Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Senior Sister/Charge
Nurse within Older Persons Medicine.
Ward F2 is a thirty-four bedded male, OPM ward specialising in the
assessment, treatment and discharge of elderly patients. The wards
objective is to create and maintain flow through acute OPM areas, whilst delivering
compassionate care to patients and supporting the use of external healthcare
providers.
Excellent communication skills, the ability to support and empower
others, a passion for delivering high clinical standards are qualities required
for this role.
The post-holder will support the Matron in the delivery of a cost-effective
service, collaborating with members of the multidisciplinary team to provide quality
and safe care for all patients. The Ward Leader will have a responsibility for governance
working alongside the Practice Education team to facilitate change in response
to incidents and feedback at all levels.
The successful candidate will provide a high standard of clinical
leadership and expertise while focusing on patient safety and experience. This will
incorporate the development and supervision of all ward staff including the F2
senior nursing team.
Working for Older Persons Medicine the post-holder will be part of
a Senior Nursing team passionate about effective and caring leadership. The OPM
care group provides specific training and leadership development to all levels
of nursing, to provide constant personal development opportunities.
Main duties of the job
- Lead and coordinate the nursing team,
taking continuing responsibility on a 24 hours basis for the management and organisation
of the clinical area.
- Through effective leadership
ensure the clinical team deliver a safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led service where compassion is
embedded and a positive patient experience is achieved.
- Provide strong professional
clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and act as a professional role model.
- A highly skilled clinical
expert with specialised knowledge in caring for patients and their carers.
About us
The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital. We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do. The Trusts main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast and you may have seen us on the TV series Nurses on the Ward. The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in
terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender
identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans
status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical/Professional
- Promote and set high standards of professional nursing care and maintain the delivery of quality care within the trust policies, protocols and guidelines. Implement the trust values and beliefs ensuring they are embedded into everyday practice and evaluate their impact on the patients experience.
- Provide strong professional nursing leadership to staff within sphere of clinical responsibility. Lead and motivate staff by giving clear direction and setting achievable objectives.
- Continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
- Maintain a high visible presence within the clinical area ensuring that patients, visitors, healthcare staff and the multidisciplinary team, have access to senior staff at all times. Act as an effective professional role model and expert clinician.
- Develop the ward/department philosophy and models of care to ensure that all policies and procedures are implemented and to lead on the development of nursing practice. Ensure that all staff understand the significance of this philosophy to practice, monitoring its impact on the patient experience.
- Ensure that all nursing issues relating to the implementation of patient quality and safety are addressed on the ward/department. This includes monitoring and evaluating standards of care by the clinical team and providing regular feedback to the ward team on the standards of nursing care.
- Implement evidence based practice, initiate, manage and evaluate changes that lead to improved and high standards of care and in particular any service changes following feedback from patients. Use information to inform Business Plans for the specialty.
- Communicating, influencing and working with the multidisciplinary team in different ways to improve quality of care, and informed clinical decisions. Promote innovation and participate in bench-marking and quality audits to measure effectiveness of current practices.
- In collaboration with other areas and the Matron, improve and maintain standards of fundamental nursing care, using tools such as the Portsmouth Bundle.
- In collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team, ensure that the users of the service and their families have a positive experience and using feedback (Elephant Surveys, Family and Friends Test, concerns and complaints) evaluate patient processes and pathways of care are redesigned as required.
- Create a culture for learning and development that will sustain person-centred safe and effective care.
- Lead the team in different ways, by supporting junior colleagues in the provision of direct care; facilitate learning in and from practice at the same time as working alongside; or undertaking a care plan review when a serious incident or complaint has occurred.
- Ensure concerns raised by patients and their families are dealt with in an open, honest and transparent way, quickly and effectively, in line with trust policies, procedures and Duty of Candour legislation.
- Ensuring that accurate and timely nursing records are maintained, monitoring standards and taking corrective action as required.
- Ensure all staff in the clinical area are competent in the use of medical devices/equipment and have access to training and monitoring compliance.
Management/Leadership
- Responsible
for the organisation and management of the ward/department on a 24-hour
basis.
- At all
times, have an overall view of the intensity of the workload and the
experience of the staff and act to utilise the nursing establishment to
ensure the nursing cover on all shifts achieves a high standard of nursing
care.
- Using the Trust Ward
Accreditation Programme, an essential part of the organisations Safe and
Effective Care Framework to strive towards achieving excellence for the
clinical area. Key quality indicators
embedded in the framework, alongside trust peer reviews and focused CQC style
reviews will be tools to measure the ward/department performance and identify
key areas for improvement.
- Manage
the discharge and transfer of patients by using the SAFER discharge bundle
and other discharge policies to ensure a seamless transition from hospital to
home or other community care services.
- Actively
contribute to achieving the clinical governance goals/targets set by the
trust and department and comply with reporting schedules for monitoring and
reporting on clinical outcomes.
- Implement
the Nursing Strategy by setting clear achievable objectives into staffs
annual performance and development reviews and evaluate performance.
Education
- Ensure
all staff have an annual personal development review and set achievable
objectives. Feed agreed development opportunities into department training plan
and ensure there is a fair and equitable approach to post registration nurse
education that is aligned to service delivery and succession planning.
