Job responsibilities
The
Jobholder will carry 24-hour continuing responsibility for the effective and
efficient management of the ward/department.
Providing both management and professional leadership for the nursing
team. The job holder is responsible for ensuring the assessment of care needs
and the development, implementation and evaluation of care programmes are
maintained to a high standard.
Managing the administrative and financial aspects of the ward. The job holder will ensure cost-effective
use of resources.
Qualifications
Registered Nurse (Level 1)
Recognised teaching/assessing
qualification
Degree (desirable)
Experience
At least 18 months at Junior Sister
level or equivalent
Evidence of managerial development
Clinical audit and standard setting
Service development and or change
management (desirable)
Budgetary management experience
Skills
Influencing and negotiation
Communication
Clinical Leadership
Teaching
Management
Recruitment and Selection
Knowledge
Current issues in healthcare
Standards of professional practice
Personal
Attributes
Excellent interpersonal skills
Innovator
Motivator
Assertiveness
Flexibility, adaptable, capable of
lateral thinking
Ability to manage and identify
stress in self and others
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-centered
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.
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 a wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire
and Harrogate, we are working differently, innovating and driving 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
well-being, and the work of WYAAT and each individual trust supports that
ambition.
CORE
VALUES
Commitment to delivering
high-quality, evidence-based care.
Commitment to working in a
multi-disciplinary team.
Commitment to the clinical area,
valuing the contribution of all team members, and encouraging a positive and
creative working environment.
Commitment to own personal and
professional development and to the development of others within the team.
CORE
BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS
Communication skills
Teaching and assessment skills
Preceptorship skills
Organisational skills
Time management skills
Change management skills.
Understanding of research-based
practice research conscious
Team player
Learn from lessons learned from
users' complaints.
Conflict management
Managing stress
Uses initiative to resolve issues
within their own control.
Ability to always act
professionally at all times.
CORE
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Understanding of the local and
national nursing agenda
Understanding of relevant National
Service Frameworks
Awareness of Leeds Teaching
Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies
Understanding of organisational
structures
PRINCIPLE
DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Clinical
- Work with Matron to lead the
development of ward/department nursing practice, reflecting the CMT and
Corporate Nursing business plans.
- Provide a clinical lead and role
model to the nursing team by delivering high-quality care as an expert
practitioner.
- Set, monitor and seek to
continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care, including
those standards defined in the National Benchmarks for Essential Care
- Maintain a safe working
environment.
- Supervise and maintain accurate
records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trusts documentation.
- Ensure the safe use and efficient
management of equipment and supplies.
- Promote evidence-based practice
wherever possible.
- Work with Matron to ensure that
clinical governance processes at the ward/dept level encompass measures to
ensure the quality of the fundamental and essential aspects of care.
- Support the implementation of
benchmarking using the Essence of care, in line with the Leeds Teaching
Hospitals Trust approach
- Work with Infection Control to
monitor the environment to maintain and raise standards.
- Acts in accordance with the Nursing
& Midwifery Code of conduct
- Ensure management of clinical
services and efficient redeployment of staff according to service needs
Education and Training
- Ensure all staff have an individual
performance development plan
- Ensure all nursing staff maintain
mandatory training requirement
- Ensure implementation of the
Trusts Study Leave policy
- Ensure the induction and
development of staff
- Promote a positive learning
environment within the clinical area
- Maintain detailed and accurate
records regarding staff education and attendance management
Leadership
- Provide leadership to the clinical
team and, working with Matron, develop new roles/ways of working.
- Delegate and empower staff without
abdicating overall, continuing responsibility.
- Line manages the nursing team,
including recruitment, performance management and workforce planning
- Supervise staff rostering, ensuring
adequate skill mix.
- Monitor the use of bank and agency.
- Investigate and respond to
accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events.
- Work with Matron to promote the
development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered
appropriate.
- Deliver an effective quality
service with budgetary constraints.
- Deputise for Matron in their
absence.
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, particularly 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. 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.
PATIENT
AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
The
Trust has a statutory duty to involve patients and public in evaluating and
planning services. All staff have a
responsibility to listen to the views of patients and to contribute to
service improvements based on patient feedback.
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
job holder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.
RESPECT
FOR PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY
The
job holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not
divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the
role.
