Junior Sister - Guildford, United Kingdom - Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

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Guildford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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JOB PURPOSE
The post holder will deliver patient care on a daily basis.

They should be expert in all areas of nursing care from patient's admission to discharge, which facilitates clinical practice development.

As nurse in charge they have overall responsibility for day-to-day management of their clinical area and for ensuring all care is delivered according to Trust policies and procedures maintaining associated records.

They will manage, support and lead a team of nurses in the delivery of evidence based patient centred care, which is of a high standard.

They will assist the senior sister in the management of staff including appraisal, rota's, recruitment and selection and the supervision of learners.

They will provide advice and support to patients, relatives and members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Utilising clinical audit, research, supervision of practice and teaching, they will monitor and improve standards of care by efficient and effective use of resources and liaise with the senior sister at all times.

The will provide leadership on the Trusts values and behaviours.

To assist in the management of the unit on a day to day basis by appropriate deployment, delegation and supervision of all grades of staff.

To act as a team leader on shift. To facilitate an improvement in the quality of healthcare for patients. To help provide a conducive working and learning environment. To support the senior sister to promote evidence based nursing practice within the ward.

Key Tasks:

To assist in leading the nursing team in the provision of high quality, research based, nursing care that is patient and family focused.
To act as a leader, advisor and role model to less experienced nurses, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated.
To support the senior sister in the management and facilitation of the development of staff creating an effective team.
To take responsibility for identified management/professional/clinical areas and projects under the direction of the senior ward sister.
To foster a multidisciplinary approach to patient care in line with Clinical Governance

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust.

Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career.

Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care.

Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on.

We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years.

There has never been a better time to join us.

Are you passionate about older peoples nursing, and the delivery of high quality, safe and compassionate care?

Do you possess strong clinical leadership skills and love developing and supporting a team?

Is making a difference to your patients and being inspirational to your team fundamental to you?

If your answer to these questions is yes, the Ward Sisters role may be right for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit to the Junior Ward Sister's post in Eashing Ward at the RSCH.

Eashing ward is a 30 bedded ward that specializes in the acute care of older people and sits within the portfolio of Acute Medicine, Access and Support.

Supported by the senior sister and the Matron, you will be responsible for the delivery of care, working closely with the Consultants and the multi-disciplinary team.

This post offers a tremendous opportunity for service development, and for the post holder to be in a position to make a real difference to the older person's pathway, and experience within the hospital environment

There are opportunities to further develop your confidence and your clinical skills in a supportive environment. This role can help build and extend your existing managerial and clinical knowledge.

If you have experience as a senior staff nurse and a recognized teaching qualification, we would love to hear from you.

For information, please contact Alene Galvo Senior Sister on Eashing Ward ext 2878 or Bjorn Ramirez, Matron on extension 6306.