development a Band 6 can offer then please apply.About usAt East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesYou will need to have a strong interest in Digestive Diseases and a proactive approach to delivering a high standard of evidence based care is essential. You must be able to demonstrate a working knowledge and understanding of current issues in Digestive Diseases and be able to translate this into quality nursing.We value experience and skills learnt elsewhere and will work with you to enable those skills to be utilised and developed further.There are also managerial duties such as audits, appraisals, training, managing roster changes, incident reporting and investigating.As a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse you will assist in promoting change and developing the unit.You will be responsible for leading the team, and the co-ordination. Thus, includes supervising and coaching junior staff, support clinical ward rounds in addition to carrying out excellent patient care.You will be supported by an excellent and approachable team including The Matron, Ward Manager, Senior Sisters, and Practice Educator.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialNMC registrationProven development of own skills and clinical knowledgeDesirableQualification in teachingEducated to degree levelCommunicationEssentialExcellent written and verbal communication skillsEffective listening skillsAbility to document accurately and conciselyPromotes effective teamwork with own team and other members of the multi-disciplinary teamFlexibilityEssentialFlexible to the needs of the service including rotation to night duty and weekendsFlexible to the needs of the service including rotation to night duty and weekendsPeople SkillsEssentialProven leadership and organisational skillsAbility to facilitate a cohesive team spirit and good team workingAbility to deal with conflict and complaintsPromotes quality in the clinical settingDemonstrates a positive attitudeDesirableHas introduced new concepts and quality initiativesHighly motivated and can motivate others.CircumstancesEssentialAbility to perform well under pressure.Can move forward with change and act as an effective change agent in the clinical setting.Keen to embrace new conceptsDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications 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 (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameEast Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustAddressRoyal Blackburn HospitalHaslingden RoadBlackburnBB2 3HHEmployer's websitehttp://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)