Job summary
Fixed term /Secondment opportunity -CRM Band 7
We are looking for a Senior Sister / Charge Nurse Band 7 to join our senior nursing team within CRM. The post holder should be an experienced nurse, who has excellent leadership and clinical skills and is able to effectively act as a team leader, they must have extensive experience within the specialty of fertility medicine providing clinical leadership and management support to ensure high standards of care, objectives and targets are met. They will work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team in the Centre for Reproductive Medicine to meet the needs of our service users, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures. The successful candidate will be expected to cover all aspects of CRM management and continue to work clinically
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, motivated, and able to work in a challenging environment.
Secondment will be considered for internal candidates - If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.
Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will manage the CRM unit and work clinically in the unit.
They will work alongside the Modern Matron and all the MDT team.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead a service that is patient centred as well as establishing a supportive relationship with patients, ensuring their rights, dignity and confidentiality are protected at all times.
- Support the multidisciplinary team in line with Trust and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) standards and ensure government initiatives are embedded in the service.
- Support and enable patients to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.
- Instigate and adjust treatments within set guidelines. To undertake management and support of complex treatment options to ensure best care.
- Manage nurse led clinics and baseline assessments, formulating clinical management plans. To undertake specialist investigations, interpret results and initiate appropriate action and to participate in Multidisciplinary clinics.
- Utilise all local and national information and ICT systems to secure accurate and timely resource data.
- Contribute to the achievement of corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
- Have highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of a high quality service within a complex and challenging environment with often, conflicting targets.
- Demonstrate responsibility and acceptance for the provision of a high quality professional service, promoting best practice and implementing a review process that looks at quality and efficiency to meet the needs of patients and service.
- Act as a resource for staff, advising on national, local and Trust policy and procedures/guidelines, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice.
- Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients and the multi-professional team.
- Be a skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team, leading and participating in service/policy development.
- Support patients and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area e.g. imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead a service that is patient centred as well as establishing a supportive relationship with patients, ensuring their rights, dignity and confidentiality are protected at all times.
- Support the multidisciplinary team in line with Trust and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) standards and ensure government initiatives are embedded in the service.
- Support and enable patients to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.
- Instigate and adjust treatments within set guidelines. To undertake management and support of complex treatment options to ensure best care.
- Manage nurse led clinics and baseline assessments, formulating clinical management plans. To undertake specialist investigations, interpret results and initiate appropriate action and to participate in Multidisciplinary clinics.
- Utilise all local and national information and ICT systems to secure accurate and timely resource data.
- Contribute to the achievement of corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
- Have highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of a high quality service within a complex and challenging environment with often, conflicting targets.
- Demonstrate responsibility and acceptance for the provision of a high quality professional service, promoting best practice and implementing a review process that looks at quality and efficiency to meet the needs of patients and service.
- Act as a resource for staff, advising on national, local and Trust policy and procedures/guidelines, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice.
- Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients and the multi-professional team.
- Be a skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team, leading and participating in service/policy development.
- Support patients and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area e.g. imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Address
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry
CV2 2DX
Employer's website
https://www.jobsatuhcw.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)
