Job summary
The Stroke Service at PHU continues to evolve to meet the needs of
the patients who require specialist Stroke care.Our services include 24/7 Thrombolysis provision, access to
Thrombectomy services, Hyper Acute Stroke unit, Acute Stroke unit, inpatient
Neuro and Stroke Rehabilitation and Community Stroke Rehabilitation. We are focused on delivering a high-quality patient pathway whilst
ensuring that patient experience is at the forefront of everything we do.
To continue to provide effective and dynamic leadership on our F4
Hyper Acute Stroke ward, we require a new band 6 senior nurse to join our
highly skilled, motivated and compassionate team.
We require a committed and reliable individual, with a passion for
development in Stroke, who wants to make a difference for patients and staff
alike.
They must be highly motivated, dynamic and be able to demonstrate
excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
This exciting opportunity will see the successful candidate
contribute to the development of the ward team whilst working collaboratively
with a team of multi-disciplinary experts to provide a high quality and
cost-effective service for all patients.
They will deputise for the Senior Sisters as required whilst
ensuring that care standards are monitored and maintained at the highest level.
Main duties of the job
-
In the absence of the senior ward sister lead
and co-ordinate the nursing team, taking responsibility for the management and
organisation of the clinical area.
-
Through effective leadership ensure the clinical
team deliver a safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led service where
compassion is embedded and a positive patient experience is achieved.
-
Provide professional clinical and managerial
leadership to nursing and act as a professional role model.
-
A highly skilled clinical expert with
specialised knowledge in caring for patients and their carers.
About us
The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital. We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do. The Trusts main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast and you may have seen us on the TV series Nurses on the Ward. The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in
terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender
identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans
status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key
Responsibilities:
Clinical/Professional
-
Promote and set high standards of professional
nursing care and maintain the delivery of quality care within the trust
policies, protocols and guidelines.
Implement the trust values and beliefs ensuring they are embedded into
everyday practice and evaluate their impact on the patients experience.
-
Provide professional nursing leadership to staff
within sphere of clinical responsibility. Lead and motivate staff by giving
clear direction and setting achievable objectives through APDR process.
-
Responsible for the assessment of care needs,
the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care on a day
to day basis.
-
Maintain a high visible presence within the
clinical area ensuring that patients, visitors, healthcare staff and the
multidisciplinary team, have access to senior staff at all times. Act as an effective professional role model and expert clinician.
- With the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse contribute to the
ward/department philosophy and models of care to ensure that all policies and
procedures are implemented. Ensure that
all staff understand the significance of this philosophy to practice,
monitoring its impact on the patient experience.
-
Ensure that all nursing issues relating to the implementation
of patient quality and safety are addressed on the ward/department. This
includes monitoring and evaluating standards of care by the clinical team and
providing regular feedback to the ward team on the standards of nursing care.
-
Implement evidence based practice, initiate,
manage and evaluate changes that lead to improved and high standards of care
and in particular any service changes following feedback from patients.
-
Communicating, influencing and working with the
multidisciplinary team in different ways to improve quality of care, and
informed clinical decisions. Promote innovation and participate in benchmarking
and quality audits to measure effectiveness of current practices.
-
In collaboration with other areas and the Senior
Sister/Charge Nurse, improve and maintain standards of fundamental nursing
care, using tools such as the Portsmouth Bundle.
-
In collaboration with members of the
multidisciplinary team, ensure that the users of the service and their families
have a positive experience and using feedback (Elephant Surveys, Family and
Friends Test, concerns and complaints) evaluate patient processes and pathways
of care are redesigned as required.
-
Create a culture for learning and development
that will sustain person-centred safe and effective care.
-
Support junior colleagues in the provision of
direct care; facilitate learning in and from practice at the same time as
working alongside; or undertaking a care plan review if an when a serious
incident or complaint has occurred.
-
Ensure concerns raised by patients and their
families are dealt with in an open, honest and transparent way, quickly and
effectively, in line with trust policies, procedures and Duty of Candour
legislation.
-
Ensuring that accurate and timely nursing
records are maintained, monitoring standards and taking corrective action as
required.
-
Ensure all staff in the clinical area are
competent in the use of medical devices/equipment and have access to training
and monitoring compliance.
Management/Leadership
-
Responsible for the organisation and management
of the ward/department when on duty.
-
Have an overall view of the intensity of the
workload and the experience of the staff and act to utilise the nursing skill
mix on duty to ensure the nursing cover achieves a high standard of nursing
care.