- Create
an environment that is conducive to learning and encourage team open-ness so
that an evidence based approach is utilised and applied to nursing care.
- Commit
to and encourage a culture where students receive quality placements supported
by mentorship and teaching from the multi-professional team.
- Ensure
student mentors and sign off mentors within the clinical area are up-to-date
with NMC standards, including annual updates and undertaking triennial reviews.
- Responsible
for ensuring that all ward/department staff undertake essential training.
Research
- Develop
a research culture within the nursing team to identify current knowledge and
deliver evidence based care.
- Support
local research teams, actively contribute to local department multidisciplinary
audits, represent the clinical area at governance meetings and highlight areas for change.
- Liaise
with the relevant research nurse to ensure patients are identified to take part
in clinical research studies and research is delivered safely on the ward.
-
Report research activity as standard practice
and as part of the ward accreditation process.
Education
- Ensure all staff have an annual personal development review and set achievable objectives. Feed agreed development opportunities into department training plan and ensure there is a fair and equitable approach to post registration nurse education that is aligned to service delivery and succession planning.
- Create an environment that is conducive to learning and encourage team openness so that an evidence based approach is utilised and applied to nursing care.
- Commit to and encourage a culture where students receive quality placements supported by mentorship and teaching from the multi-professional team.
- Ensure student mentors and sign off mentors within the clinical area are up-to-date with NMC standards, including annual updates and undertaking triennial reviews.
- Responsible for ensuring that all ward/department staff undertake essential training.
- Succession plan for hard to recruit posts and use Talent Management skills to identify key staff for further development.
- Ensure there are processes in place for the orientation of new staff and preceptorship for junior nurses.
- Embed in the team culture the concept of recruitment to clinical trials which is a national performance indicator.
Communication and Working Relations
- Communicate highly sensitive and complex information with empathy ensuring that information is understood.
- Communicating and co-operating with other wards and departments, promoting and maintaining good working relationships within own clinical area and across the organisation, giving accurate information as required and keeping everyone informed of any untoward incidents.
- Develop expertise in dealing with interpersonal conflict and be responsible for the resolution of any adverse situation/incidents. Comply and promote compliance to Trust policies e.g. Harassment and Bullying.
- An active member of the clinical nursing team contributing to Trust wide nursing groups and meetings.
- Represent the Matron in their absence at department, specialty and Clinical Service Centre level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical/Professional
- Promote and set high standards of professional nursing care and maintain the delivery of quality care within the trust policies, protocols and guidelines. Implement the trust values and beliefs ensuring they are embedded into everyday practice and evaluate their impact on the patients experience.
- Provide strong professional nursing leadership to staff within sphere of clinical responsibility. Lead and motivate staff by giving clear direction and setting achievable objectives.
- Continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
- Maintain a high visible presence within the clinical area ensuring that patients, visitors, healthcare staff and the multidisciplinary team, have access to senior staff at all times. Act as an effective professional role model and expert clinician.
- Develop the ward/department philosophy and models of care to ensure that all policies and procedures are implemented and to lead on the development of nursing practice. Ensure that all staff understand the significance of this philosophy to practice, monitoring its impact on the patient experience.
- Ensure that all nursing issues relating to the implementation of patient quality and safety are addressed on the ward/department. This includes monitoring and evaluating standards of care by the clinical team and providing regular feedback to the ward team on the standards of nursing care.
- Implement evidence based practice, initiate, manage and evaluate changes that lead to improved and high standards of care and in particular any service changes following feedback from patients. Use information to inform Business Plans for the specialty.
- Communicating, influencing and working with the multidisciplinary team in different ways to improve quality of care, and informed clinical decisions. Promote innovation and participate in bench-marking and quality audits to measure effectiveness of current practices.
- In collaboration with other areas and the Matron, improve and maintain standards of fundamental nursing care, using tools such as the Portsmouth Bundle.
- In collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team, ensure that the users of the service and their families have a positive experience and using feedback (Elephant Surveys, Family and Friends Test, concerns and complaints) evaluate patient processes and pathways of care are redesigned as required.
- Create a culture for learning and development that will sustain person-centred safe and effective care.
- Lead the team in different ways, by supporting junior colleagues in the provision of direct care; facilitate learning in and from practice at the same time as working alongside; or undertaking a care plan review when a serious incident or complaint has occurred.
- Ensure concerns raised by patients and their families are dealt with in an open, honest and transparent way, quickly and effectively, in line with trust policies, procedures and Duty of Candour legislation.
- Ensuring that accurate and timely nursing records are maintained, monitoring standards and taking corrective action as required.
- Ensure all staff in the clinical area are competent in the use of medical devices/equipment and have access to training and monitoring compliance.
Management/Leadership
- Responsible
for the organisation and management of the ward/department on a 24-hour
basis.
- At all
times, have an overall view of the intensity of the workload and the
experience of the staff and act to utilise the nursing establishment to
ensure the nursing cover on all shifts achieves a high standard of nursing
care.
