Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead our newly established Bures Ward, a highly skilled and versatile virtual team that will support patient care across the Colchester hospital site.
We are currently recruiting an experienced nurse leader to help establish a brand new team for a 12-month pilot project. Bures Ward will aim to play a pivotal role in supporting adult clinical areas and responding to operational demands, ensuring our wards and departments receive the support they need when they need it most. There is scope for this ward to grow following a successful pilot.
This role will involve providing specialist review of patients requiring Enhanced Therapeutic observations and coordinating its delivery.
You will need experience working across a variety of acute clinical areas to lead a ward of nursing and support staff who you will help upskill. Previous experience in managing staffing as a bleep holder or coordinator and managing skill mix will be essential to helping you establish Bures Ward as a valuable staffing resource for Colchester site.
Main duties of the job
The applicant must have an ability to think flexibly and creatively. They should also have excellent written and oral communication skills, be able to organise and prioritise staffing resources to manage clinical risk. They should be an effective, approachable leader with a history of managing change and developing a safety culture.
For the right candidate we will provide a specialised training package prior to launch. We are keen to give you the opportunity to further develop your skills and practice, supporting you in your career development.
You will have management responsibility for a team of rotational ward nurses and support workers and will have specific responsibility for providing professional support and specialist nursing advice.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- To establish Bures Ward as a virtual peripatetic ward, teaching nursing and support staff to work to a high level in a variety of acute clinical settings
- To work with the site team to provide support to meet operational demands
- To provide high quality nursing care and continuing responsibility for the management of Bures Ward.
- To provide direction and leadership to the nursing team.
- To implement and manage effective change management.
- Establish and maintain effective professional networking relationships with the multi-professional team across ESNEFT.
- To take operational responsibility for the effective utilisation of all appropriate resources.
- To work closely with the MDT and educational teams in the overall delivery of a peripatetic ward service.
- To be involved in clinical audit and teaching.
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To establish Bures Ward as a virtual peripatetic ward, teaching nursing and support staff to work to a high level in a variety of acute clinical settings
- To work with the site team to provide support to meet operational demands
- To provide high quality nursing care and continuing responsibility for the management of Bures Ward.
- To provide direction and leadership to the nursing team.
- To implement and manage effective change management.
- Establish and maintain effective professional networking relationships with the multi-professional team across ESNEFT.
- To take operational responsibility for the effective utilisation of all appropriate resources.
- To work closely with the MDT and educational teams in the overall delivery of a peripatetic ward service.
- To be involved in clinical audit and teaching.
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous Experience at Band 6 within an acute setting
- Clinical expertise
- Coaching/Mentoring
- Managing change
- Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience
- Recent experience working across a wide range of clinical areas and with relevant skills
- Previous experience working with site team, e.g. bleepholding
Desirable
- Previous experience at Band 7
- Evidence of teaching/assessing
- Interviewing recruitment skills
- Experience of undertaking staff performance reviews and planned development of staff
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse
- oPost registration qualification relevant to area up to post graduate diploma level
- oILS certificate as relevant to the area
- oStudent assessor
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further academic study
- Nursing / Management degree
- NVQ assessors qualification
- Mentorship Qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound evidence of clinical ability
- Articulates understanding role of Band 7, prioritising clinical issues, managing clinical risk
- Provides evidence of ability to make changes in nursing practice
- Incorporating and demonstrating competencies including person -centred care, therapeutic skills, sharing knowledge, best practice, and critical reflective practice at enhanced specialist level
- Ability to use a range of therapeutic skills
- IT skills
Desirable
- Sickness absence management
- Rota management
- Bed management and patient flow
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous Experience at Band 6 within an acute setting
- Clinical expertise
- Coaching/Mentoring
- Managing change
- Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience
- Recent experience working across a wide range of clinical areas and with relevant skills
- Previous experience working with site team, e.g. bleepholding
Desirable
- Previous experience at Band 7
- Evidence of teaching/assessing
- Interviewing recruitment skills
- Experience of undertaking staff performance reviews and planned development of staff
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse
- oPost registration qualification relevant to area up to post graduate diploma level
- oILS certificate as relevant to the area
- oStudent assessor
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further academic study
- Nursing / Management degree
- NVQ assessors qualification
- Mentorship Qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound evidence of clinical ability
- Articulates understanding role of Band 7, prioritising clinical issues, managing clinical risk
- Provides evidence of ability to make changes in nursing practice
- Incorporating and demonstrating competencies including person -centred care, therapeutic skills, sharing knowledge, best practice, and critical reflective practice at enhanced specialist level
- Ability to use a range of therapeutic skills
- IT skills
Desirable
- Sickness absence management
- Rota management
- Bed management and patient flow
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.
