Sister/Charge Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communications and Relationships

You will display excellent communication skills to deliver complex and sensitive information, lifestyle and post procedure care to service users.

You will be a team player, reliable, have excellent interpersonal skills, be caring, considerate and respectful to all service users and colleagues.

You will be essential in the building and maintenance of effective relationships between all areas within the Integrated Cardiology Unit, ensuring a cohesive team approach for our service users and colleagues.

You will encourage an inclusive, open and supportive environment for our staff to learn and thrive.

To agree the arrangements for communication with the patient/family/carer, and to document these in accordance with Trust policy and the patients right to confidentiality.

To ensure that essential information on the patients condition and progress is recorded by self and team members appropriately according to NMC guidelines.

Acively participate in ward and professional group meetings.

Challenge behaviours and practices consistently and at the time of observation, leading this in a respectful and professional manner.

Analytical and Judgmental Skills

To undertake data collection effectively using the agreed system.

To utilise the appropriate judgemental skills when assessing and advising patients and relatives in crisis situations.

Complete audits and checklists as required.

Administrative Responsibilities

To be responsible for the implementation and for the ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of the planned care and ensure that accurate and meaningful nursing records are maintained.

To be responsible for daily administrative requirements that arise during a shift.

Policy and Service Development

You will contrubute to the development of services within the Integrated Cardiology Unit through quality improvement stratergies.

You will complete audits and utilise clinical audit research, supervision, practice and teaching as well as monitoring and improving standards of care.

You will contribute to the development and completion of nursing competencies.

You will contribute to the ongoing update of nursing care plans, patient information and evidence based policy.

Financial Responsibility

To ensure optimum, efficient and effective use of human and departmental resources.

To report breakdowns or malfunctions of equipment immediately and complete the relevant documents to minimise disruption to the service.

To monitor, control, order and store supplies/material resources according to the requirements and specifications of the clinical environment, considering any changes in the needs of the department.

To identify any problems with the use or availability of resources and make recommendations for corrective actions which are consistent with organisational policies and department objectives.

To ensure patients valuables and belongings are managed according to Trust policy.

To mainatin appropriate, accurate and up to date records of resource use.

To assist in the control and use of medications and procedure equipment by monitoring and maintaining stock levels.

Planning and Organisational Skills

To prioritise care requirements for identified patients.

To assist in the management and organisation of workload, adjusting plans/rotas to cover emergencies.

To organise and monitor the work and performance of junior colleagues providing constructive feedback, advice and ongoing support.

To monitor progress of work recognising changing priorities and implement corrective actions within own limits and informing the relevant people.

Leadership and Management

Support the Ward Manager with nursing rotas, allocation, supervision and coordination of clinically based teams.

To lead the ward shift in the coordination of the patient list, allocation, breaks, work load and resources.

To confidently lead any clinical emergencies that may arrise, escalting issues timely and appropriately and feeding back to the team.

To lead a nursing team providing timely appraisals and welcome back heath reviews, ensuring that development plans are consistant with their team objectives and action plans are followed through.

To communicate clearly with your nursing team members, providing them with the opportunities to contribute to the planning and organisation of work.

To identify, report and address poor performance issues.

To diffuse challenging behaviour, ensuring that the situation is managed in a sensitive way.

To contribute to the recruitment and selection process.

To actively contribute to the identification of future workforce planning/training/competency requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Adult Nursing Studies.
• Cardiac Care Module or evidence of CPD in Cardiology

Desirable

• ALS Certification
• Mentorship or previous evidence of mentoring learners.

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of ECG interpretation skills.

Desirable

• Demonstrates evidence based clinical knowledge.

Experience

Essential

• Significant years experience within Cardiology.

Desirable

• Previous Band 6 experience.

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

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Fairfield

Rochdale Old Road

Bury

BL9 7TD

Employer's website

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