Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly team in
Rheumatology. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Junior
Sister/Charge Nurse with experience or a keen interest in Rheumatology to
support the delivery of high-quality care to our patients.You will be
expected to manage a small team of nursing and support staff within
Rheumatology Day Case and Out Patients areas.
Main duties of the job
Providing day to day clinical leadership for the nursing team and support staff within the Day Case and Out Patient areas adminsitering care and treatment to Rheumatology patients.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties of the Band 6 role:
To maintain high standards of patient care, and ensure patient needs are met by all members of staff within the department, through effective leadership skills. To act as a good role model to junior members of the team and any students within the department.
To manage the Rheumatology day case and outpatient department.
- Assess patients, ensuring they are suitable for treatment, prior to their treatment commencing within the nurse led day case unit.
- Check prescriptions for patients, ensuring they are correct and that the correct drug has been ordered and arrived.
- Monitor blood parameters for patients undergoing treatment, ensure any concerns are escalated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties of the Band 6 role:
To maintain high standards of patient care, and ensure patient needs are met by all members of staff within the department, through effective leadership skills. To act as a good role model to junior members of the team and any students within the department.
To manage the Rheumatology day case and outpatient department.
- Assess patients, ensuring they are suitable for treatment, prior to their treatment commencing within the nurse led day case unit.
- Check prescriptions for patients, ensuring they are correct and that the correct drug has been ordered and arrived.
- Monitor blood parameters for patients undergoing treatment, ensure any concerns are escalated.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 registered with NMC
- Evidence of continual professional development.
Desirable
- Educated in nursing studies to degree level.
- Leadership study/ qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in day case/outpatients.
- Experience of day to day management.
Desirable
- Experience in teaching/ coaching.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Specialist knowledge relevant to the role applied for.
- Able to demonstrate effective leadership of staff.
- Able to demonstrate effective teaching and development of staff and students.
- Evidence of being involved in implementing quality improvement in the work place.
- Evidence of being up-to-date with current issues in professional practice.
- Fully aware of the Clinical Governance agenda.
- Fully aware of principles of infection control.
- Fully aware of Health & Safety at Work.
- Able to promote equality, diversity and rights.
- IT skills.
Desirable
- Can demonstrate delivery of improvements to clinical practice in current role
- Budget management experience.
- Experience of using E-Roster.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 registered with NMC
- Evidence of continual professional development.
Desirable
- Educated in nursing studies to degree level.
- Leadership study/ qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in day case/outpatients.
- Experience of day to day management.
Desirable
- Experience in teaching/ coaching.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Specialist knowledge relevant to the role applied for.
- Able to demonstrate effective leadership of staff.
- Able to demonstrate effective teaching and development of staff and students.
- Evidence of being involved in implementing quality improvement in the work place.
- Evidence of being up-to-date with current issues in professional practice.
- Fully aware of the Clinical Governance agenda.
- Fully aware of principles of infection control.
- Fully aware of Health & Safety at Work.
- Able to promote equality, diversity and rights.
- IT skills.
Desirable
- Can demonstrate delivery of improvements to clinical practice in current role
- Budget management experience.
- Experience of using E-Roster.
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).
