Job responsibilities
1. JOB DETAILS
Job
Title: Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse
Reports
To: Matron
Accountable
To: Matron
Band:
7
Unit/Department: Adult Critical Care
CSU
Directorate: Adult Critical
Care
Location
: L4 Cardiac ICU, Leeds General
Infirmary
AfC
Job No: 95b
2. JOB PURPOSE
The
Jobholder will carry 24 hour continuing responsibility for the effective and
efficient management of the ward/department. They will provide professional,
clinical, managerial leadership and supervision for the nursing team. The
jobholder is responsible for developing and maintaining a ward or
departments philosophy that has the patient at the centre of compassionate
safe and quality care delivery. Through managing the administrative and
financial aspects of the ward, the jobholder will ensure cost effective use
of resources.
5. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED
Qualifications
Registered Nurse (RN Adult for
adult clinical areas or RN Child for
childrens areas) (Level 1 or 2)
Recognised teaching/assessing
qualification
First Degree or equivalent
professional experience
Evidence of professional and
leadership development
Experience
Extensive post registration
experience
Significant experience within a
leadership position
Clinical experience within the
speciality (desirable)
Evidence of effective leadership
development
Understanding of performance
management strategies
Experience of clinical audit and
standard setting
Evidence of service development and
or facilitation of change management
Budgetary management experience
(desirable)
Skills
Demonstrates influencing and
negotiation skills
Self-confidence, uses this to lead,
involve and challenge others appropriate
Displays high motivation and
commitment to success
Demonstrates problem solving and
analytical skills
Ability to prioritise workload and
met deadlines whilst paying attention to detail
Ability to work under pressure
Clinical leadership
Appraisal skills
Education and training
Management
Recruitment and selection knowledge
Can demonstrate an understanding of
current issues in health and social care
Standards of professional practice
Personal
Attributes
Ensures personal and professional
behaviour and integrity at all times
Role model
Compassionate and caring
Excellent interpersonal skills
Innovator
Motivator of self and others
Assertive
Courage
Flexibility, adaptable, capable of
lateral thinking
Ability to manage and identify
stress in self and others
Positive approach to change
Able to deliver feedback
effectively
6. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES
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
Additionally
the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:
Commitment to support, uphold and
demonstrate the core values and behaviours of LTHT
Commitment to delivering high
quality compassionate evidence based
care, in accordance with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) policies
and guidelines
Commitment to working in a
multi-disciplinary team
Commitment to the clinical area,
valuing the contribution of all team members, encouraging a positive and
creative working environment
Commitment to own personal and
professional development and to the development of others within the team.
7. CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS
Leadership and management skills
Effective communication skills
Teaching and assessing skills
Preceptorship skills
Organisational skills
Time management skills
Quality improvement skills
Understanding of evidence based
practice research conscious
Team player
Learns from incidents and
complaints
Conflict resolution
Managing stress
Uses initiative to resolve issues
within their own control
Ability to act professionally at
all times
8. CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Understands the business of the
ward
Understanding of the local and
national nursing agenda
Understanding of relevant national
service guidance pertinent to the service
Awareness of Leeds Teaching
Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies
Understanding of organisational
structures
Commitment to clinical audit,
research and evidence based practice
Understanding of budget management
Understanding of Human resources
policies and guidance as pertinent to the management and leadership of the
clinical team
Knowledge and understanding of
current issues in health and social care
9. PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND AREAS OF
RESPONSIBILITY
Leadership
Provide leadership to the clinical
team
Support and inspire staff to
provide efficient, effective, safe, quality care to patients
Deliver a positive patient
experience
Promote the building of effective
teams and collaboration between teams
Anticipate problems and take
preventative or mitigating actions, or
have contingency plans available
Work with Matron to lead the
development of ward/department nursing practice, reflecting the Clinical
Service Unit and Trust business plans
Work with the Matron and or Head of
Nursing to suggest and develop new roles/ways of working
Delegate and empower staff whilst
maintaining overall, continuing responsibility and accountability
Line manage the nursing team,
including individual and team performance, attendance, management and
workforce planning
Ensure the effective deployment of
staff is mapped against the flow of patients to provide safe and effective
care
Support and participate in local
and trustwide recruitment events
Manage the use of bank and agency
Investigate and respond to
accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events
Deliver an effective, safe, quality
service within budgetary envelope
Raise and respond to concerns with
regards to risk, danger, malpractice or wrongdoing by following the LTHT
whistle blowing policy and supporting processes
Deputise for Matron in their
absence
Clinical
Act in accordance to the Nursing
and Midwifery Councils Code: Professional Standards Practice and Behaviour
Fulfils the requirements as
directed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council to maintain and revalidate
registration
Supervise ward staff with regards
clinical practice and patient experience to promote the delivery of excellent
clinical standards
Provide a visible clinical lead and
role model to the nursing and wider
team by delivering high quality compassionate care as an expert
practitioner
Ensure that documentation standards
are maintained in accordance with NMC and LTHT guidelines, whether written or
computerised.
Promote and maintain positive
working relationships between all staff, internal and external to the
Trust, involved in the care of
patients
Set, monitor and seek to
continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care, including
those standards defined in local and national guidance
Maintain a safe working environment
Ensure the safe use and efficient
management of equipment and supplies
Promote compassionate evidence
based practice, wherever possible
Work with Matron to ensure that
clinical governance processes at ward/dept level encompass measures to ensure
the quality of the fundamental and essential aspects of care
Balance clinical risk and clinical
decision making against context
Work with the Infection Prevention
and Control Team and Facilities to monitor the environment to maintain and
raise standards
Undertake duties on other wards or
departments as and when required by the service
Act in such a way that safeguards
the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times. Is
familiar with and adheres to the LTHT safeguarding policies.
Quality ImprovementHas a
responsibility to improve the quality and safety of our services. It is expected that in fulfilling a
clinical leadership role you will be proactive in promoting and using the
Leeds Improvement MethodContribute to quality improvement programmes as
required
Provides a contextual information
and or viewpoint to support quality improvement by contributing to
professional conversations representing the ward and or speciality view
Keep up to date with and
communicate service developments, advances and research.
Through the use of audit, local
research, metrics and feedback continually seek to identify practice that
needs improvement. Implement and evaluate any resultant improvement plan.
Actively promote patient
involvement and feedback within service improvements to promote a positive
patient experience
Maintain and sustain the momentum
of improvements until they are firmly embedded into the values and culture of
the clinical area
Education
and Training
Participate in personal appraisal
and mandatory training at the required time periods
Ensure all new starters, inclusive
of temporary staff, have a local induction to the clinical area
Ensure all staff have an individual
performance development plan and a yearly appraisal
Ensure all nursing staff maintain
mandatory and priority training requirement.
Support and facilitate
re-validation for registered nursing staff, and self.
Promote a learning and development
culture to the improve staff skills, knowledge and competence
Ensure the induction and
development of staff
Promote a positive learning
environment within the clinical area to support the development of knowledge
and skills in learners.
Support and facilitate work-based
inter-professional learning
