Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Corporate Responsibilities

Meet clinical objectives as agreed separately with the Ward Manager/ Matron.

Ensure board rounds/Ibox are maintained

Ensure patient flow is maintained

Supporting Clinical Excellence

Will participate in regular staff and directorate meetings.

Be a leader, achieve good morale, with open communication between all disciplines of staff.

Act as an effective role model and resource/advisor to colleagues, in the delivery of nursing care.

Supporting Patient Excellence

Provide clinical nursing expertise and supervision of all grades of staff within the ward, to ensure a high standard of care.

Supervise the assessing, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care, thus providing high standards of patient care at all times.

Ensure that the care given reflects the hospital and departmental philosophies, standards and protocols.

Promote a healthy, positive and safe environment for patients and staff.

Advise patients, relatives and friends as appropriate on the promotion of health and prevention of illness.

People/Management Excellence

Assist the Ward Manager in monitoring and appraising the performance of staff within their sphere of responsibility.

Ensure training is accessible and equitable

Monitor training data and act accordingly

Supporting Financial Excellence

Be aware of the budgetary requirements within their clinical areas of nursing, ensuring safe staffing is paramount.

Attend budget meetings and contribute with cost improvement programmes

Professional Responsibilities

Be responsible for their own development, maintaining a professional portfolio and keeping themselves updated on current nursing issues.

Will be responsible for their own actions and be bound by the NMCs Code of Professional Conduct and all approved Trust policies.

Will maintain own skills and knowledge and demonstrate clinical excellence and high standards of practice to other staff.

Quality Assurance and Monitoring

To undertake audits within the ward regarding all aspects of care (QCI, A+A, IPC etc)

Help to develop methods at ward level to monitor standards of care in liaison with the Ward Manager.

To ensure any action plans are followed to completion

Policy and Service Development Responsibilities

Act as a role model to promote innovation and high standard of practice, including action plans

Ensure good relations with other ward areas to maintain best practice

General Responsibilities

Support the Ward Manager in facilitating the teaching, mentoring and assessment of staff and other disciplines.

Ensure Practice Development are involved in ongoing training needs.

Person Specification

Education, Training and Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of education, training or experience or working towards
• Student mentor

Desirable

• Leadership course

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years as a Band 6

Desirable

• Evidence of leadership and management
• Experience in service improvement and auditing

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential

• Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills both written and spoken
• Highly motivated, with a positive attitude

Skills

Essential

• Able to perform physically to the role's demands and responsibilities
• Ability to multitask and prioritise, when necessary, whilst working within a time restricted framework
• IT literate and ability to navigate Excel and other key applications
• Ability to perform under pressure whilst upholding the trusts core values
• Ability to lead and facilitate change

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

Northampton General Hospital

Address

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire

Billing Road

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Employer's website

https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)