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    Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom - Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    Is 2024 your year to make an inspirational change to your career direction, If so, come and join our fabulous team on Deene B.

    We are looking to recruit a Deputy sister to join our established team.

    In this role you will provide clinical leadership to the nursing team, working closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team and be responsible for ensuring patients are discharged safely.This role would suit a senior band 5 who is looking for a career progression and a new challenge and can demonstrate some experience with ward management. There is an expectation to perform various initiatives and participating in teaching, audits and staff appraisals.You should be able to demonstrate a good range of experience evidence that you have skills in the coordination of care, typically through Nurse in Charge or Shift Leader Competencies.

    We have a clear leadership vision and provide opportunities to develop in this role. Alongside an internal leadership development program we also link with local Universities and the East Midlands and NHS Leadership Academy. We actively encourage continual professional development and the implementation of new ideas which promote excellent patient care. Alongside leadership development we also have access to a vast range of clinical development modules related to the specialty.

    Main duties of the job In this role you will provide clinical leadership to the nursing team, working closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team and be responsible for ensuring patients are discharged safely.You will support the ward sister and other Deputy sisters in the ward environment and the surgical managementteam. You will work as a ward co-ordinator supporting staff, managing patient flow and discharges. You will beexpected to undertake quality improvement initiatives, roster management, complete incidents and othermanagement tasks as required About us Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighboring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. Our Excellence Values: Compassion Respect Integrity Courageous Accountable Job description Job responsibilities An expert clinical practitioner who is able to articulate best practice within their specialty An effective role model who emulates expert practice and professional standards A motivated, dynamic leader who supports the Ward Sister in striving for improvements in care andpractice Effectively maintains a clear view of the competence and skills of the team, ensuring that staff are ableto deliver safe, effective care and a positive patient experience Able to articulate the education and training requirements of the team to support competence andprofessional development commissions Deputizes for the Ward Sister in their absence and is empowered to act Effectively uses all sources of data to inform practice development needs and seeks to lead and deliversustainable change Role models effective application of the nursing process, assessment, care prescription, evaluation anddocumentation for patient centered care2Emulate best practice in relation to Safeguarding, ensuring that they maintain and share theirknowledge of Mental Capacity Act Assessment, Deprivation of Liberty and Best interests

    Ensures Ward patientboard is kept up to date with all appropriate clinical & operational information

    Demonstrates anunderstanding of relevant admission & discharge pathways and their relationship with high quality,safe care Promotes and prioritises appropriate operational patient flow through ward area in a timely patientadmission / transfer and use of discharge lounge documentation Communicates and escalates operational & safety risks appropriately e.g. Lead Nurse, Discharge team,Clinical Operational team Champion patient centred care planning ensuring staff understand their role in building relationshipswith individual patients and accept the Key Nurse role Uphold NMC code and standards, includingrecord keeping and medicines management Ensure that care is coordinated across all professions for the benefit of patient experience

    Ensure that all staff know how to escalate concerns in practice regarding risk, e.g. a patient with delirium whois at risk of falling. Facilitate effective admission and discharge processes including the use of Medway, Effectively supports the Practice Improvement Facilitators in sharing best practice messages with theteam and embedding change Enable staff to discuss the potential for the implementation of safeguarding processes MCA, DoLs andBest interests and support them in the use of these as required. Education and practice developmentEnsure that the team are competent to deliver the roles within which they are employed using Trustwide competency standard approach and education programmes

    Maintains a database for recording and evidencing the competence and qualifications of staff to understand individual requirements 3 Develops processes that supports the identification of individuals learning needs and identifies howthis learning can be attained Actively engage in training needs analysis to support commissioning of education an work withcolleagues to devise in house programmes to deliver training and education as necessary To be proactive in developing strategies that will develop and retain staff Actively engage in taught programs including extended induction for nurses and healthcareassistants

    Ensure that staff attend training and that non-attendance, non-submission of assignmentsis effectively managed Where staff are undertaking external education programmes ensure that they are effectivelysupported, attendance managed, and they apply their learning to practice share their learning withothers In confidence with the Ward Sister facilitate and evidence that clinical supervision is in place in practiceAct as a mentor and clinical supervisor and work alongside staff in practice to provide effectivefeedback on practice to inform learning

    Actively identify the talent within the team to harness anddevelop Person Specification Qualifications Essential
    • NMC Registered Nurse
    • Nursing Diploma/Degree
    Desirable
    • Teaching/assessing Qualification
    • Evidence of continued professional development
    Knowledge and experience Essential
    • Previous Surgical Ward Experience (3Years)
    • Identification, assessment and development of patient needs and development of programmes of care
    • Able to deal with communication problems
    Desirable
    • Experience with patient flow and capacity
    • Acute surgical ward experience
    Skills Essential
    • Able to make judgements based on evidence based practice and translate this for use in the ward environment
    • Leadership/teaching skills
    • Able to communicate sensitive information to patient
    • Excellent communication skills
    • Clinical skills
    • Understanding of current developments in the NHS
    • Organisational skills e.g. prioritising/delegating
    Desirable
    • Ability to undertake audits and develop areas of development from any areas identified
    • Hand/eye co-ordination e.g. for preparation of drugs and injection
    • Computer skills/word/excel/powerpoint
    Employer details Employer name Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Address Kettering General Hospital

    Rothwell Road

    Kettering

    NN16 8UZ Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply SUR-A #J-18808-Ljbffr
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