Sister/ Charge Nurse, Intermediate Care/ Specialist Palliative Care

Job responsibilities

Professional

Contribute to, support and promote ECCHs, strategic direction, values and culture in

relation to promoting a culture of continuous improvement of clinical standards with particular emphasis on patient experience.

Discuss all treatment options/care with sensitivity, knowledge and expertise, and to act as a patient advocate when appropriate, respecting patient confidentiality with privacy and respect for diverse cultural backgrounds and requirements.

Provide leadership and ensure effective management of the team through identified lines of responsibility within the ward

Act as a resource for other health and social care professionals on matters relating to

patient care.

Contribute to the management, coordination, development and audit in partnership with members of the team, to ensure the provision of high quality service to patients and their families, for the provision of their physical, social and psychological well-being.

Participate in clinical supervision within ECCH as required.

Participate and maintain a learning environment and maximise opportunities for education and development in the clinical area.to enhance individual development and performance in the delivery of high standards of care.

Contribute to the clinical governance agenda through participation in clinical risk assessment, management and clinical audit.

Contribute to critically evaluate research findings, national guidelines and implement changes in clinical practice as appropriate.

Create an environment conducive to effective working, respecting and supporting staff to deliver high quality clinical services.

Actively manage, change and foster innovation within the ward.

To deputise for the Clinical Lead as required.

Clinical

Work as part of the multidisciplinary to deliver safe and effective care. Actively managing the admission and discharge process for patients and their families.

Work in collaboration with colleagues to develop care pathways for patients requiring a

range of healthcare needs including re-ablement./end of life care

Contribute to the review of current policies/ protocols/guidelines and the development of

clinical pathways and outcomes for people requiring proactive and reactive services.

Work collaboratively with the Ward Team and the training department to assess the clinical training needs of staff.

To formulate an individualised management and/or treatment plan, using clinical reasoning

skills and utilizing a wide range of treatment skills in order to formulate a specialized programme of care. This will ensure patients meet their re-ablement goals and promote independence and end of life care expectations.

To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and therapy

colleagues to ensure delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service. This will include

discussion of patient care and case management.

To develop and support evidence to meet the Care Quality Commission (CQC) fundamental standards

Patient Care

Plan and organise a range of complex clinical activities in a wide range of community

settings to ensure best practice is delivered across your designated area of responsibility.

To undertake a holistic assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills.

To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of the service and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care

To assess mental capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack this capacity to consent to treatment.

Take responsibility for own personal and professional development; maintain competence

, knowledge and skills commensurate with role.

Be wholly accountable for practice taking every reasonable opportunity to sustain and

improve knowledge and professional competence and, ensure all aspects of professional behaviour as required within professional code are followed at all times

To complete clinical documentation and electronic data entry to a high professional standard and in accordance with policies

To communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the

form of reports or letters.

To review and analyse the dashboard data to ensure compliance

Take responsibility to ensure compliance with Health and Safety Policy, Fire and

Environmental Waste Regulations.

Be responsible for understanding, following and implementing ECCH policies and

procedures.

Manage individual performance, reporting areas of concern and noncompliance to the

Clinical Lead.

Ensure staff compliance with ECCH risk management systems, proactively identifying risk, reporting and managing risk within area of responsibility.

Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs

and in accordance with evidence-based practice, local formularies and national and practice protocols;

Take responsibility for the cost effective management and safe use of expensive clinical

equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice.

Contribute to the effective use of resources.

Contribute to the evaluation of training programmes to support patients and carers gain the necessary knowledge and skills to maintain independence.

Other Responsibilities

The post-holder will be expected to participate in a rota system of shift working to include days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

To travel between ECCH sites for meetings and training.

All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these as an essential part of their job role.

Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.

Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Passionate about individualised goal directed care, and able to enthuse other staff
• Willing to challenge poor practice
• Understanding of all aspect of clinical governance
• Effective role model
• Professional knowledge of nursing care, current trends
• Act on unplanned situations utilising appropriate clinical judgement
• Must have an understanding of the legal and ethical issues pertaining to nursing
• Good knowledge of the CQC fundamental standards
• Ability to complete systmone training in order to comply with record keeping requirements of the role

Desirable

• Able to cannulate and the administration of intravenous therapy/blood transfusion

Qualifications

Essential

• Certificate, Diploma or Degree in Nursing to enable NMC registration.
• Mentorship / Teaching and Assessing Course or equivalent.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Desirable

• Health related degree
• Leadership/Management experience and qualification

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Confident in own ability and able to identify development needs
• Use of a computer to access emails, use of internet, produce Word documents, basic use of Excel
• Willing to work flexible hours / location to accommodate the needs of the service this includes internal rotation (days, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays)
• Ability to travel between ECCH locations and in accordance with the performance of the role.
• Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
• (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together).

Experience

Essential

• Leading staff and using evidence to improve patient care.
• Providing clinical supervision, mentoring, training and development to other staff.
• Experience within a community Hospital setting.
• Learning from mistakes/errors.
• Prioritisation and delegation skills.
• Ability to adopt the management/leadership style required for any given situation.

Desirable

• Experience of a case management approach to care.

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).