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    Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse - Warwick, United Kingdom - South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

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    Job summary

    An exciting opportunity has arisen on Greville Ward, a 22 bedded trauma orthopaedic ward. We are offering a full-time - Clinical Sister post to join the well-established, friendly trauma orthopaedic team.

    As a MDT we pride ourselves on providing a high standard of care to all patients. We achieve the Best Practice Tariff for patients with a Fractured Neck of Femur and work closely with the Ortho-geriatric team to ensure continuity of care. The Orthopaedic department has gained national recognition as one of the top performing centres in the country. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated dynamic nurse preferably with 2 years band 5 experience in Orthopaedics and excellent leadership skills.

    To be successful you will need to be able to lead and motivate a team, use initiative to problem solve in addition to supporting and developing other staff members. You will need to demonstrate recent Continuing Professional Development, and innovations in practice. Applicants will be able to demonstrate their ability to provide compassionate care along with excellent clinical skills and have experience of team management and leadership.

    Main duties of the job

    The post holder will contribute to the development of the ward team and support the Ward Manager in the delivery of a consistently high quality and cost effective service. To deputise for the Ward Manager as required.

    About us

    Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

    We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Key Result Areas:

    Knowledge, skills and experience required:

    The post holder will:-

    Hold a Diploma/Degree in Professional Nursing

    Be a first level registered nurse with 2 years experience in an acute medical setting

    Possess relevant post basic education and experience, which should include a minimum of two years at Band 5

    Provide evidence of continuous personal and professional development

    Possess the aptitude and confidence for working within a rapidly changing environment

    Have excellent communication skills both verbal and written

    Have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills

    Key Responsibilities

    To provide clinical and professional leadership and support to all non-medical staff in the ward, ensuring that nursing practice is based on current and best evidence

    Take responsibility for own personal and professional development, maintaining clinical credibility and competence at all times

    Keep an up to date personal portfolio, in line with revalidation requirements in maintaining NMC registration

    Ensure that the wards philosophy is in line with the principles of clinical governance and that all staff understands its significance to practice

    In conjunction with the Ward Manager ensure that KPIs, and Infection Prevention standards are maintained each month

    Clinical

    To participate in the setting and maintaining of high standards of evidence based nursing

    To supervise and evaluate work of all nursing staff

    Promote patient and carers involvement in care planning, delivery and evaluations, ensuring junior staff develop the necessary skills to do this. Implement a communication system to keep patients and their relatives/families informed of treatment and progress. Undertake audits at regular intervals to maintain standards of record keeping.

    Supervises and monitors junior staff in developing the necessary skills to identify care priorities and address them in a pertinent and timely manner, seeking advice where appropriate.

    Communicates and interacts with patients, carers and staff in a non-judgmental way, demonstrating mutual respect and trust utilising a variety of communication skills.

    To ensure patients and relatives needs are met in a courteous, helpful and compassionate manner

    To liaise with other agencies and professionals to maintain good service provision

    Maintain effective relationships between the ward and the multi-disciplinary team

    To maintain accurate and comprehensive records of patients care in line with the NMC code for record keeping

    Co-ordinate clinical activities within the unit and have responsibility for shift management

    Act as clinical leader and role model, sharing expertise with colleagues

    To ensure safety and confidentiality of patient information

    Managerial

    To work with the ward manager to ensure that all staff sickness is monitored and that the Trusts sickness and absence policy is adhered to.

    Ensure that units equipment is serviced properly and timely to maintain continuity of services at all times

    Act as role model and mentor to student nurses including the setting of action plans as necessary.

    Adheres to the systems for reporting clinical incidents ensuring accurate and timely completion of Trust incident forms. Monitors the practice of other staff.

    Investigate complaints and untoward incidents in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. Provide statements accurately, timely and professionally. Support the ward manager in improving systems to prevent recurrence.

    Ensure that the wards clinical procedures and protocols are understood and adhered to by all staff. These should represent best possible practice and reflect Trust and National strategy for the management of emergency and acute patients.

    Contribute to the recruitment and selection of quality staff for the unit, identifying future job requirements for profiling to compliment the ward team and to participate in induction programmes, Mentorship/preceptorship and Trust recruitment open and assessment days.

    In conjunction with the ward manager facilitate staff development by achieving ward objectives using the principles if IPR using the KSF and developing personal development plans for all staff. Monitor staff performance and report progress to the ward manager at regular intervals.

    Contribute to the planning, organisation and evaluation of work, ensuring adequate induction of new staff including effective preceptorship for newly qualified nurses and nurses new to the speciality of emergency medicine.

    Review the standard of ward documentation at regular intervals, benchmarking performance against NMC guidelines

    Support Clinical Governance within the ward by utilising:-

    Risk Management

    Education/training

    Clinical Supervision

    Clinical Audit and effective best practice

    Education

    Develop clinical practice through education

    Participate in in-service training programmes where appropriate

    Share evidence based practice with colleagues

    Attend statutory training sessions annually

    Manage Finance

    Contribute to the planning, monitoring and control of the wards resources, by ensuring that the wards resources are optimised and that expenditure on pay and non-pay are kept within the allocated budget.

    Assist the ward manager to optimise nursing resources by an even distribution of staff annual leave and matching skill mix to workload.

    Identifies, reports and acts upon and evaluates discrepancies between skill mix and workload within the clinical area.

    Ensure you adhere to the policy for booking bank and agency staff and supervise junior staff to ensure that they do the same.

    Ensure all resources are used in a cost effective manner, identifying and assisting in the implementations of cost improvement initiatives.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • First level RN
  • Diploma / Degree in Professional Nursing/Health Studies
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • AIM / ILS Trained
  • Desirable

  • Mentorship and Assessing qualification
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Two years' experience in Acute Medical Area
  • Wide range of Extended Skills
  • Proven leadership skills
  • Experience and understanding of audit and evidence-based care
  • Skills

    Essential

  • Demonstrates knowledge of evidence based practices
  • Demonstrates understanding of clinical audit and clinical effectiveness
  • Demonstrates understanding of resource management
  • Able to effectively plan and delegate duties
  • Able to manage personal time and that of others efficiently and effectively
  • Personal Qualities

    Essential

  • Able to work as an effective team member
  • Is committed to and demonstrates ability to teach successfully
  • Able to adapt to changing circumstances and demonstrates ability to influence change successfully
  • Shows initiative: able to think positively and stimulate a productive team climate
  • Able to achieve individual and team objectives
  • Committed to the delivery of high quality healthcare
  • Other Job Requirements

    Essential

  • Demonstrates commitment to self-development and the development of others
  • Able to work flexible shifts including night duty and weekend working when required
  • Able to change duties at short notice

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