- Using the Trust Ward
Accreditation Programme, an essential part of the organisations Safe and
Effective Care Framework to strive towards achieving excellence for the
clinical area. Key quality indicators
embedded in the framework, alongside trust peer reviews and focused CQC style
reviews will be tools to measure the ward/department performance and identify
key areas for improvement.
- Manage
the discharge and transfer of patients by using the SAFER discharge bundle
and other discharge policies to ensure a seamless transition from hospital to
home or other community care services.
- Actively
contribute to achieving the clinical governance goals/targets set by the
trust and department and comply with reporting schedules for monitoring and
reporting on clinical outcomes.
- Implement
the Nursing Strategy by setting clear achievable objectives into staffs
annual performance and development reviews and evaluate performance.
Education
- Ensure
all staff have an annual personal development review and set achievable
objectives. Feed agreed development opportunities into department training plan
and ensure there is a fair and equitable approach to post registration nurse
education that is aligned to service delivery and succession planning.
- Create
an environment that is conducive to learning and encourage team open-ness so
that an evidence based approach is utilised and applied to nursing care.
- Commit
to and encourage a culture where students receive quality placements supported
by mentorship and teaching from the multi-professional team.
- Ensure
student mentors and sign off mentors within the clinical area are up-to-date
with NMC standards, including annual updates and undertaking triennial reviews.
- Responsible
for ensuring that all ward/department staff undertake essential training.
Research
- Develop
a research culture within the nursing team to identify current knowledge and
deliver evidence based care.
- Support
local research teams, actively contribute to local department multidisciplinary
audits, represent the clinical area at governance meetings and highlight areas for change.
- Liaise
with the relevant research nurse to ensure patients are identified to take part
in clinical research studies and research is delivered safely on the ward.
-
Report research activity as standard practice
and as part of the ward accreditation process.
Education
- Ensure all staff have an annual personal development review and set achievable objectives. Feed agreed development opportunities into department training plan and ensure there is a fair and equitable approach to post registration nurse education that is aligned to service delivery and succession planning.
- Create an environment that is conducive to learning and encourage team openness so that an evidence based approach is utilised and applied to nursing care.
- Commit to and encourage a culture where students receive quality placements supported by mentorship and teaching from the multi-professional team.
- Ensure student mentors and sign off mentors within the clinical area are up-to-date with NMC standards, including annual updates and undertaking triennial reviews.
- Responsible for ensuring that all ward/department staff undertake essential training.
- Succession plan for hard to recruit posts and use Talent Management skills to identify key staff for further development.
- Ensure there are processes in place for the orientation of new staff and preceptorship for junior nurses.
- Embed in the team culture the concept of recruitment to clinical trials which is a national performance indicator.
Communication and Working Relations
- Communicate highly sensitive and complex information with empathy ensuring that information is understood.
- Communicating and co-operating with other wards and departments, promoting and maintaining good working relationships within own clinical area and across the organisation, giving accurate information as required and keeping everyone informed of any untoward incidents.
- Develop expertise in dealing with interpersonal conflict and be responsible for the resolution of any adverse situation/incidents. Comply and promote compliance to Trust policies e.g. Harassment and Bullying.
- An active member of the clinical nursing team contributing to Trust wide nursing groups and meetings.
- Represent the Matron in their absence at department, specialty and Clinical Service Centre level.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience within specialty with evidence of professional development.
- Evidence of team leadership and change management with relevant management/leadership course.
- Managing recourses and contributing to departmental budget.
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources.
Qualifications
Essential
- Current RN +/- RN, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications.
- BSc Degree in relevant field.
- Post Reg. qualifications for specialty area.
- Leadership development programme.
- Teaching qualification /experience and mentorship course.
Desirable
- Masters degree and evidence of working towards.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinically competent.
- Clinical decision making skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Effective leadership and team building skills.
- Organisational skills and forward planning.
- Flexibility.
- Able to support development of others.
- Coaching and mentoring skills.
- Critical appraisal skills.
- Strong customer service skills.
- IT literate.
- Understanding of the principles and application of effective budgetary management.
- Understanding of the principles and application of effective staff / HR management.
- Understanding of the theory and application of Clinical Governance.
- Demonstrable experience of effective management and supervision of staff and taking charge of ward/Unit.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience within specialty with evidence of professional development.
- Evidence of team leadership and change management with relevant management/leadership course.
- Managing recourses and contributing to departmental budget.
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources.
Qualifications
Essential
- Current RN +/- RN, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications.
- BSc Degree in relevant field.
- Post Reg. qualifications for specialty area.
- Leadership development programme.
- Teaching qualification /experience and mentorship course.
Desirable
- Masters degree and evidence of working towards.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinically competent.
- Clinical decision making skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Effective leadership and team building skills.
- Organisational skills and forward planning.
- Flexibility.
- Able to support development of others.
- Coaching and mentoring skills.
- Critical appraisal skills.
- Strong customer service skills.
- IT literate.
- Understanding of the principles and application of effective budgetary management.
- Understanding of the principles and application of effective staff / HR management.
- Understanding of the theory and application of Clinical Governance.
- Demonstrable experience of effective management and supervision of staff and taking charge of ward/Unit.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
