Job summary
Band
6 Sister/Charge Nurse at St James University Hospital, J91, 12 month seconded
full time position available.
Within
the Abdominal Medicine and Surgical service unit at St James University
Hospital, a fantastic exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen. We are
currently looking for dynamic self-motivated Band 6 Senior Sisters/Charge
Nurses to join our team on Ward J91. We are looking for enthusiastic
individuals to support the Matron and the Senior team to ensure expert
high-quality care is delivered.
J91
is a busy gastroenterology & hepatology ward, with specialist interests in
Liver Transplantation.
J91
is looking to build on its current management team, to support the development
of staff and the quality and experience of care delivered to our patients.
Main duties of the job
J91
is a busy, challenging and highly rewarding work environment, and we have a
fantastic team of inclusive, hardworking, caring individuals. We are now
looking to recruit to into a secondment Band 6 nursing roles to support
patient care and our diverse team. You need to be a registered adult nurse
with a recognised teaching and assessing qualification. J91 covers a 24 hour
service and will therefore include days, nights and weekends.
This
is a demanding and challenging role, and we are looking for individuals who
are committed to providing an excellent service, has a progressive outlook
and can evidence strong leadership skills. The post holder will need to
demonstrate resilience and willingness to embrace and drive forward change as
part of the senior nursing team. Our successful candidate will have excellent
communication skills, be able to act as a clinical resource within the
department as necessary, be able to role model excellent behaviours, based on
the Leeds Way and have proven strong leadership and managerial qualities and
will be able to assist in the delivery of care standards and quality
indicators to support safe and effective patient care. In return we will give
you support from a well-established senior team.
About us
J91
is a 25 bedded ward area supporting a range of patients with liver related
disorders, gastroenterology disorders, eating disorder & intestinal failure
patients. Pre liver transplantation patients too.
J91
is a busy, challenging and highly rewarding work environment, and we have a
fantastic team of inclusive, hardworking, caring individuals. We are now looking to recruit one further
Band 6 nurse in a seconded post to support patient care and our diverse team.
To cover maternity leave
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
jobholder will play an essential role assisting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse
with the 24-hour continuing responsibility for the effective and efficient
management of the ward / department.
They will contribute to the provision of professional, clinical,
managerial leadership and supervision for the nursing team. The jobholder is responsible for helping to
develop and maintain a ward or departments philosophy that has the patient at
the centre of compassionate safe and quality care delivery. By assisting with managing the administrative
and financial aspects of the ward, the jobholder will support the
cost-effective use of resources.
As
an experienced nurse the jobholder will assist in co-ordinating activities on
the ward or department ensuring effective communication is always maintained,
providing support to qualified and unqualified nurses within the
ward/dept. He/she will play a key role
in the assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation and
evaluation of programmes of care.
The
jobholder will act as a role model, promoting quality evidence-based practice,
developing the nursing team and ensuring effective management of the
ward/department in the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
jobholder will play an essential role assisting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse
with the 24-hour continuing responsibility for the effective and efficient
management of the ward / department.
They will contribute to the provision of professional, clinical,
managerial leadership and supervision for the nursing team. The jobholder is responsible for helping to
develop and maintain a ward or departments philosophy that has the patient at
the centre of compassionate safe and quality care delivery. By assisting with managing the administrative
and financial aspects of the ward, the jobholder will support the
cost-effective use of resources.
As
an experienced nurse the jobholder will assist in co-ordinating activities on
the ward or department ensuring effective communication is always maintained,
providing support to qualified and unqualified nurses within the
ward/dept. He/she will play a key role
in the assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation and
evaluation of programmes of care.
The
jobholder will act as a role model, promoting quality evidence-based practice,
developing the nursing team and ensuring effective management of the
ward/department in the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience at staff nurse level or equivalent Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
- Audit and standard setting
Desirable
- Clinical Experience within the specialty.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN Adult for adult clinical areas or RN Child for childrens areas (Level 1 or 2)
Desirable
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Compassionate and caring
- Capable of lateral thinking
- Motivator of self and others
- Positive approach to change
- Assertive courageous
- Flexible
- Adaptable
- Able to manage stress in self and others
Desirable
- Skills and knowledge required to lead and develop team members
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for post
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience at staff nurse level or equivalent Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
- Audit and standard setting
Desirable
- Clinical Experience within the specialty.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN Adult for adult clinical areas or RN Child for childrens areas (Level 1 or 2)
Desirable
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Compassionate and caring
- Capable of lateral thinking
- Motivator of self and others
- Positive approach to change
- Assertive courageous
- Flexible
- Adaptable
- Able to manage stress in self and others
Desirable
- Skills and knowledge required to lead and develop team members
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for post
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).
