Job summary
Expansion of GI surgery across the 5th floor has given an exciting opportunity for a band 7 senior sister/ charge nurse for the 29 bedded emergency admission ward.
We are looking for a highly motivated, organised, caring and proactive individuals with appropriate years band 6 experience within the surgical division and extensive years acute post graduation experience.
You will provide support for our emergency upper gastrointestinal and colorectal patients patients, who are being admitted via our SAU and Emergency department. A good working relationship with the SAU band 7 and elective ward band 7 is essential to ensure good patient flow between the areas.
You will also need to provide professional leadership to the nursing team and students, acting as a role model within the ward, surgical division and the Trust ensuring that competence in managerial.
Main duties of the job
Communication and interpersonal skills
Be visible and maintain responsibility for the department, ensuring that day to day delivery is timely and safe, supporting the organisation to meet the corporate agenda; for example, Care Quality Commission and legislation.
Lead on and facilitate complex care, discharge, or patient care issues, and also on complaints being able to use analytical skills to problem solve and find solutions to ensure that best practice, and best patient care outcomes are achieved. To ensure that services are continually developed.
This will include meeting with patients and their representatives to manage and resolve complaint issues.
Leadership, management and team working
Highly visible, accessible, and influential figure on whom staff, patients, families and carers can rely, to ensure the fundamentals of care are delivered effectively and efficiently.
Provide clear clinical leadership for nursing, supporting development of nursing skills, providing expert clinical knowledge.
Support the development of nursing skills in all aspects of the role providing expert clinical knowledge and specialised advice.
Provide nursing leadership, set and maintain professional nursing standards. The post holder will be professionally and managerially responsible for the named staff on the ward at any one time.
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
You will be the ward leader for our emergency surgical admission ward, working closely with all members of our multidisciplinary teams including; ward nurses, AP's, doctors, therapists, dietitians and our specialist CNS and stoma teams.
The expansion of our emergency GI service across the 5th is the final part of the fit for the future reconfiguration plans, so developing good working relationships is essential to support effective capacity and flow. You will be highly visible, accessible and influential figure on whom staff, patients, families and carers can rely.
The new reconfiguration will split our elective and emergency pathways giving us the following wards; 13 elective beds at Cheltenham, 29 elective beds on 4a at Gloucester; 29 emergency admitting beds on 5a at Gloucester and an expanded SAU on ward5b.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required
- Registered Nurse (1st level) with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- Proven ability to effectively manage and professionally lead a clinical nursing team having previous experience working at a Band 6 or Band 7 level
- Extensive relevant clinical experience
- Evidence of relevant clinical skills competence
- Evidence of continued professional development and commitment to education
- Ensure personal and professional development is progressed through IDPR
- Effective communication, interpersonal, organisational and planning skills
- Evidence of implementing Quality Improvement projects in practice
- Provide high quality patient care delivery maintaining standards in accordance with UK law, the NMC, and Trust guidelines, and able to meet the revalidation requirements.
- Have relevant knowledge to be able to assist with the co-ordination of staff training to ensure a high professional standard in all aspects of patient care
- To work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary team
- To manage effectively the funded establishment of the Department through recruitment, retention and development of staff
- To effectively manage own time and that of junior staff and students in a complex environment
- Excellent organisational, line management, interpersonal and leadership skills
- Knowledge of clinical governance, policy and procedure and quality assurance frameworks
Leadership and management
- To manage the clinical area, ensuring that protocols, policies and procedures are adhered to
- Provide Compassionate Leadership to the Team, recognising individuals support needs
- Provide a service to the agreed standard, meeting organisational and national targets
- To adhere to all Trust policies and procedures and professional code of conduct
- To assess and define patient needs, develop and implement patient care packages providing direct evidence based clinical care
- To communicate effectively, with the multidisciplinary team and outside agencies, especially where patients ability to do so is compromised. Act as patient advocate
- Ability to disseminate contentious and delicate information appropriately
- To deliver safe care within a challenging and changing clinical environment, using equipment and resources/staff safely and as appropriate, including Safecare and Sunrise EPR
- Organise and implement mentorship and educational programmes for students, other members of the team to include clinical supervision
- To manage budgets, pay and non-pay for clinical area with the support of line manager
- To be active in the recruitment, retention and performance related issues of staff.
- To support junior staff and other colleagues during stressful clinical situations and refer to other agencies as appropriate
- To work in a supervisory capacity directly with the ward team
- Have processes and systems in place to support achievement of key performance indicators as applicable to in patient areas
- Develop and implement actions plans, in conjunction with the Matron, to improve standards, as measured by key performance indicators
- To support flow and capacity within the clinical area in order to reduce length of stay and improve patient experience
Education and training
- Evidence of teaching and assessing, and appropriate qualification
- To act as a resource and support nursing teams in the care delivery of patients across specialities
- To contribute to the development of specialty protocols and guidelines
- Able to work alongside individual nursing staff or teams, role modelling high standards of practice whilst assessing, delivering and evaluating patient care. Highlight areas of development for team members as required.
- Devise and oversee individual training plans for staff that are either new in post or requiring specific support or training, continually developing content in line with operational needs and evidence base.
