Job summary
Unit Sister
37.5 hours per week (Including Saturdays)
Secondment for 12 months
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Closing Date: 7th July 2025
Interview Date:TBC
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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Main duties of the job
- Clinical leadership through effective monitoring and implementation of standards and evidence-based practice.
- To ensure safe and high quality delivery of care to patients undertaking endoscopy and ensure full compliance to JAG standards or endoscopy care.
- Provide clinical leadership and direction to nursing team.
- Act as a role model for all nursing staff within the unit promoting professional practice at all times.
- To take responsibility for the day to day management of the clinical area.
- To deputise for the Lead Nurse/Senior sister in their absence.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' taking centre stage. An ever evolving clinically- led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive health services delivered by inspiring and compassionate staff who share our corporate values:
Effective open communication
Excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
If you are applying for a Domestic Assistant or Health Care Assistant role you may be eligible for the refer a friend scheme - find out more here: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/people-and-workforce/vacancies/refer-friend-scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- Co-ordinator of the shift the rostered allocation, referring to Lead Nurse/senior sister if appropriate or available.
- Maintain clinical competence of self and others as determined by service need and job descriptions.
- To facilitate and build team working between nurses and the multi-disciplinary team to effect high standards of care.
- Ensure that risk assessments are complete as per Trust policy for manual handling, health & safety and other relevant areas of concern.
- Ensure that equipment and the environment supports the delivery of high standards of care at all times.
- Maintain a good standard of communication with the multidisciplinary team and respect the confidentiality of patients, relatives and colleagues.
- To ensure delivery of safe, effective and efficient care to patients undergoing endoscopy procedures.
- Provide specialised information and advice to patients, relatives and carers and other professionals in the provision of Endoscopy related procedures.
Managerial
- To support the Lead Nurse/Senior Sister to review staffing requirements using a proactive approach to retention and recruitment of staff.
- To support the Lead Nurse/ Senior Sister in ensuring that waiting list targets are met.
- To support the Lead Nurse/Senior Sister to initiate and prioritise developments within the service as part of the business/strategic planning process.
- To assist the Lead Nurse/Senior Sister in ensuring that staffing levels within the area are adequate to provide safe and effective care delivery, maximising the resources that are available by competent duty rostering.
- Through effective negotiation and political awareness create an environment for partnership working and dissemination of information across Multidisciplinary team.
- To assist with the management of ward resources in an efficient and effective manner.
- To take part in the interview process of the recruitment and selection of new staff if requested by the Lead Nurse/Senior Sister.
- Ensure information on the unit information system is correct and updated regularly.
- To deputise for the Lead Nurse/Senior Sister in her absence.
- To assist the Lead Nurse/Senior Sister in establishing and maintaining stock control, ensuring that the products ordered are appropriate, up to date and cost effective.
Education and Training
- To appraise junior staff within your team as identified by the Lead Nurse/Senior Sister and to identify with the Senior Sister the learning needs of those staff.
- To ensure own competence and own personal development plan is reviewed with Lead Nurse/Senior sister at annual appraisal.
- Plan training sessions within unit environment evaluating effectiveness within clinical care to patients using appropriate audit tools.
- To facilitate, maintain and audit the delivery and effectiveness of clinical care in accordance with the care standards, operational protocols and guidelines.
- Create a learning environment, which actually facilitates learning and structured personal development for all staff and learners.
Professional
- To act as an ambassador for the clinical environment and the Trust, where appropriate, by promoting a professional image of nursing.
- To attend relevant meetings, courses and seminars and keep professionally up to date to enable effective implementation of government initiatives.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- Co-ordinator of the shift the rostered allocation, referring to Lead Nurse/senior sister if appropriate or available.
- Maintain clinical competence of self and others as determined by service need and job descriptions.
- To facilitate and build team working between nurses and the multi-disciplinary team to effect high standards of care.
- Ensure that risk assessments are complete as per Trust policy for manual handling, health & safety and other relevant areas of concern.
- Ensure that equipment and the environment supports the delivery of high standards of care at all times.
- Maintain a good standard of communication with the multidisciplinary team and respect the confidentiality of patients, relatives and colleagues.
- To ensure delivery of safe, effective and efficient care to patients undergoing endoscopy procedures.
- Provide specialised information and advice to patients, relatives and carers and other professionals in the provision of Endoscopy related procedures.
Managerial
- To support the Lead Nurse/Senior Sister to review staffing requirements using a proactive approach to retention and recruitment of staff.
- To support the Lead Nurse/ Senior Sister in ensuring that waiting list targets are met.
- To support the Lead Nurse/Senior Sister to initiate and prioritise developments within the service as part of the business/strategic planning process.
- To assist the Lead Nurse/Senior Sister in ensuring that staffing levels within the area are adequate to provide safe and effective care delivery, maximising the resources that are available by competent duty rostering.
- Through effective negotiation and political awareness create an environment for partnership working and dissemination of information across Multidisciplinary team.
- To assist with the management of ward resources in an efficient and effective manner.
- To take part in the interview process of the recruitment and selection of new staff if requested by the Lead Nurse/Senior Sister.
- Ensure information on the unit information system is correct and updated regularly.
- To deputise for the Lead Nurse/Senior Sister in her absence.
- To assist the Lead Nurse/Senior Sister in establishing and maintaining stock control, ensuring that the products ordered are appropriate, up to date and cost effective.
Education and Training
- To appraise junior staff within your team as identified by the Lead Nurse/Senior Sister and to identify with the Senior Sister the learning needs of those staff.
- To ensure own competence and own personal development plan is reviewed with Lead Nurse/Senior sister at annual appraisal.
- Plan training sessions within unit environment evaluating effectiveness within clinical care to patients using appropriate audit tools.
- To facilitate, maintain and audit the delivery and effectiveness of clinical care in accordance with the care standards, operational protocols and guidelines.
- Create a learning environment, which actually facilitates learning and structured personal development for all staff and learners.
Professional
- To act as an ambassador for the clinical environment and the Trust, where appropriate, by promoting a professional image of nursing.
- To attend relevant meetings, courses and seminars and keep professionally up to date to enable effective implementation of government initiatives.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN/RN (Adult).
- NMC registration.
- Willing to work towards a post grad qualification in speciality
Desirable
- Managerial qualification
- Diploma
Experience
Essential
- Two years at Band 5.
- Experience within the Speciality
- Able to demonstrate clinical knowledge, skills and expertise
Desirable
- Ability to manage a team.
- Experience of Research Management.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN/RN (Adult).
- NMC registration.
- Willing to work towards a post grad qualification in speciality
Desirable
- Managerial qualification
- Diploma
Experience
Essential
- Two years at Band 5.
- Experience within the Speciality
- Able to demonstrate clinical knowledge, skills and expertise
Desirable
- Ability to manage a team.
- Experience of Research Management.
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).
