Sister/ Charge Nurse

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Job Overview

An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for an experienced, passionate nurse to join the team on 32A as a Sister/ Charge Nurse.

Ward 32A is committed to providing the highest quality care to frail, complex patients and the team develops patient-centred services that enable people to age well

The successful candidate will have a passion for nursing quality and excellent patient experience. We would expect the ideal candidate to have recent acute medical or acute frailty experience. This would include evidence of leadership and student mentorship.

Main duties of the job

You Will Be

• Responsible for the day to day running of Gate 32A with a dedicated team of nurses.
• Responsible for the supervision, support and continued professional development of a range of nursing staff
• Participating in the planning development and evaluation of services within Gate 32A.
• The post holder will provide the daily clinical and managerial nursing leadership for Gate 32A
• The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that standards of care are always upheld
• The post holder will be responsible for ensuring they and their team uphold Trust values and those of their profession
• The individual will be visible and accessible to patients and their families and staff ensuring all patients and their families can seek information, help and support or to communicate problematic or celebratory issues
  
  

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For a full overview of the Job Description, please refer to the PDF Job Description attached as an additional document to this advert.

Patient Care

• Take personal responsibility for the nursing care of patients within designated clinical area.
• Ensure that care needs are assessed and programmes of care are developed, implemented, evaluated and documented contemporaneously for caseload of patients in clinical area.
• Plan, allocate, supervise and evaluate working practices of the team on a day to day basis.
• Provide professional advice and support to team members so that they are able to assume responsibility to carry out delegated duties.
• Take responsibility for the timely, effective and safe discharge of patients.
• Lead on planning proves and ensure individual plans are in place accordingly to individual patient or family needs.
• For your area, be responsible for implementation and delivery of nutritional and fluid standards including protected meal times.
• Review the effectiveness of treatments and make any necessary modifications, reporting to senior colleagues/medical staff as necessary.
• Ensure the safe storage and administration of intravenous and oral drugs/medication and fluids in accordance with Trust policies.
• Undertake the full range of extended/advanced clinical skills (relevant to clinical area) and supervise/assess others.
• Implement privacy and dignity standards within own sphere of responsibility.
• Respect individuals’ dignity, wishes and beliefs, involving them in shared decisionmaking with consideration for the vulnerable patient, learning disabilities and child protection issues.
• Be able to confidently complete the required documentation pertaining to:
• DoLs procedure
• Referral to Social ServiceMental Capacity
• Mental Health Act
• Safeguarding referrals
• On identification of concerns, raise through the appropriate line management structures, if necessary, referring to the Trust’s Whistle-blowing procedure.
• Act as advocate for staff/patients in internal and external forums, constructively challenging clinical teams as appropriate.
• Facilitate and maintain clinical competence skills of self and others in day to day working practices
• On a shift by shift basis, be responsible for minimising the risks of infections and for the implementation of the relevant code of Practice for prevention and control of health care
• Report to Supervisory Sister/Charge Nurse any issues regarding capacity or skill Communication and Information
• Maintain effective communication of patient and other essential information with the internal/external members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Be able to communicate difficult, sometimes complex and emotive information e.g. breaking bad news etc.) effectively and, when appropriate, support and coach junior staff in doing the same.
• Communicate effectively via verbal, written and electronic routes and maintain robust processes to ensure the cascade of information to the team and the engagement of team members with Trust plans and objectives
• Accountable for self and team members for accurate and legible record keeping in accordance with local policies and NMC guidelines within own practice and sphere of responsibility Supervisory and Management Responsibilities
  
  

Person specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered General Nurse with NMC registration
• Recognised Teaching Qualification
• Relevant speciality post-registration qualification/course
  
  

Work Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant post-graduate experience
• Recent experience in general medicine
• Recent experience in complex discharge planning
  
  

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of the NMC code of conduct, application of research and audit
• Clinical Governance - knowledge of speciality related issues
• Health and Safety - effective use of all resources
• Change Management Process, Policies and Guidelines - Teaching and Supervision
  
  

Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances

Essential criteria

• Effective verbal and written communication
• Motivation
• Demonstrate leadership skills
• Able to work and lead others within a diverse community of patients and healthcare professionals
  
  

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The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.