Job summary
Are you a Registered Nurse looking for a new fixed term opportunity? We are looking for a Band 6 to join our team. Are you enthusiastic, conscientious and ambitious, looking to join a forward thinking department in our aim of providing excellent patient care?
The department is based at the Calderdale Royal Hospital, but will involve working cross site between both our hospitals.
We are looking for a candidate with experience in Dermatology, who is passionate about the speciality.
The successful candidate will have excellent clinical and communication skills, be innovative and embrace change, and will provide positive leadership.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to patients within the dermatology service. To provide clinical and managerial leadership for nursing and support staff across both sites, ensuring equity of the service.
Job responsibilities
* To provide clinical and managerial leadership for nursing and support within the department.
* To take a lead on clinical practice and departmental issues.
* To work clinically in all areas of the department.
* To work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust.
* To ensure that high standards of nursing care are given, and act when standards are not being maintained.
* Act as clinical role model, ensuring clinical expertise and practice is enhanced.
* To participate in the assessing, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care.
* To clearly present the patients point of view to others, including promoting and protecting the interest and dignity of patients.
* Establish and maintain effective communication within the multidisciplinary team, including contributing to effective communication concerning the specialism.
* Lead the team towards local, divisional and Trust objectives.
* To work in clinics as required.
* Ensure clinics are run in an efficient and timely way.
* To take an active role in risk assessment, supporting implementation of strategies to minimise risk.
* Ensuring incidents and near misses are reported, through promoting a no blame culture.
* To establish and maintain effective communication, both verbal and written.
* To be aware of team members skills and capabilities and be able to delegate tasks appropriately.
* Act as an innovative and enthusiastic role model, providing leadership, guidance and advice to staff on operational & professional issues.
* Assist the Department Manager in ensuring the department has appropriate Link nurses and support them undertaking that role.
* To provide mentorship and preceptorship as required, supporting the Department Manager in providing a suitable & effective learning environment for students.
* To take responsibility for own continuing professional development and performance, including identifying own development needs and maintain own portfolio in accordance with re-registration requirements.
* To support the development of other team members.
* Develop and manage the outpatient team, ensuring staffing and resources are kept within budget.
* Coordinate the service to achieve equity across both sites.
* To manage verbal complaints and refer on when unable to resolve, encouraging junior staff to be proactive in the management of verbal / potential complaints.
* To participate in investigation of incidents and complaints as required, including preparing detailed reports and letters to complainants.
* Share lessons learned with the team to improve patient care.
* To recognise, manage and prevent areas of conflict, escalating where necessary.
* Take an active role in the recruitment and selection of junior staff.
* Ensure that all staff are assisted in meeting mandatory training requirements.
* Attend and participate in meetings as required, including providing feedback and disseminating information as appropriate.
* Participate in monitoring of sickness and absence, and act accordingly within trust policies.
* Be responsible for the formulation of team Roster.
* Be proactive in the development of clinical area, supporting management team in business planning process / service development, through contribution of new ideas to improve patient care / experience.
* To have a high degree of budgetary awareness and support the management team in the management of the budget and resources.
* Actively encourage staff awareness of budgetary restrictions and stock control.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING Essential
* First Level Registration
* Mentorship/Preceptorship Qualification
Desirable
* Post-Graduate Certificate in Advanced Practice Modules
* Management Certificate
* Mentorship Experience
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE Essential
* Currently working in speciality.
* Working knowledge and clinical management of patients specific to role.
* Evidence of self-development/clinical knowledge.
* Up-to-date professional knowledge.
* Experience of evidence-based practice.
Desirable
* Experience in a Band 6 Development Role.
* Leadership Course.
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES) Essential
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable
* Proven ability to lead a team.
* Experience of change management.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Calderdale Royal Hospital, Salterhebble, Halifax, HX3 0PW
Employer's website: https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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