-
With the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse use the
Trust Ward Accreditation Programme, an essential part of the organisations
Safe and Effective Care Framework to strive towards achieving excellence for
the clinical area. Key quality
indicators embedded in the framework, alongside trust peer reviews and focused
CQC style reviews will be tools to measure the ward/department performance and
identify key areas for improvement.
-
Manage the discharge and transfer of patients by
using the SAFER discharge bundle and other discharge policies to ensure a
seamless transition from hospital to home or other community care services.
-
Actively contribute to achieving the clinical
governance goals/targets set by the trust and department and comply with
reporting schedules for monitoring and reporting on clinical outcomes.
-
Implement the Nursing Strategy by setting clear
achievable objectives for staff who the post holder manages into annual
performance and development reviews and evaluate performance.
-
Robust roster management taking into
consideration the skill mix and inform senior sister/charge nurse of any issues
as they arise. Working with the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse contribute to the
recruitment, selection and retention of the nursing workforce.
-
With the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse look a
succession plan for any hard to recruit posts and use Talent Management skills
to identify key staff for further development.
- Be proactive in the prevention
and management of complaints (formal and those via Patient Advice and Liaison
Service) and when they occur investigate and respond in a timely manner. Use
any learning to share widely with the multidisciplinary team and to improve
care delivery.
-
Responsible for the management of staff
performance and attendance in line with trust policies.
-
Promote the health and well-being of staff,
patients and their carers.
-
Comply and promote compliance with Trust
policies and guidelines e.g. Health and Safety, Clinical Risk and Infection
Control.
-
Take appropriate action to address unexpected
changes and situations, informing the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse or other if
unable to resolve.
-
Contribute to the ward/department pay and
non-pay budgets to ensuring good housekeeping and economic use of resources.
-
Delegate duties and tasks as appropriate to team
members and evaluate the outcomes. Ensure efficient bed management.
-
Work closely with partners i.e. Engie, resolving
any issues regarding cleanliness, provision of food and maintenance of the
environment. Ensure staff are aware how to escalate when issues cannot be
resolved.
Research
-
Contribute to a research culture within the
nursing team to identify current knowledge and deliver evidence based
care.
-
Support local research teams, actively
contribute to local department multidisciplinary audits, represent the clinical
area at governance meetings and highlight areas for change.
-
Liaise with the relevant research nurse to
ensure patients are identified to take part in clinical research studies and
research is delivered safely on the ward.
-
Report research activity as standard practice
and as part of the ward accreditation process.
-
Embed in the team culture the concept of
recruitment to clinical trials which is a national performance indicator.
Education
-
Ensure staff under the post holder leadership
has an annual personal development review and set achievable objectives. Feed
agreed development opportunities into the department training plan.
-
Create an environment that is conducive to
learning and encourage team open-ness so that an evidence based approach is
utilised and applied to nursing care.
-
Act as a mentor and coach for student nurses,
support staff and junior team members
-
Commit to and encourage a culture where students
receive quality placements supported by mentorship and teaching from the
multi-professional team.
-
With the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse ensure
student mentors and sign off mentors within the clinical area are up-to-date
with NMC standards, including annual updates and undertaking triennial reviews.
-
Responsible for ensuring that ward/department
staff undertake essential training.
-
Ensure there are processes in place for the
orientation of new/temp staff and preceptorship for junior nurses.
Communication and Working Relations
-
Communicate highly sensitive and complex
information with empathy ensuring that information is understood.
-
Communicating and co-operating with other wards
and departments, promoting and maintaining good working relationships within
own clinical area and across the organisation, giving accurate information as
required and keeping everyone informed of any untoward incidents.
- Develop expertise in dealing
with interpersonal conflict and be responsible for the resolution of any
adverse situation/incidents. Comply and promote compliance to Trust policies
e.g. Harassment and Bullying.
-
An active member of the clinical nursing team
contributing to relevant Trust wide nursing groups and meetings.
-
Represent the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse in
their absence at ward level.
Working Conditions and Effort
-
Frequent moderate effort for several short
periods. Moves, manoeuvres patients from
bed to chair, wheelchair patients and transferring patients from ward to ward.
-
May be frequently exposed to distressing
circumstances e.g. if working with patients who are terminally ill and their
families and/or exposed to other conditions.
-
Frequent exposure to unpleasant or highly
unpleasant working conditions e.g. bodily fluids, smell, etc.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key
Responsibilities:
Clinical/Professional
-
Promote and set high standards of professional
nursing care and maintain the delivery of quality care within the trust
policies, protocols and guidelines.
