Job summary
We are looking for a Band 6 Nurse with experience in Women's Health to join our friendly team on Annie Zunz ward.
Annie Zunz is a busy 10 bedded gynaecology ward. We provide care for emergency and planned admissions and support patients undergoing termination of pregnancy and early pregnancy loss.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Early Pregnancy & Acute Gynaecology Unit as well as the Gynaecology Outpatients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder 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 Sister / Charge Nurse. They will role model the identified Trust values at all times. In general settings, they will be the assigned deputy for their manager, 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 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.
About us
We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have over 6,000 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 safest and best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
In 2020 Trust was rated by the Care Quality Commission as Outstanding in the well-led and use of resources domains and Good in the safe, effective, caring, and responsive domains. The Trust as a whole was good, but the Chelsea site was Outstanding.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children's unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- 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 Trust policies and objectives
- Coordinate discharges and transfers, promoting timely and safe processes for them
- Ensure that patient flow and the management of beds is effective and safe
- Ensure the delivery of high quality end of life care in line with national pathways through the provision of holistic palliative and terminal care Provide sound evidence based clinical advice as required to staff and patients
- Maintain a good understanding and implementation of clinical escalation proceduresas 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 linewith national and Trust objectives
- Maintain a safe working environment, including ensuring equipment is safe, and usedin line with Trust policy and values
- Promote and maintain patient safety at all times, including proactively implementingfalls prevention
- Lead role in the detection, management and prevention of safeguarding issues
- Have an awareness of current professional and clinical developments within their areaof practice and promote this to others
Job description
Job responsibilities
- 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 Trust policies and objectives
- Coordinate discharges and transfers, promoting timely and safe processes for them
- Ensure that patient flow and the management of beds is effective and safe
- Ensure the delivery of high quality end of life care in line with national pathways through the provision of holistic palliative and terminal care Provide sound evidence based clinical advice as required to staff and patients
- Maintain a good understanding and implementation of clinical escalation proceduresas 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 linewith national and Trust objectives
- Maintain a safe working environment, including ensuring equipment is safe, and usedin line with Trust policy and values
- Promote and maintain patient safety at all times, including proactively implementingfalls prevention
- Lead role in the detection, management and prevention of safeguarding issues
- Have an awareness of current professional and clinical developments within their areaof practice and promote this to others
Person Specification
Essential & desirable
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Assessor qualification
- Wide variety of clinical experience
- Excellent communication skills with patients, relatives, staff and external contacts, including in challenging situations, demonstrating respect and kindness.
- Clinical decision making skills and ability to prioritise workload
- Proven knowledge of safety issues through clinical governance and risk management
- Effective role model, demonstrating values of safety, respect, kindness and excellence
Desirable
- Post registration qualification relevant to area of specialty or equivalent experience
- Proven management experience
- Proven leadership and deputising skills in clinical area
- Commitment to quality initiatives and research
- Experience of managing conflict / complaints
- Experience of data collection for quality monitoring / audit
Person Specification
Essential & desirable
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Assessor qualification
- Wide variety of clinical experience
- Excellent communication skills with patients, relatives, staff and external contacts, including in challenging situations, demonstrating respect and kindness.
- Clinical decision making skills and ability to prioritise workload
- Proven knowledge of safety issues through clinical governance and risk management
- Effective role model, demonstrating values of safety, respect, kindness and excellence
Desirable
- Post registration qualification relevant to area of specialty or equivalent experience
- Proven management experience
- Proven leadership and deputising skills in clinical area
- Commitment to quality initiatives and research
- Experience of managing conflict / complaints
- Experience of data collection for quality monitoring / audit
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).