Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Clinical Site Team at Russell's Hall Hospital as a lead nurse in capacity.
The Clinical Site Team are responsible for the management of Site Operations across the Trust, managing capacity and flow and providing senior clinical leadership out of hours.
The lead nurse role is integral to the team managing day-to-day flow and capacity and effectively co-ordinating resources out of hours.
Main duties of the job
The Lead Nurse for Site Operations will work as an integral member of the multi-professional workforce and alongside the wider Site Operations Team.
The post holder will support with operational management of all site issues as well as facilitating patient flow throughout the clinical areas. This is with the objective of ensuring that the patient is admitted in a timely fashion, receives the right treatment in the right place and is signposted to alternative service providers in accordance with agreed pathways and protocols of care.
The post holder will act as a support for both the Hospital at Night team and ward staff out of hours, to ensure the safe and effective use of resources to provide quality patient care.
The post holder will be working autonomously, with support and liaison with the Clinical Site Manager and Hospital at Night Team. The post holder will be responsible for allocating all clinical tasks to the hospital nerve centre out of hours
About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust recognises the values and transferable skills that the Armed Forces community bring and recognise their compatibility with NHS roles.
We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake
Person Specification
RGN Level 1
Essential
Desirable
NMC
Essential
Patient Flow
Essential
Knowledge and Training
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years experience at Band 6
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Have excellent Verbal and written communication skills
Analytical and judgement skills
Essential
- committed to achievement of overall Trust performance and willing to challenge practice/behaviours that undermine the need to work as one team within the Trust
Equality, Diversity, Inclusive and Trust values
Essential
- Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values of care, respect and responsibility
Person Specification
RGN Level 1
Essential
Desirable
NMC
Essential
Patient Flow
Essential
Knowledge and Training
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years experience at Band 6
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Have excellent Verbal and written communication skills
Analytical and judgement skills
Essential
- committed to achievement of overall Trust performance and willing to challenge practice/behaviours that undermine the need to work as one team within the Trust
Equality, Diversity, Inclusive and Trust values
Essential
- Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values of care, respect and responsibility
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).
