Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job Opportunity: Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse at King's Mill Hospital
Are you passionate about providing the highest quality patient care? Do you have the leadership skills to support and maintain healthcare standards? King's Mill Hospital is looking for a dedicated individual to join our team as a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse.
As a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and improving the standards and quality of care provided to patients. Your responsibilities will include:
* Acting as the Deputy, regularly taking charge of the ward and ensuring high standards of care and environment.
* Providing effective leadership and role modeling, offering regular direct clinical care.
* Working flexibly within the ward/department team to ensure standards are maintained, evaluated, and improved as necessary.
* Supporting clinical audits and maintaining essential nursing care standards.
* Managing day-to-day staff operations, including appraisals, recruitment, disciplinary issues, work allocation, and training delivery.
King's Mill Hospital is dedicated to providing the highest quality patient care. We are committed to continuous improvement and supporting our staff to achieve their full potential. If you are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding leadership role within a supportive team, we want to hear from you. Join us in making a difference in healthcare, apply now and become an integral part of our team!
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Job responsibilities
* The post holder will contribute to policy and practice changes and implement policies to staff within own work area.
* Encourage staff to be involved in service changes and developments using processes defined within the division.
* Support the Ward / Department Sister / Charge Nurse in managing the ward / department budget, to ensure effective use of resources and a balanced budget at the end of each year.
* Responsible for maintaining stock and ordering through procurement. Handles patient valuables on a regular basis.
* Ensure all staff in the defined clinical area are competent in the use of equipment and have access to appropriate training.
* Encourage ward / department staff to be involved in the management of resources, by effective use of clinical and non-clinical supplies and understanding of financial issues.
* Responsible for the day-to-day management of a group of staff, including meaningful appraisals, recruitment and selection, undertaking first level disciplinary and grievance issues, work allocation and checking, and ensuring appropriate training is delivered to staff.
* Undertake a Training Needs Analysis within the defined clinical area, linked to the performance management process.
* Involvement in a programme for performance management that ensures all staff within the clinical area are assessed annually.
* Identify opportunities for staff to access appropriate education and training programmes.
* Encourage a culture of learning where students receive quality clinical placements supported by mentorship, teaching and support from Registered Nurses.
* Ensure that all staff within the ward / department undertakes the required mandatory training.
* Ensure clinical supervision within the clinical area is actively supported.
* Participate in the recruitment and selection process for staff in collaboration with the Ward / Department Sister / Charge Nurse.
* Ensure that, where appropriate, information is maintained and accurate records are kept in accordance with Trust and National policy.
* Produce timely, accurate written / electronic records and documents.
* Co-operate with and participate in research to improve patient care.
* Support the Ward / Department Sister / Charge Nurse in ensuring clinical audit takes place in line with the Trust's requirements.
* Improve and maintain standards of essential nursing care by working with the Ward / Department Sister / Charge Nurse.
* Develop and maintain a professional portfolio to ensure evidence for revalidation is completed and submitted in a timely manner.
* The post holder is responsible for the maintenance of their NMC registration.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
* Must be able to demonstrate attitudes and behaviours consistent with the Trust expectations.
* Flexible and adaptable.
* Caring.
* Enthusiastic and well motivated.
* Confidence.
* Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
* Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care.
* Able to respond to problem situations and ensure effective interventions are put in place.
* Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
* Able to contribute to the development and monitoring of local objectives and action plans.
* Competent and capable of using medical equipment.
* Able to undertake patient/non-patient handling manoeuvres.
* Evidence of negotiation and influencing skills.
* Demonstrate evidence of providing formal teaching sessions.
* Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team.
Qualifications
* First Level Registered Nurse, with NMC registration.
* Suitable teaching qualification / Mentoring Course.
* Diploma or degree in health / nursing related studies.
* Completion of all local competency packages relevant to role and specialty.
* Formal leadership and management training.
Further Training
* Mandatory training and updates.
* Evidence of moving and handling training.
* Attendance at conferences / study days.
Experience
* Significant post registration experience, including some experience within specialty.
* Significant experience at band 5.
* Supervision of non-registered staff, pre-registration and post-basic students.
* Evidence of ability to mentor.
* Ability to manage the clinical area or ward efficiently and effectively.
* Demonstrate an understanding of the deputy sister / charge nurse role.
* Recent or current experience within the specialty.
* Evidence of formal teaching experience.
* Experience of leading a team.
* Demonstrate leadership skills and ability to effectively lead a team.
Contractual Requirements
* Enhanced DBS clearance.
* NMC registration and revalidation.
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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