Job summary
The William Harvey is the dedicated Trauma Unit site within EKHUFT. The Trauma Unit forms part of the SELKaM Trauma Network with Kings College as the region's Trauma Centre. The ward is a diverse and multicultural learning environment. Encouraging innovation and improving the experience of our patients has and continues to be the philosophy and embedded practice of the ward.
Kings D1 ward is a 24 bedded ward, mainly dealing with silver trauma and Medicine. We will have both male and female beds, we have a multi cultural staffing
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have 24-hour responsibility for the standards of care
1. Demonstrating safe, effective and person centred leadership to patients and staff role modelling the Trust's mission and values.
2. Leading safe patient care through surgical, orthopaedic pathway
3. Work in conjunction with colleagues in surgery, medicine and ED to embed safe transfers to ward/unit areas, 'getting it right first time' to enable early supported discharges
4. Embed effective management of clinical and non-clinical risk reporting to the Manager within the Directorate Clinical Governance Framework.
The post holder will support new ways of working that emphasises a more efficient and patient focused service, and will ensure the safe treatment, referral and discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations in their area.
Responsibility for leading the on-going development of clinical practice and standards of care within the service, including the development of policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
5. Registered General Nurse Degree in Nursing or working towards degree or equivalent.
Desirable
6. Working towards a Masters Degree
Skills and Experience
Essential
7. 2 years experience at Band 6 in a hospital setting.
8. Resolving user concerns effectively.
9. Continuous quality improvement.
10. Experience in managing change.
Desirable
11. 5 years post registration experience within Surgery/Trauma & Orthopaedics or emergency care clinical settings.
12. Some experience in finance management
Governance
Essential
13. On-going professional development. Clinical governance. Risk management Issues Key issues and development in nursing Change Improvement method
Desirable
14. Quality Improvement tools ward metrics
Personal/professional attributes
Essential
15. Communication skills Negotiating and influencing skills Expert clinical skills Facilitation skills Staff development and empowerment.
Other requirement
Essential
16. To be aware of and adhere to the Trust's Vision, Mission and Values.
17. Current understanding of key issues facing the NHS both locally and Nationally