Ward Sister (Maternity Cover)

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Responsible for the provision of high standards of patient care.

2. Work as a core part of the nursing team, demonstrating required standards of care and leadership in practice to newly recruited staff and delegating this element of the role appropriately to senior colleagues.

3. Ensure care is of the highest standard, is evidence based and significant advances are implemented early following identification and discussion through clinical meetings.

4. Promote an active culture of reflection in action.

Leadership and Management

1. Ensure adequate staffing and skill mix on the in-patient unit at all times, ensuring risks are mitigated and communicated.

2. Act as a professional nurse leader and role model to the team by applying clinical skills of the highest standard and taking a proactive approach to the development of clinical and managerial competence in self and others.

3. Ensure satisfactory channels of communication are maintained promoting an open and honest culture amongst all disciplines.

4. Responsible for formally appraising senior nursing staff and formulating a development plan beneficial to the needs of the unit and the individual.

5. Promote the multi-disciplinary team approach in all aspects of patient and family care.

6. Management of services in line with organisational and department policy and budget.

7. Facilitate regular staff meetings and attend other management meetings as required.

8. Follow professional guidelines for the code of professional conduct and ensure staff adhere to the same principles and organisational policies.

Clinical Governance and Quality

1. Ensure the equality, diversity and rights of patients are promoted and maintained in all areas of clinical care.

2. Ensure clinical risk is managed to as low a level as is reasonable and practicable.

3. Promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement, using clinical incident reports to improve working practices and patient care.

Flexibility

This job description is an outline of the role and the function. It is not intended to describe all specific tasks and therefore is subject to change following consultation with the post-holder.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Be a first level Adult Registered Nurse
• Have evidence of professional development

Desirable

• A relevant qualification in Palliative Care
• A Management or Leadership qualification
• A post graduate qualification or equivalent experience in Palliative Care

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrate an interest in specialist palliative care.
• Display a kind, empathetic and person centred approach
• Be an effective communicator who is able to confidently engage people at all levels.
• Use their own initiative.
• Work well under pressure.
• Work as a team player.
• Provide innovative solutions.
• Maintain strict confidentiality.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cornwall Hospice Care

Address

St. Julias Hospice

Foundry Hill

Hayle

Cornwall

TR27 4HW

Employer's website

https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)