Job responsibilities
In line with the Trust Vision to provide the Best Care for EveryoneProfessional values
Provide professional leadership to nurses and students, acting as a role model within the department, surgical division and the Trust ensuring that competence in managerial and clinical practice is both developed and maintained.
Communication and interpersonal skills
Be visible and maintain responsibility for the department, ensuring that day to day delivery istimely and safe, supporting the organisation to meet the corporate agenda; for example, CareQuality Commission and legislation.
Lead on and facilitate complex care, discharge, or patient care issues, and also on complaints being able to use analytical skills to problem solve and find solutions to ensure that best practice, and best patient care outcomes are achieved. To ensure that services are continually developed.This will include meeting with patients and their representatives to manage and resolve complaint issues.
Leadership, management and team working
Highly visible, accessible, and influential figure on whom staff, patients, families and carers can rely, to ensure the fundamentals of care are delivered effectively and efficiently.
Provide professional leadership to nurses, and students, acting as a role model within the department, surgical division and the Trust ensuring that competence in managerial and clinical practice is both developed and maintained.
Provide assurance to the Chief Nurse and Divisional Director for Quality and Nursing that there is continuous improvement in the delivery of clinical services within the Department and are tailored to the needs of the patients.
Provide clear clinical leadership for nursing. The post holder will deputise for the Matron asRequired
Support the development of nursing skills in all aspects of the role providing expert clinical knowledge and specialised advice.
Provide nursing leadership, set and maintain professional nursing standards, provide professional nursing advice and direction to the staff. The post holder will be professionally and managerially responsible for the named staff in the unit at any one time.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council with appropriate teaching/assessing qualification with a minimum of four years post registration experience. Proven ability to effectively manage and professionally lead a clinical nursing team having previous experience working at a Band 6 or Band 7 level demonstrate professional leadership and act as a resource for all staff disseminating clinical skills & knowledge demonstrate evidence of budgetary awareness Extensive relevant clinical experience Evidence of relevant clinical skills competence Be able to respond to emergency situations with composure, maintaining patient safety and seeking immediate support, supporting the patient, family and other staff as required. Recognised management/leadership course, or equivalent level of skill gained throughexperience or commitment to work towards Evidence of continued professional development and commitment to education Enhanced IT skills Demonstrate research-based practice and participate as required in audit Ensure personal and professional development is progressed through IDPR Demonstrate understanding and implementation of research-based practice Evidence of teaching and assessing, and appropriate qualification Effective communication, interpersonal, organisational and planning skills Evidence of implementing Quality Improvement projects in practice Deputise for Matron when appropriate Provide high quality patient care delivery maintaining standards in accordance with UK law, the NMC, and Trust guidelines, and able to meet the revalidation requirements. Have relevant knowledge to be able to assist with the co-ordination of staff training to ensurea high professional standard in all aspects of patient care To work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary team To manage effectively the funded establishment of the Department through recruitment,retention and development of staff To effectively manage own time and that of junior staff and students in a complexenvironment Excellent organisational, line management, interpersonal and leadership skills Knowledge of clinical governance, policy and procedure and quality assurance frameworks
Leadership and management To manage the clinical area, ensuring that protocols, policies and procedures are adhered to Provide Compassionate Leadership to the Team, recognising individuals support needs Provide a service to the agreed standard, meeting organisational and national targets To adhere to all Trust policies and procedures and professional code of conduct Adhere to the NMC code of practice at all times and operate within the NMC standards of proficiency for Registered Nurses Participation in Audit and Research, developing research-based practices To assess and define patient needs, develop and implement patient care packages providing direct evidence based clinical care To communicate effectively, with the multidisciplinary team and outside agencies, especially where patients ability to do so is compromised. Act as patient advocate Ability to disseminate contentious and delicate information appropriately To deliver safe care within a challenging and changing clinical environment, using equipment and resources/staff safely and as appropriate, including Safecare and Sunrise EPR Organise and implement mentorship and educational programmes for students, other members of the team to include clinical supervision To manage budgets, pay and non-pay for clinical area with the support of line manager To be active in the recruitment, retention and performance related issues of staff. Ensuring all staff within clinical area have annual personal development plan which is implemented and adequately resourced To support junior staff and other colleagues during stressful clinical situations and refer to other agencies as appropriate To work in a supervisory capacity directly with the ward team Have processes and systems in place to support achievement of key performance indicators as applicable to in patient areas Develop and implement actions plans, in conjunction with the Matron, to improve standards, as measured by key performance indicators To support flow and capacity within the clinical area in order to reduce length of stay and improve patient experience Responsibility for analysing difficult situations ensuring staff and patients safety under the Health and Safety Act (1974). In accordance with the data protection act ensure own and staffs ability to input and retrieve patient and staff information from computer-based system assisting with the audit process. Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records. To monitor sickness and absence to meet compliance of the trusts targets. To manage clinical governance and risk management. To monitor annual leave in accordance to WTE. To monitor duty rota and re-allocate staff in accordance to changing patient dependency. Be competent in the use of all relevant Trust IT systems including the use of electronic patient record, email, Trak-Care, Sunrise and SafeCare Maintain regular use of emails to keep abreast of information disseminated in the Trust Time management skills and prioritising Participation within shared governance councils Confidence in addressing poor practice and lack of engagement Awareness of differing learning needs and how to adapt Awareness of fairness, equality and diversity
Education and training Evidence of teaching and assessing, and appropriate qualification To act as a resource and support nursing teams in the care delivery of patients across specialities To contribute to the development of specialty protocols and guidelines Able to work alongside individual nursing staff or teams, role modelling high standards of practice whilst assessing, delivering and evaluating patient care. Highlight areas of development for team members as required. Devise and oversee individual training plans for staff that are either new in post or requiring specific support or training, continually developing content in line with operational needs and evidence base. Providing feedback to support individual development Insight into own skills and knowledge and know when to signpost or ask for advice Keeping up to date with own skills and changes to clinical practices, both locally and nationally To consolidate and learn new skills and competencies to provide holistic care.
Improving quality and developing practice To lead and support QI projects in the clinical area, including evaluation. Deliver research-based presentations as part of in-service training. This will involve facilitating own learning opportunities, reflecting on practice and learning through this process. Develop speciality knowledge and skills in order to be able to provide clinical advice, support staff and patients Demonstrate understanding and implementation of research-based practice Evidence of implementing Quality Improvement projects in practice Have processes and systems in place to support achievement of key performance indicators as applicable to in patient areas
Communication, interpersonal skills and personal qualities The ability to work cohesively with all members of the team The ability to communicate with colleagues, patients and their relatives with sensitivity and empathy Be able to work under pressure Be proactive and take initiative Act as good role model for others to follow
Most challenging part of the job Ability to work under pressure in an ever changing, challenging environment whilst maintaining excellent standards of patient care To manage both material & human resources within set targets
