Job summary
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a dynamic and inspiring Nurse who is looking to develop in a Leadership role within Specialty Medicine.This post will be based on Naseby A ward which is a 20 bedded elderly medical ward for female patients.In this role you will provide clinical leadership to the nursing team, working closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team and be responsible for patient flow on the ward.This role would suit a senior band 5 with 3 or more years of experience as a co-ordinator who is looking for career progression and a new challenge and can demonstrate some experience with ward management. There is an expectation to perform various initiatives and participating in teaching, audits and staff appraisals.You should be able to demonstrate a good range of experience evidence that you have skills in the coordination of care, typically through Nurse in Charge or Shift Leader Competencies.
We have a clear leadership vision and provide opportunities to develop in this role. Alongside an internal leadership development program we also link with local Universities and the East Midlands and NHS Leadership Academy. We actively encourage continual professional development and the implementation of new ideas which promote excellent patient care. Alongside leadership development we also have access to a vast range of clinical development modules related to the deputy sister/charge nurse post.
Main duties of the job
To work proactively to support the Matron in the delivery of high quality care and a positive patient experience of patients. Primarily this will be through effective role modelling of professional behaviours and the deployment of practice development and educationalmethodologies. This is to reassure that all staff are developed and supported to be competent and confident in roles and to in-still professional behaviours at all times.
The role of the nurse/midwife is to provide a holistic, high quality, patient focused, comprehensive, efficient and safe service for the patients cared for at Kettering General Hospital, acting with responsibility, accountability and integrity; reporting adverse eventsand poor practice to the person in charge. The nurse/midwife would be expected to effectively and responsibly use resources and engage in change and service improvements. Standards of practice at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KGH) are aligned to the standards set out by the Nursing & Midwifery (NMC) Code:
Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwifes (2008). Standards of practice and care, at KGH, also encompass the Chief Nursing Officer's 6 C's campaign and concentrate the nursing agenda on Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, and Commitment.
About us
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Midwife
- Degree or equivalent
- 2 years Band 5 experience
Desirable
Knowledge / experience
Essential
- Experience as a staff nurse in acute healthcare
- Experience of development and leadership of change in
- respiratory experience
- co-ordination experience
Desirable
- Medway, IST, Erostering, Safer care experience.
- band 6 experience
Skills
Essential
- The ability to develop and maintain communication with people on complex matters, issues and ideas and/or in complex situations
- The ability to motivate yourself and others.
- AIMS course
Desirable
- To effectively prioritise workload, use initiative and be proactive to maintain safe care.
- ILS
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Compassionate - means we take the time to be empathetic and open: treating each other and our patients as individuals that matter
- Accountable - means taking responsibility and ownership, individually and collectively, for our decisions and actions
- Respectful -means we value the experience and contribution of others: respecting others' thoughts, feelings, beliefs and behaviours
- Engaging - means asking for and listening to the opinions of others and facilitating an open environment for dialogue
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Midwife
- Degree or equivalent
- 2 years Band 5 experience
Desirable
Knowledge / experience
Essential
- Experience as a staff nurse in acute healthcare
- Experience of development and leadership of change in
- respiratory experience
- co-ordination experience
Desirable
- Medway, IST, Erostering, Safer care experience.
- band 6 experience
Skills
Essential
- The ability to develop and maintain communication with people on complex matters, issues and ideas and/or in complex situations
- The ability to motivate yourself and others.
- AIMS course
Desirable
- To effectively prioritise workload, use initiative and be proactive to maintain safe care.
- ILS
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Compassionate - means we take the time to be empathetic and open: treating each other and our patients as individuals that matter
- Accountable - means taking responsibility and ownership, individually and collectively, for our decisions and actions
- Respectful -means we value the experience and contribution of others: respecting others' thoughts, feelings, beliefs and behaviours
- Engaging - means asking for and listening to the opinions of others and facilitating an open environment for dialogue
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).
