Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse - Aylesford Unit

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

To assist the Unit Manager in leading a team of nurses in the delivery of a high standard of care.

To manage specialist care for both inpatient, outpatient and day case.

patients including the management of patients receiving chemotherapy and those who present with complications for example neutropenic sepsis.

To participate in the acute oncology nurse rota.

To undertake clinical duties including venesection, management of central venous access devices, peripheral cannulation and systemic anticancer drugs (including chemotherapy) administration.

To participate in patient chemotherapy clinics including nurse led telephone assessment, holistic assessment and end of chemotherapy reviews.

To audit care against agreed standards.

To identify any weaknesses that are evident in the delivery of care and develop action plans to address weaknesses.

To implement information strategies ensuring that patients and carers are given as much information relating to their investigations and their disease as they need.

To communicate complex and sensitive information to patients/carers with cancer and support other staff in undertaking this role.

To base own practice on current best evidence.

To lead on an agreed area of day unit/chemotherapy practice.

To lead in the evaluation of current research findings and if appropriate implement into practice on unit.

To lead on identified clinical audit projects.

Services

To maintain services to meet contract and quality standards, take corrective action and inform the Unit Manager of unresolved problems.

To review the standard of care and documentation at regular intervals, benchmarking performance against NMC guidelines and other national and local targets.

To promote patient involvement in care. Implements communication system to keep patients and their relatives/families informed of treatment and progress. Undertake audits at required intervals to maintain standards of record keeping.

To investigate complaints and untoward incidents in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. Provide statements accurately, timely and professionally. Supports the Unit Manager in improving systems to prevent recurrence.

Finance

To contribute to the planning, monitoring and control of unit resources, assisting the Unit Manager to keep expenditures within budgets.

To assist the Unit Manager to optimise nursing resources by even distribution of staff annual leave and matching skill mix to workload.

People

To contribute to the recruitment and selection of quality staff for the unit, identifying future job requirements for profiling to complement team.

To contribute to the development of teams, individuals and self to enhance performance. Facilitate staff development to achieve ward objectives using the principles of IPR and PDP. Monitor staff performance and report progress to the Unit Manager at regular intervals.

To contribute to the planning, organisation and evaluation of work, ensuring adequate induction of new staff including effective preceptorship for newly qualified nurses (and nurses new to specialty), monitoring of the practice of Band 5 and Band 2/3 staff and mentorship for student nurses on ward/ department placements. To ensure the ward is staff appropriately and within budget at all times.

To create, maintain and enhance productive working relationships within and outside the ward/department by minimising unproductive conflicts and promoting positive team working. Informs the Unit Manager of unresolved and potential problems.

To promote staff compliance of Trust policies and procedures. Undertake counselling as appropriate and report difficult cases to the Unit manager for further action.

Information

To provide information and advice for action towards organisational objectives. Attends divisional and other meetings (on behalf of Unit Manager as necessary) in order to disseminate information up and down the Directorate line management structure.

To assist the Unit Manager to collect and organise information for incorporation into the Divisional service plans.

Professional

To keep abreast of new health care related developments, ensuring that nursing practice is up to date, evidence based and cost effective.

To be responsible for own personal and professional development and assist the Unit Manager in the development of junior staff as required.

To be responsible for own professional registration and assist the Unit.

Manager in ensuring that all qualified nurses have valid NMC registration and practise in accordance with NMC code of professional conduct.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First Level RN
• Teaching and assessing qualification
• Diploma/Degree in haematology/oncology
• Recognised chemotherapy qualification
• Moving and handling, basic CPR IT Skills, intravenous drug administration
• Venepuncture and cannulation skills

Experience

Essential

• A minimum of 12 months experience at band 5 in haematology/oncology with evidence of continued professional development in this area
• Evidence of recent experience in chemotherapy administration

Skills

Essential

• Able initiate and deliver high quality nursing care
• Can plan, delegate and supervise others
• Able to manage clinical area effectively
• Demonstrates ability to initiate the implementation of evidence-based practice
• Able to lead in clinical audit
• Able to assist to manage resources within a budget
• Aware of current NHS issues and priorities

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Able to lead and develop an effective team
• Able to express self clearly and confidently - verbal and written within a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrates commitment and ability to teach others
• Initiates change
• Able to achieve personal objectives

Other

Essential

• Flexible working and able to change duties at short notice

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aylesford Unit

Lakin Road

Warwick

CV34 5BW

Employer's website

https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)