Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a band 6 sister/charge nurse on the Stroke floor at Calderdale Royal Hospital. We are a bedded area that encompasses an 6 bedded HASU and 8 bedded ASU as well as a busy rehabilitation area.
We are a hardworking, motivated and friendly team. If successful you will be well supported by our nursing and therapy team have opportunities to participate in audits, incident reporting, roster creation, staff appraisals and coordinating the floor in the absence of the ward manager.
Please note that the advertised interview date is subject to change.
Main duties of the job
Coordination of shift and supporting junior colleagues
-Escalation to members of MDT
-Investigation of incidents and attendance at panel meetings, completion of Route cause Analysis (RCA)
- Roster creation and daily management e.g recording shifts
- Appraisals of junior staff
- Weekly and monthly audits
- Attendance management
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS - yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be responsible for providing the appropriate nursing evidence-based care of an allocated group of patients.
- To work as part of a multidisciplinary team using resources efficiently.
- To deliver quality care to patients and to supervise the working of the team during shifts.
- To be competent in carrying out a variety of clinical procedures.
- To ensure high standards of nursing care are given and maintained. Act when standards are not being upheld.
- To recognise changes in a patients condition which requires the intervention of others and refer the patients on as appropriate.
- Act as a clinical role model, providing leadership and guidance to staff on operational and professional issues, ensuring clinical expertise and practice is enhanced.
- Be proactive in the development of the clinical area, supporting and planning process and service development, contribute new ideas to improve patient care.
- Act as a mentor/preceptor to students and new staff members.
- Contribute to the audit process and utilise results in practice
- To work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within the Policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust
- Support the Senior Sister and Matron in ensuring the department has appropriate link nurses and supports them in undertaking the role.
- Develop and motivate the team.
- Lead the team to meet local divisional and Trust objectives.
- Co-ordinate the service across the Huddersfield and Calderdale sites in line with regional and national guidelines.
- To take an active role in risk assessment, supporting the implementation of strategies to minimise risk. Ensure incidents and near misses are reported, through promotion of a no blame culture.
- To manage complaints and escalate where necessary.
- To establish and maintain effective communication, both verbal and written and build relationships within the multidisciplinary teams.
- To recognise and prevent where possible areas of conflict and escalate if necessary.
- Undertake appraisals for the team.
- Supervise and deploy staff appropriately taking into account knowledge and skill mix.
- To monitor sickness/absence in accordance to the Trust policy.
- To take an active role in the recruitment and selection process of junior staff.
- Act as an innovative and enthusiastic role model, providing leadership, guidance and advice to staff on operational and professional issues.
- Attend and participate in meetings as required including providing feedback and disseminating information as appropriate.
- Deputising for ward/departmental manager.
- Be proactive in the development of clinical area, supporting the ward manager in business planning process/service development, through contribution of new ideas to improve patient care/experience.
- To have an awareness of budget and resources and support the ward manager with the management of the budget.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be responsible for providing the appropriate nursing evidence-based care of an allocated group of patients.
- To work as part of a multidisciplinary team using resources efficiently.
- To deliver quality care to patients and to supervise the working of the team during shifts.
- To be competent in carrying out a variety of clinical procedures.
- To ensure high standards of nursing care are given and maintained. Act when standards are not being upheld.
- To recognise changes in a patients condition which requires the intervention of others and refer the patients on as appropriate.
- Act as a clinical role model, providing leadership and guidance to staff on operational and professional issues, ensuring clinical expertise and practice is enhanced.
- Be proactive in the development of the clinical area, supporting and planning process and service development, contribute new ideas to improve patient care.
- Act as a mentor/preceptor to students and new staff members.
- Contribute to the audit process and utilise results in practice
- To work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within the Policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust
- Support the Senior Sister and Matron in ensuring the department has appropriate link nurses and supports them in undertaking the role.
- Develop and motivate the team.
- Lead the team to meet local divisional and Trust objectives.
- Co-ordinate the service across the Huddersfield and Calderdale sites in line with regional and national guidelines.
- To take an active role in risk assessment, supporting the implementation of strategies to minimise risk. Ensure incidents and near misses are reported, through promotion of a no blame culture.
- To manage complaints and escalate where necessary.
- To establish and maintain effective communication, both verbal and written and build relationships within the multidisciplinary teams.
- To recognise and prevent where possible areas of conflict and escalate if necessary.
- Undertake appraisals for the team.
- Supervise and deploy staff appropriately taking into account knowledge and skill mix.
- To monitor sickness/absence in accordance to the Trust policy.
- To take an active role in the recruitment and selection process of junior staff.
- Act as an innovative and enthusiastic role model, providing leadership, guidance and advice to staff on operational and professional issues.
- Attend and participate in meetings as required including providing feedback and disseminating information as appropriate.
- Deputising for ward/departmental manager.
- Be proactive in the development of clinical area, supporting the ward manager in business planning process/service development, through contribution of new ideas to improve patient care/experience.
- To have an awareness of budget and resources and support the ward manager with the management of the budget.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- First Level Registration
- Mentorship/Preceptorship Qualification
Desirable
- Mentorship Experience
- Management Certificate
- NIHSS Certificate
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Recent Experience at Band 5
- Evidence of self-development/clinical knowledge
- Up-to-date professional knowledge
- Knowledge of local and national Stroke Care strategies and guidelines
- Experience of evidence-based practice
Desirable
- Leadership Course
- Experience in a Band 6 Development Role
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- Experience of change management
- Proven ability to lead a team
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- First Level Registration
- Mentorship/Preceptorship Qualification
Desirable
- Mentorship Experience
- Management Certificate
- NIHSS Certificate
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Recent Experience at Band 5
- Evidence of self-development/clinical knowledge
- Up-to-date professional knowledge
- Knowledge of local and national Stroke Care strategies and guidelines
- Experience of evidence-based practice
Desirable
- Leadership Course
- Experience in a Band 6 Development Role
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- Experience of change management
- Proven ability to lead a team
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
