IR Day Case Unit Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse
Band 6
Main area: IR Day Case Unit Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 153-SP04180
Department name: UHD - General Recruitment Site, Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Town: Bournemouth
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing Date: 20/02/2025 23:59
As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three-site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance.
We believe that having a diverse workforce and allowing people to be themselves is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming, and productive place to work.
At UHD, our active staff network groups include the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
Job overview
University Hospitals Dorset have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to work as part of a small team on a newly created day unit at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital site. This unit will provide much-needed day care for Interventional Radiology patients.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
* Provide specialist nursing care to patients undergoing IR procedures.
* Deliver high standards of quality care and patient experience without direct supervision across the IR day care unit.
* Practice autonomously and be responsible and accountable for safe, compassionate, person-centred, evidence-based nursing.
* Take charge of the unit daily, ensuring an efficient and safe flow of patients.
* Support the Clinical Lead in the leadership, management, and organization of the IR Day Case Unit.
* Assist in developing and maintaining a suitable learning environment for the ongoing professional development of registered staff.
* Support the Trust strategy of delivering quality healthcare services for patients and their families.
* Work within and support the Trust objectives and the ward department philosophy and standards.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future.
UHD is investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Support the day-to-day running of the IR Day Case unit, ensuring that patients are well cared for, safe, and that procedure lists run on time and efficiently.
* Ensure high standards of safety and quality are adhered to on the unit, always putting the patient first.
* Facilitate high-quality individualized care to patients during their care pathway.
* Be visible, accessible, and promote nursing professional standards within the unit.
* Demonstrate excellent communication skills and assist the Clinical Lead in the day-to-day line management of the nursing team.
* Work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead and others within the team, supporting current service provision and planned expansion of services.
* Address issues related to staff resourcing or contingency plans to maintain optimal operational services.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registered nurse, educated to diploma or degree level.
* Teaching and assessing course, Mentorship in practice course, or NMC supervising learners in practice approved.
* Evidence of a post-registration qualification or approved training course related to surgery or interventional radiology or in leadership and management.
Experience
* Experience in Interventional Radiology (or a similar interventional specialty), surgical ward experience, or working in a day case unit.
* Leading staff skills.
* Ability to demonstrate professional knowledge and expertise underpinning transferable general nursing duties.
* Medication and prescription management (non-IV and IV medication and blood products).
* Recruitment and Selection skills.
* Conscious Sedation skills.
* Skills for accessing databases related to radiology information systems.
Knowledge
* Good understanding of peripheral vascular disease, urology, and gastro-intestinal disease.
* Evidence and awareness of leadership/management skills and experience with implementing change.
* Continuous staff development.
* Understanding of Trust Policies and NHS Policies on Quality Improvement projects.
* Trust Quality Strategies.
* Awareness of patient experience, quality, and safety agendas that support Governance Frameworks.
* Involvement in policy and SOP development.
* Implementation of service development and changes.
Please note: Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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