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 on the Maternity & Gynae ward, 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.
SFHS' Maternity & Gynae ward 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, this can include 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 and collate the results on an annual basis to inform the training plan for the area, delivering suitable induction and preceptorship programmes for newly qualified staff.
* Involvement in a programme for performance management that ensures all staff within the clinical area are assessed annually which includes ensuring that all staff have a Personal Development Plan.
* Identify opportunities for staff to access appropriate education and training programmes, and other relevant learning opportunities such as shadowing, mentoring and action learning, ensuring equity and fairness of access.
* Encourage a culture of learning where students receive quality clinical placements supported by mentorship, teaching and support from Registered Nurses and act as a mentor/sign off mentor. Be a major contributor in maintaining an environment conducive to learning and development.
* Ensure that all staff within the ward / department undertakes the required mandatory training including back care and handling, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and fire.
* Ensure clinical supervision within the clinical area is actively supported and staff encouraged to avail themselves of it.
* Participate in the recruitment and selection process for staff in collaboration with the Ward / Department Sister / Charge Nurse as appropriate.
* Ensure that, where appropriate, information is maintained and kept in an appropriate place and that accurate records are maintained and stored in accordance with Trust and National policy.
* Produce timely, accurate written / electronic records and documents.
* Co-operate with and participate in research in order to improve patient care. Develop a culture that ensures the contribution to research and the use of evidence to support innovation and practice at ward / department level. Lead and direct the implementation of relevant research based practice.
* Support the Ward / Department Sister / Charge Nurse in ensuring clinical audit takes place in line with the Trusts requirements to improve practice.
* Improve and maintain standards of essential (basic) nursing care by working with the Ward / Department Sister / Charge Nurse and using tools such as clinical benchmarking.
* Develop and maintain a professional portfolio to ensure that there is evidence for revalidation is completed and submitted in a timely manner, in accordance with NMC guidelines.
* The post holder is responsible for the maintenance of their NMC registration.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
* 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.
* Demonstrable basic IT skills.
* Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care.
* Able to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place.
* Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
* Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans.
* Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation.
* Competent and capable of using medical equipment.
* Able to undertake patient / non patient handling manoeuvres.
Desirable
* Audit or research within the clinical area.
* Providing staff with feedback on their individual performance and use of the knowledge and skills framework.
* Demonstrate an ability to supervise and support others.
* Demonstrate effective resource management.
* Demonstrate knowledge of current issues related to NHS policies.
* 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
Essential
* First Level Registered Nurse or Midwife with NMC registration.
* Suitable teaching qualification / Mentoring Course.
Desirable
* Diploma or degree in health / nursing related studies.
* Continuing professional development / reflective profile.
* Completion of all local competency packages or has undertaken Working in New Ways Packages relevant to role and specialty.
* Formal leadership and management training.
Further Training
Essential
* Mandatory training and updates.
* Relevant post basic study e.g. specialist pathway.
* Evidence of moving and handling training.
Desirable
* Attendance at conferences / study days.
* QI / Sherwood6 Change Management Training.
Experience
Essential
* 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.
Desirable
* Research training / experience.
* Recent or current experience within the specialty.
* Demonstrate an involvement in link nurse, or project work.
* Evidence of formal teaching experience.
* Experience of leading a team.
* Demonstrate leadership skills and ability to effectively lead a team, prioritise workload of self and others, and effective time management skills.
* Successful implementation and management of a nursing change process.
* Understanding of the role of advocacy.
Contractual Requirements
Essential
* Enhanced DBS clearance.
* NMC registration and revalidation.
Employer details
Employer name
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton In Ashfield
NG17 4JL
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