Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a band 7 ward sister/Charge Nurse to lead a caring and compassionate team specialising in the delivery of Respiratory services.
We provide the highest quality of nursing care to both male and female patients, on emergency respiratory pathways.
The applicant must be enthusiastic and motivated to lead in a busy acute environment. They should also have excellent written and oral communication skills, be able to organise and prioritise workload, be an effective, approachable leader and have a history of managing change and developing a safety culture.
If you believe that you have the skills to lead team 7B, then this is the job for you!
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality nursing care and continuing responsibility for the management of ward 7B.
To provide direction and leadership to the nursing team.
To implement and manage effective change management.
Establish and maintain effective professional networking relationships with the multi-professional team across ULHT.
To take operational responsibility for the effective utilisation of all appropriate resources.
To work closely with the MDT and educational teams in the overall delivery of an integrated respiratory service. To deputise in the absence of the Matron.
To be involved in clinical audit and teaching
About us
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated
Job description
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN level 1 with 2 years minimum experience
- Evidence of professional development
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Desirable
- Educated to degree level or willig to undertake, equivelent experience considered
- Experience in NIV
Experience
Essential
- 2 years band 6 experience or above
- Evidence of Respiratory experience
- Evidence of ability to implement and manage change
- Proven leadership skills
Desirable
- Involvement in clinical audit
- Evidence of ability to manage resources
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Previous experience in setting or developing a role/service.
- Ability to take a leading role in initiating action.
- Effective leadership and management skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Good presentation skills.
- Ability to organise and prioritise
- Counselling skills.
- The ability to manage change.
- Demonstrate ability to influence and to motivate the clinical practice of others.
- Able to demonstrate a flexible approach to the provision of holistic, clinically effective care.
- Flexible - good time management
- Ability to teach to all bands of staff
Desirable
- Evidence of personal and professional development
- Evidence of reflective practice
Specific Requirments
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining safe working practices and team morale
- Ability to communicate with effective written and verbal skills
- Able to work on own initiative
- Commitment to multidisciplinary team working
- Committed to own professional development
- Evidence of good attendance record
Desirable
- IT skills
- Ability to motivate and encourage staff
- Presentation skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN level 1 with 2 years minimum experience
- Evidence of professional development
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Desirable
- Educated to degree level or willig to undertake, equivelent experience considered
- Experience in NIV
Experience
Essential
- 2 years band 6 experience or above
- Evidence of Respiratory experience
- Evidence of ability to implement and manage change
- Proven leadership skills
Desirable
- Involvement in clinical audit
- Evidence of ability to manage resources
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Previous experience in setting or developing a role/service.
- Ability to take a leading role in initiating action.
- Effective leadership and management skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Good presentation skills.
- Ability to organise and prioritise
- Counselling skills.
- The ability to manage change.
- Demonstrate ability to influence and to motivate the clinical practice of others.
- Able to demonstrate a flexible approach to the provision of holistic, clinically effective care.
- Flexible - good time management
- Ability to teach to all bands of staff
Desirable
- Evidence of personal and professional development
- Evidence of reflective practice
Specific Requirments
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining safe working practices and team morale
- Ability to communicate with effective written and verbal skills
- Able to work on own initiative
- Commitment to multidisciplinary team working
- Committed to own professional development
- Evidence of good attendance record
Desirable
- IT skills
- Ability to motivate and encourage staff
- Presentation skills
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).
