Job summary
Working as a Ward Sister to provide effective patient care whilst working as a member of the nursing team across East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust. To ensure the maintenance of high standards of patient care in response to service needs.
This is a post consisting of day and night shifts.
Main duties of the job
Venepuncture, Cannulation, ECG, Verification of Death, IV Drugs and HLS, good Communication skills. Facilitating Staff development and empowerment. Negotiation. The ability to converse at ease with patients, doctors and relatives, and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Degree in Nursing
- NMC
- Preparation of mentors or equivalent
Desirable
- Previous management experience
Clinical Skills and experience
Essential
- Venepuncture, Cannulation, ECG, Verification of DEath, IV Drugs and HLS.
- Facilitating staff development and empowerment
- Negotiation Skills
- The ability to converse at ease with patients, doctors and relatives and provide advice in accurate spoken English
Desirable
- Health & Safety
- ILS
- Having difficult conversations
Knowledge
Essential
- On-going professional development
- Clinical Governance
- Risk Management issues
- Key issues and developments in nursing
Desirable
- Quality improvement tools and ward metrics
- Previous experience of undertaking appraisals, managing staff and sickness absence
- Experience of surgical pathways
Other requirements
Essential
- Upholds and models the Trust Values
- Current understanding of key issues facing the NHS both locally and Nationally
- A drive for improvement to patient experience
Desirable
- Ability to work on own intiative using sound decision-making and problem solving skills
- Be able to improve or establish new ways of working
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Degree in Nursing
- NMC
- Preparation of mentors or equivalent
Desirable
- Previous management experience
Clinical Skills and experience
Essential
- Venepuncture, Cannulation, ECG, Verification of DEath, IV Drugs and HLS.
- Facilitating staff development and empowerment
- Negotiation Skills
- The ability to converse at ease with patients, doctors and relatives and provide advice in accurate spoken English
Desirable
- Health & Safety
- ILS
- Having difficult conversations
Knowledge
Essential
- On-going professional development
- Clinical Governance
- Risk Management issues
- Key issues and developments in nursing
Desirable
- Quality improvement tools and ward metrics
- Previous experience of undertaking appraisals, managing staff and sickness absence
- Experience of surgical pathways
Other requirements
Essential
- Upholds and models the Trust Values
- Current understanding of key issues facing the NHS both locally and Nationally
- A drive for improvement to patient experience
Desirable
- Ability to work on own intiative using sound decision-making and problem solving skills
- Be able to improve or establish new ways of working
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
