Job summary

Do you share in our ambition to create high quality, compassionate care and wellbeing for all? Are you interested in specialising Gastroenterology and Hepatology?

If so, then take a step towards a future with Frimley Health.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Ward Sister/Charge Nurse to come and join our team.

We are seeking an energetic, compassionate, highly motivated and experienced NMC Registered Nurse (RGN)who has experience of leading teams and working within healthcare settings

You will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be resilient, creative, innovative, and flexible. You will be able to use your own initiative, work as part of the multidisciplinary team but also can work autonomously when required. You will need to be committed, focused, organised and adaptable to the changing needs of the service and the wider organisation.

The successful applicant will need to be an inspirational leader who can nurture, motivate, and develop a team and also have a passion to deliver excellence in all aspects of nursing care.

You will have high standards and be able to demonstrate excellent patient care, clinical and managerial skills.

You will have previous experience in a Band 5 or Band 6 role.

Main duties of the job

• To be the lead nurse responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care within the team.
• To refer and accept referrals from other disciplines without supervision, utilising the

electronic EPR system - EPIC.

• To develop standards of patient care based on sound research findings.
• To undertake the audit and evaluation of nursing care within the unit.
• To direct standards in the promotion of health.
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge of infection control standards and promote these within ward environment.
• Provide legible and comprehensive patient records to agreed Trust and NMC standards and guidelines.
• To deal with, in conjunction with the Ward Manager/Matron, untoward incidents, complaints and team/staff issues. Actioning plans to prevent reoccurrence.
• To act in accordance with trust policies and nursing procedures.
• To maintain own personal profile.
• Liaise with Discharge Facilitators regarding complex discharges.
• Practice extended clinical roles eg venepuncture, cannulation, IV additives and male catheterisation.
• Ensure all nursing team aware restraints of the nursing standing orders (nurse prescribing).
• To support and provide leadership to all team members when dealing with complex, difficult and traumatic situations.
• To ensure discharge communication is effective and patient flow is actively managed.
• To ensure discharge communication is fluent with all parties involved - patient, family, the MDT and discharge team.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital servicesforaround 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence,WorkingTogether and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnelworkingalongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.

Job description

Job responsibilities

PURPOSE OF JOB:

To provide leadership to a team of nurses and care assistants.

• To provide clinical leadership for a defined group of patients by managing and developing a team of nurses.
• To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care.
• To deputise for the Ward Manager occasionally.

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To be the lead nurse responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care within the team.
• To refer and accept referrals from other disciplines without supervision, utilising the

electronic EPR system - EPIC.

• To develop standards of patient care based on sound research findings.
• To undertake the audit and evaluation of nursing care within the unit.
• To direct standards in the promotion of health.
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge of infection control standards and promote these within ward environment.
• Provide legible and comprehensive patient records to agreed Trust and NMC standards and guidelines.
• To deal with, in conjunction with the Ward Manager/Matron, untoward incidents, complaints and team/staff issues. Actioning plans to prevent reoccurrence.
• To act in accordance with trust policies and nursing procedures.
• To maintain own personal profile.
• Liaise with Discharge Facilitators regarding complex discharges.
• Practice extended clinical roles eg venepuncture, cannulation, IV additives and male catheterisation.
• Ensure all nursing team aware restraints of the nursing standing orders (nurse prescribing).
• To support and provide leadership to all team members when dealing with complex, difficult and traumatic situations.
• To ensure discharge communication is effective and patient flow is actively managed.
• To ensure discharge communication is fluent with all parties involved patient, family, the MDT and discharge team.

Human resources

• To manage and organise staff shift rotas according to competence and patient needs.
• Identify staff training and development needs through appraisal.
• Act as a mentor to all staff and lead in the induction of new staff to the area both trained and untrained. Actively promoting an environment conducive to learning.
• To support and maintain team nursing, promoting good working relationships within the multi-disciplinary team and other internal and external contacts
• To attend mandatory updates in fire, CPR, manual handling, blood transfusion, medical devices and risk management.
• To attend Team Leader meetings within the unit and generate new ideas/initiatives.
• To review staffing levels/skill mix.
• To participate in the recruitment and selection process.
• To show a commitment to clinical supervision and be actively involved in Clinical

Governance.

Financial Responsibilities

• Liaise with Ward Manager on budgetary matters
• Ensure staff are aware of budgetary issues pertinent to their role.

General Responsibilities

• To comply with the Trusts fire precautions and procedures for evacuation
• To ensure confidentiality of information regarding patients, families and friends at all times.
• To promote peoples equality, diversity and rights.

IiP

• To maintain the high standards of the department by contributing towards individual and team objectives.

Health & Safety

• The Trust recognises and accepts its responsibility to provide a safe and healthy working environment for employees, patients and visitors.

• As an employee, you also have a duty to take reasonable care of your own health and safety. This includes ensuring that you are aware of and follow all Trust health and safety and infection control procedures relevant to your work and participate in relevant mandatory training and annual infection control updates. You will be expected to consistently follow high standards of infection control practice and this includes hand cleansing and aseptic techniques for clinical staff.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups

• Employees who come into contact with vulnerable adults or children and their parents during the course of their normal duties need to be aware of their responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Equal Opportunities

• You are required to comply with and maintain awareness of the Trusts Policies relating to Equal Opportunities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registration
• Nursing qualification
• Adequate experience at band 5

Desirable

• Degree/ working towards degree
• Practice accessor or equivalent training
• Evidence of CPD

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of good communication skills
• Evidence of IT skills
• Ability to manage work load independently
• Leadership skills

Desirable

• Experience in gastroenterology/ hepatology

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