Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff
Main area: Pre-Operative Assessment Grade: Band 6 Contract: Permanent Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Job share
25 hours per week (8-6 Monday-Friday to cover service demands) Job ref: 164-6859703
Site: Nottingham University Hospital, Cross site role QMC/CITY Campus Town: Nottinghamshire Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata Salary period: Yearly Closing: 29/12/2024 23:59
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our senior nursing team within Pre-Operative Assessment as a Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse. The successful candidate will have a passion to inspire and motivate others to provide high quality safe patient-focused care.
We are seeking an aspiring leader who will be supported to inspire staff and provide clinical oversight in the departments whilst fostering a positive culture. It is essential that you are able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team demonstrating excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to support the development of the service.
The successful applicant needs to have excellent organisational and time management skills with an aptitude for problem-solving. You must have excellent clinical knowledge and skills, demonstrated through completion of competency packages. You will need to be a good communicator, be self-motivated, provide high standards of clinical skills, and have the ability to influence and drive innovative practice within a growing and exciting specialty setting.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate credibility and an understanding of working in a Pre-operative setting.
Main duties of the job
You must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill for leading a team and utilisation of excellent organisational and clinical skills.
You will be expected to co-ordinate care in the department and deputise and support the Nursing Sister.
Ensure high quality, evidence-based care is offered to patients and, in collaboration with the Ward Manager, identify common issues affecting the quality of care, devising clear action plans to address any shortcomings. In collaboration with the Ward Managers, ensure that the patient has a satisfactory experience by evaluating patient processes and the pathway of care. Support the Ward Managers in ensuring clinical audits take place in line with the Trust's requirements to improve practice. Be a point of contact for patients, visitors, relatives, and staff acting as a resource for problems, needs, and able to clearly present the patient's view to others. Support the Ward Managers in ensuring the development and ongoing management of work rosters that provide appropriate safe staff cover. This post is essential to the safe and effective running of the Pre-Operative assessment departments as the role entails delivery of direct patient care as well as ensuring safe and effective care is delivered by the wider team; this incorporates the provision of emotional support. In addition, this role provides leadership and management support to the Ward Sister and team to ensure safe, effective running of the departments on a daily basis.
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education, and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world-class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In addition to the summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.
Encouraging a culture of learning where students receive quality clinical placements supported by mentorship, teaching, and support from registered nurses. Support the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse in ensuring that best practices undertaken are shared with colleagues in the directorate, division, and the Trust. Helping staff to use clinical information within the department to help improve the quality of patient care. Encouraging staff to be involved in service changes and developments using processes defined within the directorate/division. Being able to demonstrate clear lines of communication within a defined clinical area which results in clear responsibilities being identified within the multi-professional team. Creating a culture where staff have appropriate authority over issues that contribute to the provision of essential care and enable them to secure and achieve the highest quality standards.
Person specification
* Current UK level one MNC registration
* Evidence of ongoing professional practice
* Planning and time management skills
* Excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
* Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team
* Demonstration of ability to manage a clinical area
* Ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relatives/carers, and staff.
* Able to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place
* Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise, and evaluate patient care
* Recognition of own level of competence and limitations and able to communicate these to appropriate staff
* Can minimise interpersonal conflict and barriers to communication
* Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents
* Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans
* Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise, and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
* Degree educated/masters
* Evidence of teaching
* Pre-operative assessment experience and expertise
* Able to undertake heart and lung assessments
* Experience of rostering, staffing management, and service improvement/development
Experience
* At least 2 years experience as a RGN
* Pre-op related course
* Experience of manipulating data and information to produce reports in a timely way
Interview
* Demonstrate the values of pre-op in the wider trust
* Able to articulate the trusts strategy and how pre-op feeds into this
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world-class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
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