Senior Sister

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be an expert practitioner, role modelling, demonstrating advanced communication and nursing skills, using expert knowledge and decision making skills in nursing premature and ill new born babies.

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To recognise deteriorations in clinical conditions and initiate a rapid and appropriate response.

To be accountable for nursing practice and take every opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence of staff.

To have responsibility for resolving patient/parent complaints relating to clinical care/operational issues within the area.

To make an assessment of the neonate and families psychological and social needs, implementing an agreed management plan including appropriate referral.

To promote communication between primary and secondary health care providers and Chelsea & Westminster Foundation Trust, as well as the non-statutory sector of Childrens Hospices.

To participate in discharge planning from hospital to community services and the families home, ensuring a seamless and smooth process. Ensuring care planning is comprehensive and effective.

Working in collaboration with the Neonatal MDT support the transition for babies who are referred to other inpatient services and provide support for families during the transition process.

To take an active part in MDT ward rounds ensuring each babys home hospital is discussed in planning their care in order to arrange early transfers to babys local hospital. Update all relevant hospitals on the status of their babies in care at CW.

Be aware of transfers out of CW that live local to the hospital and liaise with the nurse in charge and relevant consultant to plan babies being transferred back in a timely manner.

Maintaining appropriate staffing levels within set budgets and identify resource/staffing issues in advance.

Ensure that sensitive patient records are stored appropriately and that trust Information Governance policies are followed.

Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Child/Adult)
• Degree/Diploma in Higher Education
• Post registration qualification relevant to the area of speciality or equivalent Neonatal Intensive Care qualification
• Recognised Mentorship/Teaching qualification

Desirable

• Master's Degree or working towards one
• Recognised leadership/management course
• Willingness to undertake leadership/management course

Experience

Essential

• Experience working within Community Team
• Experience of excellence in leading all/part of a clinical team in practice
• Experience of teaching and supporting learners/staff etc
• Proven management experience
• Wide range of clinical experience

Desirable

• Experience of clinical supervision
• Managing clinical team

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• Proven clinical knowledge linked to area of specialty and excellence in care delivery
• Proven leadership and deputizing skills in clinical area
• Proven knowledge of safety issues through clinical governance and risk management
• Excellent communication skills with patients, relatives, staff and external contracts including in challenging situations, demonstrating respect and kindness
• Experience of data collection for quality monitoring/audit
• Experience of risk management/assessment
• Understanding of clinical audits and governance
• Experience of using databases
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Experience with team working

Desirable

• Involvement in clinical audits and clinical governance

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chelsea and Westminster NHSFT

Fulham Rd

Chelsea

SW109NH

Employer's website

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