Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the Band 7 Sister to lead a team of staff to provide a high quality service; ensuring excellent standards of patient care are delivered and maintained in Interventional Radiology Theatres.

Regularly take charge of the department as IR Co-ordinator organising and planning theatre lists and smooth running of the department. Ensuring that the standards and quality of care given to patients, together with the environment in which care is delivered, are maintained at a high standard.

Be an effective leader and role model and will be expected to provide regular direct clinical care and use experience to support the implementation of both clinical and nonclinical governance. Assist in providing staff development

Work flexibly as a member of the department team and in support of the department Sister/Charge Nurse to ensure standards are being maintained, evaluated, and where necessary improved.

Utilise and integrates evidence into practice.

To work flexible hours particularly covering a late finish, and providing an out of hours on-call nursing service as required by the department to meet the needs of providing patient care

Have an understanding of local safety rules, protective clothing and equipment, (including wearing a lead apron for several hours at a time whilst working clinically) with regards to working in an area using radiation.

Following a protocol for Radiology, nurses are required to administer IV sedation to patients undergoing specific procedures, such as trans-jugular liver biopsies, PTCs (Percutaneous trans hepatic cholangiogram) and Radiological Inserted Gastrostomy.

To assist the Radiologist as scrub nurse with invasive radiological procedures such as angioplasty, embolisation, stenting and biopsies.

To have an active role in the scheduling of elective patients, ensuring that patients are fully prepped and prioritised appropriately prior to their admission by attending weekly schedule meeting and collaborating with the IR booking co-ordinator

See job description and person specification for further detail

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Current Level One NMC
• Competent in medicines management

Desirable

• Diploma or degree in health/ nursing related studies
• Evidence of continuing professional development/reflective profile
• Completion of all local competency packages or has undertaken WINW packages relevant to role
• Formal leadership and management training

Experience

Essential

• Experience of delivering nursing care to a group of patients
• Supervision of non registered staff and students
• Ability to manage the clinical area effectively and efficiently
• Ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, carers and staff
• Previous experience at band 5

Desirable

• Recent or current experience within the speciality
• Demonstrate an involvement in link nurse or project work
• Audit or research within the clinical area
• Providing staff with feedback on their individual performance and conduct appraisals

Communication and relationship

Essential

• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate basic IT skills
• Produce timely, accurate written and electronic ercords and documents
• Can minimise interpersonal conflict and barriers to communication

Desirable

• Evidence of negotiation and influencing skills
• Demonstrate evidence of providing formal teaching sessions
• Demonstration of team working and ability to work well within a team

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

• Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care

Desirable

• Demonstrate a knowledge of current issues related to the NHS policies

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

City Hospital Campus

Hucknall road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)