Job summary
Are you a Leader and have management skills . As a core member of our team, you will be dedicated to delivering the highest standard of care possible, alongside leading your team to ensure we deliver the KPIs of 4-hour visit and 15-minute ambulance handover.
Who are you?
- Have you worked in Emergency medicine for at least 4 years . Are you already clinically competent in every area of A&E?
- Want to get involved in a pioneering service that welcomes development initiatives and integration projects
- Looking forward to the challenge of regularly taking charge and providing mentorship?
- Hoping to lead a well-established and nationally recognised team?
Successful applicants must demonstrate their A&E Nursing experience at both application and interview.
Who are we?
The ED department provides a high-quality four-bed resuscitation room, which includes a dedicated paediatric resuscitation area and gantry X-ray and a 19 bedded 'majors' area. There is 24-hour access to CT, stroke thrombolysis, primary PCI and interventional radiology services. The hospital has trauma unit status and is part of the Severn Trauma Network, with the local major trauma centre being North Bristol.
Main duties of the job
The overall job purpose of the Senior Sister is to have continuous 24-hour responsibility for leading and co-ordinating the clinical, managerial and educational requirements of a defined clinical area within the Emergency Department.
The Senior Sister will be responsible for setting, maintaining and where needed improving the standards of care and ensuring these are monitored 24 hours a day.
As a leader s/he will act as an expert resource and role model for the Emergency Department team to support them in the delivery of effective care. The Senior Sister will be responsible for ensuring a good environment in which all patients and carers receive a high standard of care which is compassionate and takes account of their individual needs and wishes. This will require the Senior Sister to adopt a highly visible and accessible approach for patients, their relatives/carers and staff. It will mean that s/he leads by example and empowers staff in their personal and professional development to undertake a greater range of clinical skills pertinent to Emergency Department nursing to modernise and improve patient care, including updates of essential training.
The job holder will be responsible for ensuring safe deployment of resources to meet and comply with professional nursing standards, governance, quality and patient safety within the budget set.
About us
Successful applicants must demonstrate their A&E Nursing experience at both application and interview.
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibility for Patient / Client Care, Treatment & Therapy
Set, monitor and develop safe standards of care.
Acts as a change initiator/agent when a need to change practice in order to improve safety or quality has been identified.
Monitoring and maintaining all quality systems and processes within own work area ensuring all Directorate and Trust reporting requirements are met.
Setting and maintaining high standards of nursing care reflecting evidence-based practice.
Encourage a culture of openness ensuring staff report incidents and concerns and these are investigated, and learning is shared and implemented.
Deal with concerns and complaints from patients and others openly and honestly ensuring the Trusts Complaints Policy is followed.
Manage the Department Roster to ensure the day-to-day staffing numbers are safe and escalate any issues
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibility for Patient / Client Care, Treatment & Therapy
Set, monitor and develop safe standards of care.
Acts as a change initiator/agent when a need to change practice in order to improve safety or quality has been identified.
Monitoring and maintaining all quality systems and processes within own work area ensuring all Directorate and Trust reporting requirements are met.
Setting and maintaining high standards of nursing care reflecting evidence-based practice.
Encourage a culture of openness ensuring staff report incidents and concerns and these are investigated, and learning is shared and implemented.
Deal with concerns and complaints from patients and others openly and honestly ensuring the Trusts Complaints Policy is followed.
Manage the Department Roster to ensure the day-to-day staffing numbers are safe and escalate any issues
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oFirst Level Registered Nurse (or relevant professional registration)
- oBroad clinical experience relevant to the post, diploma level specialist training and experience in the designated area
- oExperience of leading clinical Emergency Department teams
- oSpecialist nursing knowledge of the Emergency Department Speciality
- oAbility to deploy a team effectively
- oExperience at junior sister level in ED
- oDemonstrable experience of leadership and management of a clinical team
Desirable
- oExperience of standard setting and audit
- oA fundamental understanding of Human Resource systems and processes
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oFirst Level Registered Nurse (or relevant professional registration)
- oBroad clinical experience relevant to the post, diploma level specialist training and experience in the designated area
- oExperience of leading clinical Emergency Department teams
- oSpecialist nursing knowledge of the Emergency Department Speciality
- oAbility to deploy a team effectively
- oExperience at junior sister level in ED
- oDemonstrable experience of leadership and management of a clinical team
Desirable
- oExperience of standard setting and audit
- oA fundamental understanding of Human Resource systems and processes
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).