Implement the trust values and beliefs ensuring they are embedded into
everyday practice and evaluate their impact on the patients experience.
-
Provide professional nursing leadership to staff
within sphere of clinical responsibility. Lead and motivate staff by giving
clear direction and setting achievable objectives through APDR process.
-
Responsible for the assessment of care needs,
the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care on a day
to day basis.
-
Maintain a high visible presence within the
clinical area ensuring that patients, visitors, healthcare staff and the
multidisciplinary team, have access to senior staff at all times. Act as an effective professional role model and expert clinician.
- With the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse contribute to the
ward/department philosophy and models of care to ensure that all policies and
procedures are implemented. Ensure that
all staff understand the significance of this philosophy to practice,
monitoring its impact on the patient experience.
-
Ensure that all nursing issues relating to the implementation
of patient quality and safety are addressed on the ward/department. This
includes monitoring and evaluating standards of care by the clinical team and
providing regular feedback to the ward team on the standards of nursing care.
-
Implement evidence based practice, initiate,
manage and evaluate changes that lead to improved and high standards of care
and in particular any service changes following feedback from patients.
-
Communicating, influencing and working with the
multidisciplinary team in different ways to improve quality of care, and
informed clinical decisions. Promote innovation and participate in benchmarking
and quality audits to measure effectiveness of current practices.
-
In collaboration with other areas and the Senior
Sister/Charge Nurse, improve and maintain standards of fundamental nursing
care, using tools such as the Portsmouth Bundle.
-
In collaboration with members of the
multidisciplinary team, ensure that the users of the service and their families
have a positive experience and using feedback (Elephant Surveys, Family and
Friends Test, concerns and complaints) evaluate patient processes and pathways
of care are redesigned as required.
-
Create a culture for learning and development
that will sustain person-centred safe and effective care.
-
Support junior colleagues in the provision of
direct care; facilitate learning in and from practice at the same time as
working alongside; or undertaking a care plan review if an when a serious
incident or complaint has occurred.
-
Ensure concerns raised by patients and their
families are dealt with in an open, honest and transparent way, quickly and
effectively, in line with trust policies, procedures and Duty of Candour
legislation.
-
Ensuring that accurate and timely nursing
records are maintained, monitoring standards and taking corrective action as
required.
-
Ensure all staff in the clinical area are
competent in the use of medical devices/equipment and have access to training
and monitoring compliance.
Management/Leadership
-
Responsible for the organisation and management
of the ward/department when on duty.
-
Have an overall view of the intensity of the
workload and the experience of the staff and act to utilise the nursing skill
mix on duty to ensure the nursing cover achieves a high standard of nursing
care.
-
With the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse use the
Trust Ward Accreditation Programme, an essential part of the organisations
Safe and Effective Care Framework to strive towards achieving excellence for
the clinical area. Key quality
indicators embedded in the framework, alongside trust peer reviews and focused
CQC style reviews will be tools to measure the ward/department performance and
identify key areas for improvement.
-
Manage the discharge and transfer of patients by
using the SAFER discharge bundle and other discharge policies to ensure a
seamless transition from hospital to home or other community care services.
-
Actively contribute to achieving the clinical
governance goals/targets set by the trust and department and comply with
reporting schedules for monitoring and reporting on clinical outcomes.
-
Implement the Nursing Strategy by setting clear
achievable objectives for staff who the post holder manages into annual
performance and development reviews and evaluate performance.
-
Robust roster management taking into
consideration the skill mix and inform senior sister/charge nurse of any issues
as they arise. Working with the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse contribute to the
recruitment, selection and retention of the nursing workforce.
-
With the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse look a
succession plan for any hard to recruit posts and use Talent Management skills
to identify key staff for further development.
- Be proactive in the prevention
and management of complaints (formal and those via Patient Advice and Liaison
Service) and when they occur investigate and respond in a timely manner. Use
any learning to share widely with the multidisciplinary team and to improve
care delivery.
-
Responsible for the management of staff
performance and attendance in line with trust policies.
-
Promote the health and well-being of staff,
patients and their carers.
-
Comply and promote compliance with Trust
policies and guidelines e.g. Health and Safety, Clinical Risk and Infection
Control.
-
Take appropriate action to address unexpected
changes and situations, informing the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse or other if
unable to resolve.
