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 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 maintained at all
times, 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.
The
role of the band 6 sister is pivotal in the success of the team. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate
good leadership qualities, have an ability to motivate team members, have
evidence of supporting change management, as well as excellent interpersonal
and communication skills. A commitment
to professional development and the development of the team is essential.
The
successful candidate will be offered the opportunity to develop their
leadership and management skills as well as clinical skills specific to this
area with a structured development programme.
The
SACT Pre-assessment unit is a nurse-led service reviewing and assessing
patients who are receiving a course or courses of systemic anti-cancer
treatments (SACT). Nurses in Pre-assessment will be expected to either
possess or undertake a non-medical prescribing qualification, as they will be
reviewing patients receiving chemotherapy and authorising on-going treatment,
as well as prescribing supportive medications if required.
The
jobholder is responsible for cost effective use of resources
The
job holder will work closely with the Senior Sister providing day to day
management and leadership of the department ensuring an efficient and
effective service takes place, actively participating in the shaping and
designing of future out patient care.
. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF
RESPONSIBILITY
Leadership
Support Senior Sister / Charge
nurse in providing leadership to the clinical team
Support and inspire staff to
provide efficient, effective, safe, quality care to patients
Deliver a positive patient
experience
Promote the building of effective
teams and collaboration between teams
Anticipate problems and take
preventative or mitigating actions, or have contingency plans available
Assist in the line management of
the nursing team, including individual and team performance, attendance,
management and workforce planning
Help to ensure the effective
deployment of staff is mapped against the flow of patients to provide safe
and effective care
Support and participate in local
and trust-wide recruitment events
Help to manage the use of bank and
agency
Support the senior sister / charge
nurse to Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents
and other significant events
Support in the delivery of an
effective, safe, quality service within budgetary envelope
Raise and respond to concerns with
regards to risk, danger, malpractice or wrongdoing by following the LTHT
whistle blowing policy and
supporting
processes
Deputise for Senior Sister / Charge
Nurse in their absence
Clinical
Act in accordance to the Nursing
and Midwifery Councils Code: Professional Standards Practice and Behaviour
(March, 2015)
Fulfils the requirements as
directed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council to maintain and revalidate
registration
Supervise ward staff with regards
clinical practice and patient experience to promote the delivery of excellent
clinical standards
Provide a visible clinical lead and
role model to the nursing and wider team by delivering high quality
compassionate care as an expert practitioner
Ensure that documentation standards
are maintained in accordance with NMC and LTHT guidelines, whether written or
computerised.
Promote and maintain positive
working relationships between all staff, internal and external to the Trust,
involved in the care of patients
Help to set, monitor and seek to
continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care, including
those standards defined in local and national guidance
Maintain a safe working environment
Ensure the safe use and efficient
management of equipment and supplies
Promote compassionate
evidence-based practice, wherever possible
Work with Senior Sister / Charge
Nurse to ensure that clinical governance processes at ward/dept level
encompass measures to ensure the quality of the fundamental and essential
aspects of care
Balance clinical risk and clinical
decision making against context
Work with the Infection Prevention
and Control Team and Facilities to monitor the environment to maintain and
raise standards
Undertake duties on other wards or
departments as and when required by the service
Act in such a way that safeguards
the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times. Is
familiar with and adheres to the LTHT safeguarding policies.
Quality
Improvement
Has a responsibility to improve the
quality and safety of our services. It
is expected that in fulfilling a clinical leadership role you will be
proactive in promoting and using the Leeds Improvement Method. Contribute to
quality improvement programmes as required
Keep up to date with and
communicate service developments, advances and research.
Through the use of audit, local
research, metrics and feedback continually seek to identify practice that
needs improvement. Implement and evaluate any resultant improvement plan.
Actively promote patient
involvement and feedback within service improvements to promote a positive
patient experience
Maintain and sustain the momentum
of improvements until they are firmly embedded into the values and culture of
the clinical area
Education
and Training
Participate in personal appraisal
and mandatory training at the required time periods
Help to ensure all new starters,
inclusive of temporary staff, have a local induction to the clinical area
Help to ensure all staff have an
individual performance development plan and a yearly appraisal
Help to ensure all nursing staff
maintain mandatory and priority training requirement.
Support and facilitate
re-validation for registered nursing staff, and self.
Promote a learning and development
culture to the improve staff skills, knowledge and competence
Help to ensure the induction and
development of staff
Promote a positive learning
environment within the clinical area to support the development of knowledge
and skills in learners.
Support and facilitate work-based
inter-professional learning
This
is not an exhaustive list of roles and responsibilities, and these may be
subject to change with professional and service developments
. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this
as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our
staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
Additionally,
the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:
Commitment to delivering high
quality evidence-based care
Commitment to working in a
multi-disciplinary team
Commitment to the clinical area,
valuing the contribution of all team members, encouraging a positive and
creative working environment
Commitment to own development and
the development of junior staff.
