Job summary
10 HammersmithBroadwayisa busySexual Health and HIV Service based in West London.
We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and empathetic Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to join our team who have a passion for the speciality. We are particularly interested in talking to Nurses who currently work in a Sexual Health setting or who have relevant experience within this field. 10 Hammersmith Broadway provides full sexual health care to over4000 patients per monthand therefore we are looking forprofessionals who aredriven, efficient and committed to providing excellent patient care.10 Hammersmith Broadwayis well respected and trusted by our patients and we are keen to work with Nurses who share our commitment to the care we provide. This Senior post includesmanaging symptomatic patients autonomously and taking the role of Nurse in Charge in the clinical setting. We would expect the Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to also support junior members of staff where necessary acting as a role model to all members of the Multi-disciplinary Team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the below:
They will be a clearly identifiable senior clinical staff member, and team leader. They will have significant clinical experience, provide sound clinical expertise to their team, and coordinate and deliver high quality care.
They will be a role model for expert clinical care, and lead on specific projects / management functions as delegated by the Clinic Manager.
They will role model the identified Trust values at all times. In general settings, they will be the assigned deputy for their manager, generally known as a Junior Sister / Charge Nurse, coordinating clinical, managerial and education requirements of the area, and being a role model for team members, whilst delivering and overseeing high standards of care. In midwifery settings they will be called a Midwife. In specialist settings, they will have a significant level of specialist clinical knowledge and expertise in the clinical functions of care delivery.
They will provide advice and guidance also, and generally be known as a senior staff nurse.
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England. We have two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Roles and Responsibilities
Clinical
- Lead on assessing planning and implementing high quality care, and evaluating care options for patients in the clinical area, in line with the Trust values and objectives
- Lead on complex clinical care for patients within their area
- Ensure the safe custody, maintenance and administration of medication, in accordance with established Trust policy
- Promote and maintain a safe therapeutic environment for patients, their families and staff, according to national and local Infection Control guidelines, Health & Safety legislation and Trustpolicies and objectives
- Provide sound evidence based clinical advice as required to staff and patients
- Maintain a good understanding and implementation of clinical escalation procedures as required
- Understand the Trust clinical governance framework, and participate in the promoting and safeguarding of high standards of care, through effective risk management & governance, and adherence to the Trust values
- Ensure that the team promote, ensure and adhere to the Trust safeguarding polices
- Undertake effective multi professionally work with colleagues to deliver care
- Coordinate and manage nurse led clinics where appropriate
- Coordinate specialist functions, including making clinical decisions where appropriate
- Monitor quality of standards of care, in line with CQC requirements and Trust and Divisional objectives
- Deliver and supervise a high quality patient experience
- Work with manager to collect and disseminate data on quality indicators etc, in line with national and Trust objectives
- Maintain a safe working environment, including ensuring equipment is safe, and used in line with Trust policy and values
- Promote and maintain patient safety at all times, including proactively implementing falls prevention
- Lead role in the detection, management and prevention of safeguarding issues
- Have an awareness of current professional and clinical developments within their area of practice and promote this to others
Leadership and Management
- Manage the day to day staffing arrangements and rotas, to ensure safe levels of practice
- Be a shift coordinator on a regular basis where appropriate
- Ensure staff adhere to Trust protocols of care, eg Infection Control
- Take continuing responsibility for the Ward / Department in absence of manager
- Participate in senior nurse / unit on call rota / bleep holder (some areas, eg paediatrics) as appropriate
- Lead and manage their own clinical team within general clinical areas, and of the total team in the absence of the manager, in line with Trust values
- Develop and maintain effective communication and working relationships with other professional groups, and staff generally within the Division and the Trust
- Contribute to the effective management of the area by ensuring correct levels of staff are in place to deliver and assist with the planning of off duty rotas
- Assist in the delivery of induction / orientation of new staff
- Act as a role model, ensuring staff work to Trust guidelines and values
- Supervise, under the direction of their manager, the work of qualified and unqualified staff and learners
- Provide clinical support and guidance to staff
- Act as a resource for clinical knowledge to staff
- Initiate action on complaints & incident management and responses, and assist in their investigation and resolution
- Participate in recruitment and selection, and develop effective selection and interviewing skills
- Undertake appraisals of staff, following training
- Chair team meetings as required
- Lead on specific projects, as indicated and agreed by manager
- Have a working knowledge of budget arrangements for area, focussing on cost effectiveness and quality, to ensure maximum use of resource
- Understand and manage local change with team members, including the embedding of new projects
Education and Research
- Participate in the education of all learners within their area
- Actively support and assist in preceptorship and in pre registration student support, supervision and guidance including mentorship where appropriate
- Identify and respond to learning needs for area
- Develop and deliver or organise local training sessions, mindful of the Trust values
- Facilitate others in the development of informal teaching skills
- Participate in the annual training needs analysis for their area
- Participate in any local or related research projects, clinical trials etc
- Apply and encourage others to utilise evidence based practice and relevant research findings in practice
- Identify areas of nursing / midwifery research within their area that will be of benefit, and encourage and educate other staff to recognise the importance of research
Professional development
- Maintain professional registration
- Ensure mandatory training and a satisfactory appraisal is in date
- Undertake a professional development plan and demonstrate achievement of objectives.
- Ensure adherence to Trust policy and guidelines at all times.