-
Contribute to the ward/department pay and
non-pay budgets to ensuring good housekeeping and economic use of resources.
-
Delegate duties and tasks as appropriate to team
members and evaluate the outcomes. Ensure efficient bed management.
-
Work closely with partners i.e. Engie, resolving
any issues regarding cleanliness, provision of food and maintenance of the
environment. Ensure staff are aware how to escalate when issues cannot be
resolved.
Research
-
Contribute to a research culture within the
nursing team to identify current knowledge and deliver evidence based
care.
-
Support local research teams, actively
contribute to local department multidisciplinary audits, represent the clinical
area at governance meetings and highlight areas for change.
-
Liaise with the relevant research nurse to
ensure patients are identified to take part in clinical research studies and
research is delivered safely on the ward.
-
Report research activity as standard practice
and as part of the ward accreditation process.
-
Embed in the team culture the concept of
recruitment to clinical trials which is a national performance indicator.
Education
-
Ensure staff under the post holder leadership
has an annual personal development review and set achievable objectives. Feed
agreed development opportunities into the department training plan.
-
Create an environment that is conducive to
learning and encourage team open-ness so that an evidence based approach is
utilised and applied to nursing care.
-
Act as a mentor and coach for student nurses,
support staff and junior team members
-
Commit to and encourage a culture where students
receive quality placements supported by mentorship and teaching from the
multi-professional team.
-
With the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse ensure
student mentors and sign off mentors within the clinical area are up-to-date
with NMC standards, including annual updates and undertaking triennial reviews.
-
Responsible for ensuring that ward/department
staff undertake essential training.
-
Ensure there are processes in place for the
orientation of new/temp staff and preceptorship for junior nurses.
Communication and Working Relations
-
Communicate highly sensitive and complex
information with empathy ensuring that information is understood.
-
Communicating and co-operating with other wards
and departments, promoting and maintaining good working relationships within
own clinical area and across the organisation, giving accurate information as
required and keeping everyone informed of any untoward incidents.
- Develop expertise in dealing
with interpersonal conflict and be responsible for the resolution of any
adverse situation/incidents. Comply and promote compliance to Trust policies
e.g. Harassment and Bullying.
-
An active member of the clinical nursing team
contributing to relevant Trust wide nursing groups and meetings.
-
Represent the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse in
their absence at ward level.
Working Conditions and Effort
-
Frequent moderate effort for several short
periods. Moves, manoeuvres patients from
bed to chair, wheelchair patients and transferring patients from ward to ward.
-
May be frequently exposed to distressing
circumstances e.g. if working with patients who are terminally ill and their
families and/or exposed to other conditions.
-
Frequent exposure to unpleasant or highly
unpleasant working conditions e.g. bodily fluids, smell, etc.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current RN +/- RN, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications
- BSc Degree in relevant field
- Post Reg. qualifications for specialty area
Desirable
- Masters degree and evidence of working towards
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience within specialty with evidence of professional development.
- Leadership development programme
- Teaching qualification /experience and accredited NMC before mentorship course
- Evidence of team leadership and change management with relevant management/leadership course
- Managing recourses and contributing to departmental budget
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinically competent
- Clinical decision making skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective leadership and team building skills
- Organisational skills and forward planning
- Flexibility
- Able to support development of others
- Coaching and mentoring skills
- Critical appraisal skills
- Strong customer service skills.
- IT literate
- Understanding of the principles and application of effective budgetary management
- Understanding of the principles and application of effective staff / HR management
- Understanding of the theory and application of Clinical Governance
- Demonstrable experience of effective management and supervision of staff and taking charge of ward /unit
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current RN +/- RN, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications
- BSc Degree in relevant field
- Post Reg. qualifications for specialty area
Desirable
- Masters degree and evidence of working towards
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience within specialty with evidence of professional development.
- Leadership development programme
- Teaching qualification /experience and accredited NMC before mentorship course
- Evidence of team leadership and change management with relevant management/leadership course
- Managing recourses and contributing to departmental budget
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinically competent
- Clinical decision making skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective leadership and team building skills
- Organisational skills and forward planning
- Flexibility
- Able to support development of others
- Coaching and mentoring skills
- Critical appraisal skills
- Strong customer service skills.
- IT literate
- Understanding of the principles and application of effective budgetary management
- Understanding of the principles and application of effective staff / HR management
- Understanding of the theory and application of Clinical Governance
- Demonstrable experience of effective management and supervision of staff and taking charge of ward /unit
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).
