Job summary
- To provide a safe environment for patient care.
- To ensure best practice with infection prevention and control.
- The post holder will be responsible for the motivation of the team to maintain a high standard of patient care.
- To ensure the highest standards of clinical care by providing strong leadership and support. Demonstrate efficient organisation, making maximum and economical use of resources and personnel.
- To ensure patients are treated with dignity and respect.
To work as an advocate, available for advice, support for staff, patients and their families access to all areas required to plan their care.
Main duties of the job
Pre-assessing nursing in clinic. Paperwork. Problem solving.
- To provide a safe environment for patient care.
- To ensure best practice with infection prevention and control.
- The post holder will be responsible for the motivation of the team to maintain a high standard of patient care.
- To ensure the highest standards of clinical care by providing strong leadership and support. Demonstrate efficient organisation, making maximum and economical use of resources and personnel.
- To ensure patients are treated with dignity and respect.
To work as an advocate, available for advice, support for staff, patients and their families access to all areas required to plan their care
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years at band 5 in a pre-assessment setting or equivalent
Desirable
- 5 years post registration experience in a variety of acute clinical settings. Some experience in budget management
skills
Essential
- Expert Clinical Skills Able to cope in demanding situations Good comprehension Good problem solving skills IT Literate Good communication and motivation & facilitation skills Staff development & empowerment Negotiating & Influencing skills Enthusiastic and willing to learn Credible leader Credible change manager Calm under pressure
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of own specialist field and working knowledge of at least one other specialist field Ability to coordinate surgical admissions lounge and areas of pre-assessment Ability to manage a group of staff Ability to manage conflicting and complex issues Risk management issues Clinical governance
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse ENB 998 preparation of mentors or equivalent LEO or management course.
Desirable
- oDegree Post Graduate qualification Intermediate Life Support
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years at band 5 in a pre-assessment setting or equivalent
Desirable
- 5 years post registration experience in a variety of acute clinical settings. Some experience in budget management
skills
Essential
- Expert Clinical Skills Able to cope in demanding situations Good comprehension Good problem solving skills IT Literate Good communication and motivation & facilitation skills Staff development & empowerment Negotiating & Influencing skills Enthusiastic and willing to learn Credible leader Credible change manager Calm under pressure
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of own specialist field and working knowledge of at least one other specialist field Ability to coordinate surgical admissions lounge and areas of pre-assessment Ability to manage a group of staff Ability to manage conflicting and complex issues Risk management issues Clinical governance
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse ENB 998 preparation of mentors or equivalent LEO or management course.
Desirable
- oDegree Post Graduate qualification Intermediate Life Support
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).
