Main area: Endoscopy
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To take part in On Call upper GI Bleed Rota)
Job ref: 190-8663-DIR
Employer: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Northern General Hospital
Town: Sheffield
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/12/2024 23:59
Interview date: 06/01/2025
Job overview
An exciting opportunity is now available to join a new pre-assessment nursing team for Endoscopy.
This Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse role will require a forward-thinking, confident, well-organised Nurse with extensive clinical experience at Band 5 or 6 in Endoscopy.
This new pre-assessment nursing team will require excellent communication and IT skills as you will be expected to communicate effectively across multiple interfaces and with your Line manager, your team, the Senior Sister at both Northern General and Royal Hallamshire hospital sites, Patients, Matron, Consultants, Non-Medical Endoscopists, Service managers, Rota coordinators, Admin team, and other professionals working within and from outside the trust in order to provide the full Endoscopy pre-assessment service.
Main duties of the job
You will need to be an effective change manager to assist the Senior Sister in developing this new team and getting it established. There will be a performance measurement element to this role where target numbers of pre-assessments completed by the team are required and monitored. There is also an expectation of reducing patients failing to attend and cancellations on the day of the procedure.
You will help to lead the nursing pre-assessment team to work within a multidisciplinary team and across clinical boundaries to enable high-quality preparation of patients for Endoscopy procedures. You will need to have outstanding organisational and interpersonal skills, the ability to demonstrate leadership, a sound understanding of Endoscopy and Gastroenterology environments, and Nursing care. Experience in assessment and the consent process is essential, along with an understanding of JAG accreditation standards for Endoscopy services.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* RGN with 1st Degree or evidence of working towards
* NMC registered
* Completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
* Jets Workforce Programme
* Aspiring Band 6 Nurse Development Programme
* Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and related procedures for Nurses Course.
* Leadership course or demonstrable leadership experience
Skills & Knowledge
* Expert knowledge of Endoscopy procedures and patient pathways.
* Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to-one basis and with groups.
* Knowledge of The Joint Advisory Group and their requirements
* Computer skills and experience of using ICE Infoflex and Lorenzo
Experience
* Relevant clinical experience at Band 5 in all aspects of Endoscopy procedures and/or pre-assessment.
* Ability to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
* Excellent organisational and time management skills
* Experience of bridging patients on anti-coagulant medication prior to procedures
* Experience of leading a team.
* Ability to manage change effectively
Please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria when completing your application.
The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and positively encourages applications from all sections of the community.
Job Share applicants are welcome for all full-time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. All employment with the Trust is subject to NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard.
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.
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