Job summary

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated nurse to join the Gynaecology nursing team at Worcestershire Royal Hospital as a Sister. The role will be based across the Emergency Gynaecology Assessment Unit (EGAU) and Gynaecology Inpatient Unit (GIU), full or part time hours, working at band 6 level. This is a position with day-to-day responsibility for leading and supporting a team of skilled nurses, ensuring provision of compassionate and clinically excellent care for patients accessing our services.

The EGAU is a 24:7 service and works in tandem with the Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit providing high-quality emergency gynaecology and early pregnancy care.GIU is the setting for women undergoing emergency and elective gynaecological surgery. The Sister and wider nursing team work by shift allocation over the two areas.

The successful candidate will have an interest in continuous quality improvement of care including the patient experience.They will have at least 2 years experience working in gynaecology or related field and will report to the Nurse Manager.

This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse that is full of initiative and passionate about providing compassionate care. If you are motivated, inspiring and looking for a new challenge then this could be the role for you. We would love to hear from you.

For more information or an informal visit, please contact Kate Sant (Nurse Manager for Gynaecology) via email:kate.sant1@nhs.netor01905 763333 Ext 39343

Main duties of the job

This role ensures the maintenance of a high standard of nursing care at all times. This will be achieved through the effective management of staff and resources,delegating patient care to nurses with the appropriate level of skill at all times.

You will provide effective leadership acting as a good role model, liaising with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to co-ordinate all aspects of care in the best interests of the patient and family.

You will supervise junior staff and to teach qualified and unqualified staff as needed.

You will encourage a culture of reporting accidents/incidents/near misses via Datix for quality improvement

You will respond to Safeguarding concerns and support other nursing staff appropriately

You willlead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice for quality improvement andensure that nursing procedures are implemented in keeping with the policies of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Working Relationships: Matron for Breast and Gynaecology Services, Nurse Manager, Sister for Womens Health Unit, Staff Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Ward Clerk, Medical Secretaries and Administration Team, Housekeeping Team, Medical Staff for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Student Nurse Practice Facilitators/Assessors/Supervisors

Risk Assessment: The post involves manual handling activities and exposure to body fluids and chemicals. May involve some VDU work and individuals may be exposed to violence and aggression. Requirement for Occupational Health Risk Assessment and current DBS

Job Purpose:

To ensure the maintenance of a high standard of nursing care at all times through the effective management of staff and resources and to be available for advice and support within the specialty

Provide effective leadership and to act as a good role model, as well as to liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and co-ordinate all aspects of care in the best interests of the patient and family

To supervise junior staff and to teach qualified and unqualified staff as appropriate

To liaise closely with person carrying overall responsibility for the ward/department in the absence of that person.

Key Duties:

Professional/Clinical Leadership

To assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care in the best interests of the patient

To take appropriate action to ensure the safety of patients, including the delegation of patient care to nurses with the appropriate level of skill at all times

To lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice

To actively lead in team nursing and the development of nursing responsibilities for individual patients

To be responsible for the organisation of nursing care of patients

To discuss with the senior colleagues the development and changes, both nursing and medical, which affect patient care directly and indirectly

Establish and maintain communication with people about routine and daily activities overcoming any differences in communication between the people involved

To report any accidents/incidents/near misses via Datix and escalate to the Ward manager and/or Matron

To respond to Safeguarding concerns appropriately, adhering to the Trust policy and procedures

To ensure that nursing procedures are implemented and maintained in accordance with the policies of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Staff Development

Develop own knowledge and skills and contribute to the development of others

Supervise the training of qualified and unqualified staff in accordance to their level of competence, and assist junior staff to develop clinical and managerial skills

To act as a mentor for junior staff, to participate in teaching for all learners in accordance with their objectives

Working closely with Practice Facilitators/Assessors and Supervisors, provide support and supervision of student nurses

To participate in teaching programmes

Maintain a wide knowledge of current practice an issues within the speciality by reading relevant journals and attending study days where appropriate. Promoting the implementation and teaching of research based practice

To keep up to date with mandatory training

To organise and provide training programmes in accordance with the identified needs for the department

Clinical Governance

Promote best practice in health, safety and security

Contribute to quality improvement

Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights

Participate in personal and departmental clinical audit

To ensure that nursing procedures are implemented and maintained in accordance with the policies of the Trust

Management

Promote effective communication with ward/departmental staff and multidisciplinary teams

To manage effectively the ward/department in the absence of the ward manager/Matron

To prepare the duty rota for staff within the Ward establishment

To provide an effective and well balanced skill mix to meet the requirements for a 24 hour service and to ensure the presence of a suitably qualified and experienced nurse at all times

Maintain the custody of controlled drugs according to statutory procedure, ordering replacements, checking and administering all drugs according to the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust policy

To oversee and ensure adequate ordering and maintaining adequate stocks of supplies and provisions within the Ward/Department under the supervision of the budget holder

Contribute to the implementation of services

Plan, allocate, assess and provide feedback to team members

Maintain and support the efficient use of physical and/or financial resources

To collect information for and participate in studies to determine patient dependency and quality assurance

To take all measures to ensure safety and report all accidents/incidents to the Matron and to monitor the safe and effective use of all equipment and the economic use of supplies

Maintain contemporaneous, accurate records at all times, ensuring appropriate reporting mechanisms are used

Be conversant with Trust policies and procedures and national guidance/standards such as NICE

To work in accordance with government initiatives to ensure targets set are achieved

To assist across the gynaecology service of the Trust if the clinical situation or staffing levels demand

Maintain good relations and communication with other Departments and multi-disciplinary teams

To share nursing skills with the multi-disciplinary team from other clinical area

Professional

To maintain a professional attitude at all times developing the role of the nurse in the best interest of the patient and profession in accordance with Nursing & Midwifery Council

To be aware of personal and professional development

To attend courses and conferences as recommended and approved by the Matron

To be conversant and comply with the Trust policies and regulations and attend mandatory lectures as instructed

Participate in research projects where appropriate, report findings within a multidisciplinary framework

Implement research where appropriate

Personnel

To participate in the selection and interviewing of nursing staff within the ward/department

Participate in devising induction programmes for newly appointed staff

To assist the Matron in monitoring staff performance

Participate in staff appraisal and writing of reports

To assist in the maintenance of day to day discipline within the department

To inform the Matron of staff failing to meet the required standard of performance, and taking appropriate action where required

To counsel staff in relation to personnel and professional matters

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First level NMC Registered Nurse
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Teaching and assessing qualification

Desirable

• Educated in nursing studies to degree level
• Leadership study/qualification

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of two years experience at Band 5 within gynaecology or related field
• Experience of working independently/prioritising own workload
• Experience of working within the Multidisciplinary team
• Shift management

Desirable

• Ward/Department based teaching
• Clinical audit activity
• Risk assessment reporting
• Carrying out staff appraisals and Professional Development Plan formation
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