Job summary
An exciting new opportunity for a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to join our busy Endoscopy team, based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
Our Endoscopy Service is purpose built to support elective outpatient and acute inpatient Endoscopic procedures, with facilities to undertake x-ray guided endoscopy.
This vacancy is for a dynamic, driven, forward-thinking Registered Nurse with Endoscopy experience to join our leadership team. If you are committed to continuous improvement, prioritising people and delivering excellent patient experience, join our friendly and passionate team. We support work/life balance and foster a diverse, incluive enviroment with space for open and honest conversations and sharing of ideas.
The ideal candidate will have NMC registation, two years post registration Endoscopy experience, plus knowledge of JAG and BSG guidelines, alongside a high level of verbal and written communication skills, knowledge of quality improvement and principles of change management.
Main duties of the job
The successful candiddate will be expected to work in accordance with the NMC Code, the Trust's vision and values and our Behavioural Framework.
Your main responsibilities will be to work as one of the senior members of the nurse team alongside Staff Nurses, Nurse Associates, Healthcare Assistants, Endoscopists, Consultants and speciality nursing teams, delivering high level care to patients in all areas of the Unit. This requires a high level of technical capacility with a passion for problem solving. This can be a physically and mentally demanding role but is very rewarding for the right candidate.
Duties include:
Providing leadership support to colleagues
Ensure staffing levels and skill mix to ensure the safe delivery of care, and ensuring patient safety at all times.
To coordinate clinical activites, allocation of staff and the management of patient flow within the department.
Shift management responsibilities - to take direct managerial responisbility for the clinical area in the absence of, or as delegated by the Senior Endoscopy Sister.
Carry out appraisals and development reviews for team members
Managing sickness absence
Complaint management and incident reporting reviews
Completion of audits.
Participate in recruitment, selection and training of new staff
Participation and training in the 24 hour on call bleed rota
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC register
Desirable
- *Health care management / leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- *Substantial post registration experience working Endoscopy in an acute NHS care setting
- *Supervising / mentoring junior staff
- *Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
- *Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
- *Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- *Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
- *Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
- *Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
- *Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
- *Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
- oLeadership
- oTeam Building
- oManaging resources
- oTime management
- oRole modelling
- oChange management / clinical developments
- oClinical governance
- oAudit and research
- oWorkforce planning / management
- oNHS policy and political awareness
Desirable
- *Evidence of further learning in Gastroenterology or Endoscopy
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- *Approachable and friendly
- *Supportive
- *Flexible
- *Well organised
- *Effective communicator
- *Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
- *Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
- *Ability to inspire and lead a team
- *Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation to day /night duty/on-call and unsocial hours according to service need
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC register
Desirable
- *Health care management / leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- *Substantial post registration experience working Endoscopy in an acute NHS care setting
- *Supervising / mentoring junior staff
- *Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
- *Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
- *Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- *Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
- *Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
- *Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
- *Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
- *Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
- oLeadership
- oTeam Building
- oManaging resources
- oTime management
- oRole modelling
- oChange management / clinical developments
- oClinical governance
- oAudit and research
- oWorkforce planning / management
- oNHS policy and political awareness
Desirable
- *Evidence of further learning in Gastroenterology or Endoscopy
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- *Approachable and friendly
- *Supportive
- *Flexible
- *Well organised
- *Effective communicator
- *Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
- *Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
- *Ability to inspire and lead a team
- *Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation to day /night duty/on-call and unsocial hours according to service need
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
