Senior Sister/Charge Nurse (XR07)
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Job summary
Ward Manager/Senior Sister/Charge Nurse (Band 7) on the ENT & Maxillofacial In-patient Unit; part of the Head and Neck Clinical Service Unit.
This is an exciting opportunity to take a leadership role on a substantive basis on the ENT, Maxillofacial and Spines In-patient ward, L23 at the LGI.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will report to the Matron for the Head and Neck Clinical Service Unit. You will lead the nursing team across the 22 bedded Surgical Unit. You will work closely with the Consultants in all these specialties, as well as their teams, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Speech & Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
The ward supports an interesting diversity of services for patients and is always busy with a mixture of acute and elective patients including caring for post-surgery Head and Neck cancer patients. Most of the beds are currently for ENT & Maxillofacial patients, but we do care for Spines and Stroke patients.
Ideally, you will have clinical experience within ENT and Maxillofacial services in a Band 6 role or equivalent experience, and you will be looking for a new challenge, and the opportunity to join the committed and dynamic clinical team in Leeds. experience of airway management is desirable.
If you are an ambitious, highly motivated, caring, and hardworking individual with excellent communication skills then wed like you to apply.
About us
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Details
Date posted
23 August 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
C9298-HAN-055
Job locations
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Job description
Job responsibilities
PRINCIPAL DUTIES & 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 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
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
This does not provide an exhaustive list of roles and responsibilities, and these may be subject to change with professional and service developments
5. 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.
6. WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF ACUTE TRUSTS (WYAAT)
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.
WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.
7. INFECTION CONTROL
The jobholder 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.
8. 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 security and safer working procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system
9. EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
The jobholder 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. No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
10. TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.
11. COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Matron
All grades nursing staff
Allied Health Professionals
Medical staff
Facilities staff
Social Care
Volunteers
12. SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS
i) PHYSICAL EFFORT
Frequent standing, sitting, walking, kneels and crouches to attend to patient needs
24 hour continuing responsibility for Ward or Department
Responding to changes patient condition
Patient care (e.g. drug administration)
Shift working
Moving & Handling of patients and equipment on a daily basis.
Patients 10-120kg (with lifting aids)
Equipment medical equipment, specialised mattresses (weight 1-20kg)
ii) MENTAL EFFORT
Continuous mental effort/concentration required in relation to responding to and meeting patients nursing care needs (e.g. for 8-12 hour shift)
Co-ordinating Ward/Department activities. Unpredictable workloads
Responding to changing circumstances (e.g. changes in patient condition, prioritisation of workload)
Calculating drug doses
Job description
Job responsibilities
PRINCIPAL DUTIES & 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 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
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
This does not provide an exhaustive list of roles and responsibilities, and these may be subject to change with professional and service developments
5. 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.
6. WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF ACUTE TRUSTS (WYAAT)
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.
WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.
7. INFECTION CONTROL
The jobholder 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.
8. 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 security and safer working procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system
9. EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
The jobholder 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. No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
10. TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.
11. COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Matron
All grades nursing staff
Allied Health Professionals
Medical staff
Facilities staff
Social Care
Volunteers
12. SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS
i) PHYSICAL EFFORT
Frequent standing, sitting, walking, kneels and crouches to attend to patient needs
24 hour continuing responsibility for Ward or Department
Responding to changes patient condition
Patient care (e.g. drug administration)
Shift working
Moving & Handling of patients and equipment on a daily basis.
Patients 10-120kg (with lifting aids)
Equipment medical equipment, specialised mattresses (weight 1-20kg)
ii) MENTAL EFFORT
Continuous mental effort/concentration required in relation to responding to and meeting patients nursing care needs (e.g. for 8-12 hour shift)
Co-ordinating Ward/Department activities. Unpredictable workloads
Responding to changing circumstances (e.g. changes in patient condition, prioritisation of workload)
Calculating drug doses
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN Adult
- Degree in Nursing or related subject
Desirable
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
- Evidence of effective professional and leadership development
- evidence of continued professional development
- willingness to undergo training as necessary
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Leadership and management skills Effective communication skills, Clinical leadership
- Teaching and assessing skills . Preceptorship skills
- Organisational skills . Time management skills. Quality improvement skills
- Understanding of evidence-based practice research conscious
- Learns from incidents and complaints
- Conflict resolution, Demonstrates influencing and negotiation skills
- Managing stress. Uses initiative to resolve issues within their own control
- Ability to act professionally at all times. Ability to work under pressure
- Demonstrates influencing and negotiation skills. Demonstrates problem solving and analytical skills
- Self-confidence, uses this to lead, involve and challenge others appropriate
- Displays high motivation and commitment to success
- Ability to prioritise workload and met deadlines whilst paying attention to detail
- Recruitment and selection knowledge
- Compassionate and caring Capable of lateral thinking Motivator of self and others Positive approach to change Assertive / courageous Flexible Adaptable
- Ensures personal and professional behaviour and integrity at all times Role model Excellent interpersonal skills Able to deliver feedback effectively
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- Skills and knowledge required to lead and develop team members
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
Experience
Essential
- extensive post registration experience
- significant experience with a leadership role or equivalent
- experience in managing and leading a team
- audit and standard setting
- service development and/or change management
- Understanding of performance management strategies
- Local and national nursing agenda
- Current issues in health and social care, Standards of professional practice
- Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies, Understands the business of the ward, Understanding of organisational structures
- Understanding of the local and national nursing agenda, Understanding of relevant national service guidance pertinent to the service
- Commitment to clinical audit, research and evidence-based practice
- 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
Desirable
- Budget management
- Clinical experience within the speciality
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN Adult
- Degree in Nursing or related subject
Desirable
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
- Evidence of effective professional and leadership development
- evidence of continued professional development
- willingness to undergo training as necessary
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Leadership and management skills Effective communication skills, Clinical leadership
- Teaching and assessing skills . Preceptorship skills
- Organisational skills . Time management skills. Quality improvement skills
- Understanding of evidence-based practice research conscious
- Learns from incidents and complaints
- Conflict resolution, Demonstrates influencing and negotiation skills
- Managing stress. Uses initiative to resolve issues within their own control
- Ability to act professionally at all times. Ability to work under pressure
- Demonstrates influencing and negotiation skills. Demonstrates problem solving and analytical skills
- Self-confidence, uses this to lead, involve and challenge others appropriate
- Displays high motivation and commitment to success
- Ability to prioritise workload and met deadlines whilst paying attention to detail
- Recruitment and selection knowledge
- Compassionate and caring Capable of lateral thinking Motivator of self and others Positive approach to change Assertive / courageous Flexible Adaptable
- Ensures personal and professional behaviour and integrity at all times Role model Excellent interpersonal skills Able to deliver feedback effectively
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- Skills and knowledge required to lead and develop team members
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
Experience
Essential
- extensive post registration experience
- significant experience with a leadership role or equivalent
- experience in managing and leading a team
- audit and standard setting
- service development and/or change management
- Understanding of performance management strategies
- Local and national nursing agenda
- Current issues in health and social care, Standards of professional practice
- Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies, Understands the business of the ward, Understanding of organisational structures
- Understanding of the local and national nursing agenda, Understanding of relevant national service guidance pertinent to the service
- Commitment to clinical audit, research and evidence-based practice
- 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
Desirable
- Budget management
- Clinical experience within the speciality
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
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Employer's website
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Employer's website
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Details
Date posted
23 August 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
C9298-HAN-055
Job locations
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
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