Stamford Unit Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - Band 7 37.5 Hours per week

Lead a team providing nursing care for 32 patients in an intermediate care unit.

Provide management, human resource, governance, budgetary and clinical leadership on the unit.

WE ARE AIMING FOR OUTSTANDING, ARE YOU?

The Stamford Unit team are working towards being an outstanding place of care. We need the final piece in our jigsaw. A dynamic, inspirational leader who can take the team to an outstanding standard. They need to have a passion for nursing that will drive their colleagues to make Stamford unit, the best place to receive care. They need to have the compassion, insight and imagination to make the Stamford Unit the best place to work. The role would suit anyone with acute or community experience.

Stamford Unit is a 96 bedded intermediate care unit consisting of 3 floors or 32 beds each. We provide care for patients through four pathways rehabilitation, complex discharge planning, community step up and end of life.

Main duties of the job

• To carry continuous responsibility and accountability for the management of the unit, making effective use of resources and ensuring the highest standards of patient care are achieved on a 24-hour basis.
• To always act in a manner consistent with the Code of Professional Conduct, carrying out his/her duties in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• To demonstrate expert knowledge and skills in the clinical area.
• To lead, support, supervise and teach all staff, acting as a role model for the staff with regard to professional behaviour and supporting the strategy for nursing and allied health professionals.
• To proactively participate within the management of the Division, including acting as senior bleep holder for the division.
• To maintain own clinical and professional development by keeping up to date with new trends and developments, interpret and incorporate them as necessary in to your work.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Safety
  
• Care
  
• Respect
  
• Communication
  
• Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Job description

Job responsibilities

SECTION 1- MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

PROFESSIONAL/CLINICAL:

1 Ensure the unsupervised delivery of evidence based nursing care by providing expert clinical assessment, care planning, care delivery, care evaluation and clinical advice.

2 To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including management and responsibility for more junior members of staff and all patients and working as an autonomous clinical practitioner. Actively demonstrate expertise to all levels of staff, including new medical staff. To respond to frequent request and interruptions from all grades of staff and from medical staff, with regard to patient care problems and the organisation of the unit, patient management and bed management.

3 Working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, competently undertake expanded roles, and teach and assess the competence of other clinical staff to do so, to enhance the delivery of patient care.

Using own judgement, initiate appropriate interventions prior to medical input being available, including those with complex presentation using analytical skills.

4 Provide spontaneous advise, teaching and instruction to other grades of staff and professionals including new members of medical staff.

5 Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records and ensure that all records relating to patient care is clear, concise and legible in accordance with the Trust and NMC/HPCC Standards for Records and Record Keeping. Monitor other staffs record keeping and ensure it is done in accordance with the same.

6 Identify service development priorities and implement them, communicating with the matron about all issues.

7 Identify training needs for all staff associated with practice changes/developments and ensure this is carried out.

8 In liaison with the Matron and other professionals identify and lead the development and implementation of relevant clinical guidelines and policies.

9 Ensure adherence to the Trust Medicines Policy and the NMC Standards for The Administration of Medicines.

10 Initiate and lead audits of practice and clinical effectiveness in accordance with Divisional and regional audit plan.

11 Initiate and lead specific areas of practice developments in accordance with local and national policies and strategies to improve patient care.

12 Lead best practice within the clinical area and implement changes in guidelines.

13 Further develop skills continually which are required to practice at an advanced theoretical and practical level.

14 Assess and actively manage within the clinical area in accordance with health and safety legislation and risk management policy.

15 Facilitate and provide access to professional and clinical information for staff in the clinical area.

16 Formulate and ensure the availability of appropriate patient information, including facilitating /ensuring collection of data and act upon audit results.

17 Work within Data Protection and Caldecott requirements for information sharing.

18 Ensure infection control procedures and policy are adhered to and monitored and other staff are aware of their responsibilities in ensuring compliance. Liaise with infection control team as necessary.

ADMINISTRATIVE / MANAGERIAL:

To be responsible for identifying future department needs of Projections and Service development requirements.

To be responsible for the day to day organisation of the allocated Stamford Unit Floor.

To be responsible for all three floors including staffing on a rota basis with other senior staff.

Carrying 24 hour responsibility for the clinical area take responsibility for the planning of the ward rota to meet patient needs, making best use of resources, maintaining appropriate skill mix and reporting any concerns to the Matron. Ensure staff are aware of decisions taken about requirements of the department with regard to off duty, rotas and annual leave. Include and monitor junior sisters in decisions taken, ensuring service needs are met. Competent at use of and understanding of the e-rostering system.

