Job Description

The Senior Clinical Staff Nurse has delegated responsibility for the management of the clinical areas including assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards on a shift basis.



The Senior Clinical Staff Nurse will participate in innovation and evidence based nursing practice through professional leadership and supporting the clinical team in close liaison with the Sister/Charge Nurse and Junior Sister/Charge Nurse.



The Senior Clinical Staff Nurse will act as a credible and professional role model and encourage and empower other staff to develop both personally and professionally to achieve their maximum potential.



To lead the Coronary Care team by taking charge of the shift enable co-ordination of the 13 bedded acute cardiology emergency portal.



To support teach, support and enhance the cardiac nursing skills of the junior staff.



Be involved with the direct care and decision making of our acute cardiac patients.



To work closely with the wider MDT within Cardiology and the Organisation



To be a compassionate leader who is committed to the UHNM values and delivering high quality care to our patients.



University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.



All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.



UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.



At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.



The Senior Clinical Staff Nurse has delegated responsibility for the management of the clinical areas including assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards on a shift basis.



The Senior Clinical Staff Nurse will participate in innovation and evidence based nursing practice through professional leadership and supporting the clinical team in close liaison with the Sister/Charge Nurse and Junior Sister/Charge Nurse.



The Senior Clinical Staff Nurse will act as a credible and professional role model and encourage and empower other staff to develop both personally and professionally to achieve their maximum potential.



To lead the Coronary Care team by taking charge of the shift enable co-ordination of the 13 bedded acute cardiology emergency portal.



To support teach, support and enhance the cardiac nursing skills of the junior staff.



Be involved with the direct care and decision making of our acute cardiac patients.



To work closely with the wider MDT within Cardiology and the Organisation



To be a compassionate leader who is committed to the UHNM values and delivering high quality care to our patients.