Main area: Ambulatory Care and Day Treatment
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Fixed term: 1 year (Secondment opportunity is available to internal candidates)
Hours: Part time - 34.5 hours per week
Job ref: 361-6813299
Employer: East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: New QEII Hospital
Town: Welwyn Garden City
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum plus 5% High Cost Area Supplement
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 05/02/2025
Nurse Team Leader - Ambulatory Care and Day Treatment QEII
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Leader who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. Ambulatory Care and Day Treatment at the New QEII Hospital is looking for an enthusiastic Nurse Team Leader who is looking to develop in their career. Do you possess excellent communication skills, strong and inclusive leadership skills and can evidence the delivery of caring and compassionate care?
We have patients requiring investigations and treatment such as clinical reviews, OPAT, blood transfusions, Iron infusions, wound care and lots more. We work closely with all specialities including Haematology, Oncology, Neurology, and Gastroenterology.
Our services cover 08:00 - 18:30 on weekdays and 09:00 - 15:00 (Nurse-led) on weekends and bank holidays.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
You will look after the whole department using your strong leadership skills. You will be an inclusive leader who will have excellent communication skills, positively influence, effectively delegate, help and support the whole team, and have the required skills to progress and develop in your career.
You would also be performing clinical skills such as:
* Venepuncture
* Cannulation
* Venesections
* Wound care
* IV medication
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide and our 6,000 dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way we work and deliver our services has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
* First level nurse on Part 1 of the NMC Register, educated to diploma level
* Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake Mentorship
* Evidence of Leadership development
* Commitment to lifelong learning
* Relevant post-registration experience in an Ambulatory/Day care setting
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
* Willingness to successfully complete clinical post-registration education
Previous Experience
* Can manage the running of the department
* Ambulatory/Day care setting experience
* Teaching experience
Skills
* IV trained
* Venepuncture
* Cannulation
* Blood product knowledge
* Ability to communicate effectively – both written and verbal with various team members in complex matters
* Demonstrates a good standard of clinical care and an ability to role model it for others
* Prioritising and organisational skills
* Tissue viability knowledge and management
* Knowledge and skills in Central Venous Access Devices
Knowledge
* Knowledge of local and national health care initiatives/innovation to improve patient care, experience and safety
* Knowledge of systems such as Lorenzo and ICE
* Awareness of current developments in nursing
* Awareness of resource management
* Anticoagulation knowledge
* Knowledge of haematology related medications and conditions
Other Requirements
* Ability to take forward Ambulatory Care and Day Treatment services
* Ability to bring positive change to changing situations and workloads
* Can deal with challenges
* Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues
* Role model our Trust values every day
Our values
We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.
Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners.
Respect
We create a safe environment where we are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve.
Committed to our Community
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
When you apply...
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
All correspondence relating to vacancies will be via the e-mail address you have provided on your application form.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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