Implement and evaluate clinical governance systems ensuring that care is delivered within an appropriate model.

Promote clinical excellence and clinical governance using recent and relevant evidence based research. Deputise for the Matron as required.

Disseminate implement and ensure adherence to Trust policies by all members of the team.

Contribute to the achievement of Trust targets, whilst identifying service development priorities.

Contribute to action plans related to external reports.

Manage the department pay/non pay budget, in liaison with the Supplies Department and the Matron, working within wider financial and resource/constraints. Ensure staff are also aware of their responsibilities with reference to pay budget and efficient supplies budgeting.

Participate in the identification of cost improvements initiatives, including TEP options.

When required, having own patient workload, while concurrently troubleshooting, manage and act in an advisory capacity for the multi-disciplinary team.

Investigate complaints/accident reports and incidents within the department in line with trust policies. Liaise with matron/PALS re recommendations/actions.

SECTION 2- KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Possess expert clinical knowledge appropriate to area of responsibility for patient.
• Utilise own clinical expertise and knowledge to create and promote an environment conducive to meeting the educational and developmental needs of all clinical staff within the department. Act as an information/advice resource for the rest of the Trust where appropriate.
• Demonstrate knowledge of staff and resource management.
• Use professional judgement and initiative to promote safe practice and respond appropriately to arising situations involving more senior colleagues appropriately.

SECTION 3- EFFORT AND ENVIRONMENT

1 The ability and knowledge to respond to the changing needs of the unpredictable, violent and aggressive patient and relatives when required.

PHYSICAL EFFORT

2 Lifting, moving and carrying heavy equipment such as transfer equipment, trolleys, within trust policy.

3 Frequent requirement for intense periods of concentration whilst dealing with patients with highly complex problems.

MENTAL EFFORT

4 Concentration required for prolonged periods whilst problem solving/clinical reasoning with complex patients problems.

5 Concentration with communication for patients who have impaired ability to communicate or understand due to impaired consciousness.

6 Concentration required whilst documenting complicated confidential information.

7 Subject to interruptions whist dealing with highly complex problems.

8 Negotiation with patients regarding compliance with treatment.

9 Prolonged periods of concentration whilst assessing, planning and implementing patients with highly complex problems.

EMOTIONAL EFFORT

10 Constantly exposed to highly distressing/ emotional circumstances / situations.

11 Dealing with and assisting with resuscitation procedures

12 Responsibility to support colleagues when frequently exposed to the emotional and physical stresses encountered in the care of the critically ill patient.

13 Responsibility to undertake and / or support junior staff.

WORKING CONDITIONS

14 Constant exposure to unavoidable hazards with critically ill patients including:

15 High risk patients with conditions such as HIV, hepatitis, meningitis, infectious diseases and MRSA.

16 Constant exposure to body fluids e.g. blood.

17 Constant exposure to waste body fluids faeces, urine, blood, gastric contents, sputum.

18 Offensive odours from waste body fluids.

19 Constant handling of soiled linen, soiled dressings.

20 Patients with infestations head, body lice etc.

21 Exposure to unsafe conditions unpredictable patients and relatives behaviour- risk of violence, aggression, verbal and physical abuse.

22 Exposure to high levels of noise from monitoring equipment.

The list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive, and the post-holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. Please refer to job description attached for full list of duties

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse/ODP with current registration
• Diploma working towards degree
• ENB 998/mentorship module or equivalent
• Evidence of skills at Band 6 Level
• Proven practice and professional development
• Proven experience of shift management/ staff supervision
• Proven experience and involvement in change management

Desirable

• First Line Management Course
• Immediate Life Support certificate

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of participation in practice development
• Proven experience of ward /dept. management/staff supervision

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Clinical expertise relevant to area of practice
• Knowledge of resource management
• Skilled clinical judgement
• Expanded role skills relevant to area of practice
• Knowledge of PREPP
• Knowledge of Scope of Practice
• Knowledge of Risk Management
• Knowledge of Health and Safety
• Knowledge of Infection Control
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance
• Knowledge of Customer care complaints

Desirable

• Knowledge of PDRs and Clinical Supervision

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside Hospital

Stamford Unit Darnton House

Ashton-Under-Lyne

OL6 9RW

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