- Providing feedback to support individual development
- Insight into own skills and knowledge and know when to signpost or ask for advice
- Keeping up to date with own skills and changes to clinical practices, both locally and nationally
Improving quality and developing practice
- To lead and support QI projects in the clinical area, including evaluation.
- Demonstrate understanding and implementation of research-based practice
- Evidence of implementing Quality Improvement projects in practice
- Have processes and systems in place to support achievement of key performance indicators as applicable to in patient areas
For full details please see attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required
- Registered Nurse (1st level) with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- Proven ability to effectively manage and professionally lead a clinical nursing team having previous experience working at a Band 6 or Band 7 level
- Extensive relevant clinical experience
- Evidence of relevant clinical skills competence
- Evidence of continued professional development and commitment to education
- Ensure personal and professional development is progressed through IDPR
- Effective communication, interpersonal, organisational and planning skills
- Evidence of implementing Quality Improvement projects in practice
- Provide high quality patient care delivery maintaining standards in accordance with UK law, the NMC, and Trust guidelines, and able to meet the revalidation requirements.
- Have relevant knowledge to be able to assist with the co-ordination of staff training to ensure a high professional standard in all aspects of patient care
- To work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary team
- To manage effectively the funded establishment of the Department through recruitment, retention and development of staff
- To effectively manage own time and that of junior staff and students in a complex environment
- Excellent organisational, line management, interpersonal and leadership skills
- Knowledge of clinical governance, policy and procedure and quality assurance frameworks
Leadership and management
- To manage the clinical area, ensuring that protocols, policies and procedures are adhered to
- Provide Compassionate Leadership to the Team, recognising individuals support needs
- Provide a service to the agreed standard, meeting organisational and national targets
- To adhere to all Trust policies and procedures and professional code of conduct
- To assess and define patient needs, develop and implement patient care packages providing direct evidence based clinical care
- To communicate effectively, with the multidisciplinary team and outside agencies, especially where patients ability to do so is compromised. Act as patient advocate
- Ability to disseminate contentious and delicate information appropriately
- To deliver safe care within a challenging and changing clinical environment, using equipment and resources/staff safely and as appropriate, including Safecare and Sunrise EPR
- Organise and implement mentorship and educational programmes for students, other members of the team to include clinical supervision
- To manage budgets, pay and non-pay for clinical area with the support of line manager
- To be active in the recruitment, retention and performance related issues of staff.
- To support junior staff and other colleagues during stressful clinical situations and refer to other agencies as appropriate
- To work in a supervisory capacity directly with the ward team
- Have processes and systems in place to support achievement of key performance indicators as applicable to in patient areas
- Develop and implement actions plans, in conjunction with the Matron, to improve standards, as measured by key performance indicators
- To support flow and capacity within the clinical area in order to reduce length of stay and improve patient experience
Education and training
- Evidence of teaching and assessing, and appropriate qualification
- To act as a resource and support nursing teams in the care delivery of patients across specialities
- To contribute to the development of specialty protocols and guidelines
- Able to work alongside individual nursing staff or teams, role modelling high standards of practice whilst assessing, delivering and evaluating patient care. Highlight areas of development for team members as required.
- Devise and oversee individual training plans for staff that are either new in post or requiring specific support or training, continually developing content in line with operational needs and evidence base.
- Providing feedback to support individual development
- Insight into own skills and knowledge and know when to signpost or ask for advice
- Keeping up to date with own skills and changes to clinical practices, both locally and nationally
Improving quality and developing practice
- To lead and support QI projects in the clinical area, including evaluation.
- Demonstrate understanding and implementation of research-based practice
- Evidence of implementing Quality Improvement projects in practice
- Have processes and systems in place to support achievement of key performance indicators as applicable to in patient areas
For full details please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Active registration with the NMC as a registered nurse
- Recognised nursing degree or equivalent
- Recognised mentoring and assessing in clinical practice course
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading and managing a team, appropriate years as an acute surgical band 6 and extensive years of post graduate nursing experience
- Knowledge and experience of change management, quality assurance processes and working within a budget
- Evidence of development and evaluation of training resources
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Extensive acute surgical nursing skills within general surgery
- Self motivated and able to work under pressure, personally resilliant and able to manage complexity in a changing environment
- Inspiring and compassionate leader, supporting and promoting equality and diversity
- Passion for teaching and developing others as well as yourself, act as a role model promoting the trusts values and behaviours.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Active registration with the NMC as a registered nurse
- Recognised nursing degree or equivalent
- Recognised mentoring and assessing in clinical practice course
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading and managing a team, appropriate years as an acute surgical band 6 and extensive years of post graduate nursing experience
- Knowledge and experience of change management, quality assurance processes and working within a budget
- Evidence of development and evaluation of training resources
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Extensive acute surgical nursing skills within general surgery
- Self motivated and able to work under pressure, personally resilliant and able to manage complexity in a changing environment
- Inspiring and compassionate leader, supporting and promoting equality and diversity
- Passion for teaching and developing others as well as yourself, act as a role model promoting the trusts values and behaviours.
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).
