Sister / Charge Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Name - Geanina Ghircoias Position - Ward manager Email - Geanina.ghircoias@nhs.net Phone number - 01132069192

The jobholder will play an essential role assisting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse with the 24 hour continuing responsibility for the effective and efficient management of the ward / department. They will contribute to the provision of professional, clinical, managerial leadership and supervision for the nursing team. The jobholder is responsible for helping to develop and maintain a ward or department’s philosophy that has the patient at the centre of compassionate safe and quality care delivery The jobholder will play an essential role assisting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse with the 24 hour continuing responsibility for the effective and efficient management of the ward / department. They will contribute to the provision of professional, clinical, managerial leadership and supervision for the nursing team. The jobholder is responsible for helping to develop and maintain a ward or department’s philosophy that has the patient at the centre of compassionate safe and quality care delivery

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

• Patient-centred

• Collaborative

• Fair

• Accountable

• Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Leadership

• Support the senior sister / charge nurse to Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events
• Deputise for Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in their absence

Clinical

• Act in accordance to the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Code: Professional Standards Practice and Behaviour (March, 2015)

Quality Improvement

• Maintain and sustain the momentum of improvements until they are firmly embedded into the values and culture of the clinical area

Education and Training

• Help to ensure all staff have an individual performance development plan and a yearly appraisal and staff maintain mandatory and priority training requirement.

This is not an exhaustive list of roles and responsibilities, and these may be subject to change with professional and service development

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Adult registered nurse NMC PIN

Desirable

• Mentorship courses

Experience

Essential

• Any work done in with regards to Gastroenterology/liver

Desirable

• Knowledge of Eating disorder and how to detect them in a wide varsity of people

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St James’s University Hospital

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

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