- Role model Trust values at all times
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Roles and Responsibilities
Clinical
- Lead on assessing planning and implementing high quality care, and evaluating care options for patients in the clinical area, in line with the Trust values and objectives
- Lead on complex clinical care for patients within their area
- Ensure the safe custody, maintenance and administration of medication, in accordance with established Trust policy
- Promote and maintain a safe therapeutic environment for patients, their families and staff, according to national and local Infection Control guidelines, Health & Safety legislation and Trustpolicies and objectives
- Provide sound evidence based clinical advice as required to staff and patients
- Maintain a good understanding and implementation of clinical escalation procedures as required
- Understand the Trust clinical governance framework, and participate in the promoting and safeguarding of high standards of care, through effective risk management & governance, and adherence to the Trust values
- Ensure that the team promote, ensure and adhere to the Trust safeguarding polices
- Undertake effective multi professionally work with colleagues to deliver care
- Coordinate and manage nurse led clinics where appropriate
- Coordinate specialist functions, including making clinical decisions where appropriate
- Monitor quality of standards of care, in line with CQC requirements and Trust and Divisional objectives
- Deliver and supervise a high quality patient experience
- Work with manager to collect and disseminate data on quality indicators etc, in line with national and Trust objectives
- Maintain a safe working environment, including ensuring equipment is safe, and used in line with Trust policy and values
- Promote and maintain patient safety at all times, including proactively implementing falls prevention
- Lead role in the detection, management and prevention of safeguarding issues
- Have an awareness of current professional and clinical developments within their area of practice and promote this to others
Leadership and Management
- Manage the day to day staffing arrangements and rotas, to ensure safe levels of practice
- Be a shift coordinator on a regular basis where appropriate
- Ensure staff adhere to Trust protocols of care, eg Infection Control
- Take continuing responsibility for the Ward / Department in absence of manager
- Participate in senior nurse / unit on call rota / bleep holder (some areas, eg paediatrics) as appropriate
- Lead and manage their own clinical team within general clinical areas, and of the total team in the absence of the manager, in line with Trust values
- Develop and maintain effective communication and working relationships with other professional groups, and staff generally within the Division and the Trust
- Contribute to the effective management of the area by ensuring correct levels of staff are in place to deliver and assist with the planning of off duty rotas
- Assist in the delivery of induction / orientation of new staff
- Act as a role model, ensuring staff work to Trust guidelines and values
- Supervise, under the direction of their manager, the work of qualified and unqualified staff and learners
- Provide clinical support and guidance to staff
- Act as a resource for clinical knowledge to staff
- Initiate action on complaints & incident management and responses, and assist in their investigation and resolution
- Participate in recruitment and selection, and develop effective selection and interviewing skills
- Undertake appraisals of staff, following training
- Chair team meetings as required
- Lead on specific projects, as indicated and agreed by manager
- Have a working knowledge of budget arrangements for area, focussing on cost effectiveness and quality, to ensure maximum use of resource
- Understand and manage local change with team members, including the embedding of new projects
Education and Research
- Participate in the education of all learners within their area
- Actively support and assist in preceptorship and in pre registration student support, supervision and guidance including mentorship where appropriate
- Identify and respond to learning needs for area
- Develop and deliver or organise local training sessions, mindful of the Trust values
- Facilitate others in the development of informal teaching skills
- Participate in the annual training needs analysis for their area
- Participate in any local or related research projects, clinical trials etc
- Apply and encourage others to utilise evidence based practice and relevant research findings in practice
- Identify areas of nursing / midwifery research within their area that will be of benefit, and encourage and educate other staff to recognise the importance of research
Professional development
- Maintain professional registration
- Ensure mandatory training and a satisfactory appraisal is in date
- Undertake a professional development plan and demonstrate achievement of objectives.
- Ensure adherence to Trust policy and guidelines at all times.
- Role model Trust values at all times
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- DIP HE/DEGREE/MASTERS REGISTERED NURSE (ADULT)
- EVIDENCE OF RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Effective role model, demonstrating values of safety, respect kindness and excellence
- Self starter and able to work on own initiative
Desirable
- HIV COURSE
- SEXUAL HEALTH COURSE
- TEACHING/ASSESSING COURSE
- FAMILY PLANNING QUALIFICATION
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- EXPERIENCED GUM/HIV BAND 5 NURSE OR ALREADY BAND 6 NURSE
- EXPERIENCE OF HEALTH EDUCATION/PROMOTION
- EVIDENCE OF TEACHING/ASSESSING
Desirable
- KNOWLEDGE OF COMMON GUM CONDITIONS
- KNOWLEDGE OF HIV AND RELATED ISSUES
- GYNAECOLOGY, GUM, HIV RESEARCH
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- DIP HE/DEGREE/MASTERS REGISTERED NURSE (ADULT)
- EVIDENCE OF RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Effective role model, demonstrating values of safety, respect kindness and excellence
- Self starter and able to work on own initiative
Desirable
- HIV COURSE
- SEXUAL HEALTH COURSE
- TEACHING/ASSESSING COURSE
- FAMILY PLANNING QUALIFICATION
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- EXPERIENCED GUM/HIV BAND 5 NURSE OR ALREADY BAND 6 NURSE
- EXPERIENCE OF HEALTH EDUCATION/PROMOTION
- EVIDENCE OF TEACHING/ASSESSING
Desirable
- KNOWLEDGE OF COMMON GUM CONDITIONS
- KNOWLEDGE OF HIV AND RELATED ISSUES
- GYNAECOLOGY, GUM, HIV RESEARCH
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).