Senior Ward Sister - Stroke Unit
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dorchester, DT1 2JY
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
9 September 2026
9 days left
Job description
Our Stroke Service is expanding to support patients across Dorset and somerset, including the launch of our brand new Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU). ...
Provide professional and operational leadership with continuing responsibility for Stroke services.
Lead manage and support the ward teams undertaking line management responsibilities such as performance management, appraisals, supervision, recruitment and staff development.
Work collaboratively with the MDT to co-ordinate the delivery of comprehensive Stroke services ensuring care is individualised.
Develop and maintain effective communication and collaborative working relationships across professional groups and organisational boundaries to ensure seamless patient care.
Ensure effective management of ward resources including workforce, equipment, and delegated budget to deliver efficient high quality services and achieve organisational objectives.
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate's individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.
All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.
Education, qualifications & training
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching qualification
- Completed relevant speciality qualification
- Intermediate life support training, cannulation, venepuncture
- Intravenous administration of medicines
- Masters Qualification or equivalent
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate experience of leading a team
- Understanding of professional nursing issues
- Significant post registration experience with recent acute hospital care
- Stroke/medical experience in an acute hospital setting
- Experience of developing a service/project
- Experience of quality improvement initiatives
- Experience of influencing ward level quality standards
Skill & Abilities
Essential
- Expert stroke clinical knowledge with a proven evidence based approach to work and ability to practice as a proficient practitioner
- Detailed knowledge of clinical and corporate governance requirements and best practice
- Detailed knowledge of understanding clinical risk management systems and processes
- Excellent communication skills
- Well developed skills in effective management of people and resources
- Inspire team members to maintain the highest professional standards
- Appropriately and decisively manage poor performance and provide effective feedback to staff in a constructive manner
- Evidence of ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, patients and visitors
- Evidence of an ability to manage patient flow and ability to escalate as required in accordance with policy
- Evidence of critical appraisal skills
Desirable
- Evidence of an area of special interest
- Evidence of ability to develop leadership skills
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
27 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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