Job responsibilities
JOB
PURPOSE
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 departments philosophy that has the
patient at the centre of compassionate safe and quality care delivery. By assisting with managing the
administrative and financial aspects of the ward, the jobholder will support
the cost effective use of resources.
As
an experienced nurse the jobholder will assist in co-ordinating activities on
the ward or department ensuring effective communication is maintained at all
times, providing support to qualified and unqualified nurses within the
ward/dept. He/she will play a key role
in the assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation
and evaluation of programmes of care.
The
jobholder will act as a role model, promoting quality evidence-based
practice, developing the nursing team and ensuring effective management of
the ward/department in the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.
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 (desirable)
Experience
Significant post registration
experience at staff nurse level or equivalent
Experience of clinical audit and
standard setting
Working with a wide range of
professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
Clinical experience within the
speciality (desirable)
Skills
Written and Verbal communication
skills.
Ability to communicate effectively
within a multi-disciplinary team
Ability to teach, supervise and
assess qualified and unqualified staff
Time management skills
Recruitment and selection
(desirable)
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
Knowledge
Insight into clinical speciality
Insight into current issues in
nursing/professional issues
Ability to demonstrate knowledge of
current issues in health and social care
Personal
Attributes
Demonstrates 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
Self-confidence, uses this to lead,
involve and challenge others appropriate
CORE
BEHAVIOUR AND SKILLS
Leadership and management skills
Effective communication skills
Teaching and assessing skills
Preceptor 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
Remain professional at all times
Able to deliver feedback
effectively
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
Awareness of budget management
Awareness 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.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND AREAS OF
RESPONSIBILITY
Leadership
Support Senior Sister / Charge
nurse in providing 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
Assist in the line management
of the nursing team, including
individual and team performance, attendance, management and workforce
planning
Help to 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 trust-wide recruitment events
Help to manage the use of bank and
agency
Support the senior sister / charge
nurse to Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents
and other significant events
Support in the delivery of 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 Senior Sister / Charge
Nurse in their absence
Clinical
Act in accordance to the Nursing
and Midwifery Councils Code: Professional Standards Practice and Behaviour
(March, 2015)
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
Help to 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 Senior Sister / Charge
Nurse 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
Improvement
Has 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 Method. Contribute to
quality improvement programmes as required
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
Help to ensure all new starters,
inclusive of temporary staff, have a local induction to the clinical area
Help to ensure all staff have an
individual performance development plan and a yearly appraisal
Help to 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
Help to 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
This
is not an exhaustive list of roles and responsibilities, and these may be
subject to change with professional and service developments
HEALTH
AND SAFETY/RISK MANAGEMENT
All
staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and
improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service
users. This includes complying at all
times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health
and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working
procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting
system.
INFECTION
CONTROL
The
job holder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS
Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practising Universal
Infection Control Precautions. Hand hygiene must be performed before and
after contact with patients and their environment.
EQUALITY
AND DIVERSITY
The
job holder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure
equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the
individual needs of patients and their families.
