This post is open to registered Nurses and Midwives.
Provide clinical and managerial leadership for nursing and support staff to ensure effective running of the unit in the absence of Manager. Promote positive patient experience to all patients ensuring a positive patient journey.
Main duties of the job
* Assist with the clinical management of the department, maintaining high standards of nursing practice and promoting the philosophy of patient and family centred care. Ensuring effective communication is maintained.
* Function at experienced nurse level, able to make effective decisions autonomously / independently without supervision and in partnership with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
* Act as a team leader / co-ordinator and role model for the nursing team, ensuring the delivery of a high standard of evidence-based care to patients and providing support for all staff on the unit.
* Participate in projects within the unit and represent the department at appropriate Trust meetings.
* Facilitate the education of registered and nonregistered staff and work in association with, and the support of, the unit manager in defining standards of care and practice aimed at developing and/or improving the quality of patient care.
* The post holder may be required to work within any of the Division as required.
* Occasionally the post holder will have to attend Liverpool Women's Hospital for training and or cross site working requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* RN/RM
* Professional Knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by diploma level specialist training, experience in fertility service, short course- managerial training
* Registered Midwives must maintain midwifery practice hours to maintain registration.
Experience
* Specialist knowledge across range of procedures, underpinned by theory
* Develop specialised programmes of care, provide highly specialised advice concerning care and discharge planning
* Organise own time and juniors, experience of generating staff rotas
* Health Promotion
* Competent in USS or Embryo Transfer or must be willing to commence training within 6 months of commencing position
Knowledge of Health & Safety Issues
* Safe use of equipment
* Knowledge of infection control policy and processes
* Promote positive reporting culture for incidents/ ACE's
* IOSH
Skills
* Implements policies and proposes changes to practice Service Improvement
* Recruits, manages and develops staff
* Deals with distressed relatives/ breaking bad news
* Ability to engage & motivate workforce
* Ability to manage time and work under pressure
* Promote local resolution to complaints and demonstrate ability to diffuse conflict
* Contribute to the development of specialist protocols
* Undertake surveys or audits as necessary
* Aware of regulatory bodies & requirements. Eg HFEA
* Fertility experience
* Networking
Physical Requirements
* Highly developed physical skills, accuracy important, manipulation of fine tools, materials
* Dexterity and accuracy Ability to work across sites/ departments with Hewitt Fertility Service
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Department Deputy Clinical Nurse Manager
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