Job summary
Due to restructuring within the Respiratory Directorate. An exciting opportunity has become available on Ward C6 for you to lead the ward nursing team on this well established 25 bedded Respiratory Ward which currently holds 'Silver SPEC status' at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital.
You will be closely with the other wards within the directorate, the Respiratory Lung Cancer Specialist Nurses, the palliative care team and the Respiratory Diagnostic Unit to provide the highest standards of safe, personal and effective care.
A flexible approach and the ability to respond to the demands of a rapidly changing acute clinical environment are essential. You will demonstrate strong leadership qualities and have a passion for improving the patient and relative experience in addition to having a sound clinical knowledge base. In addition to this, you will possess well developed communication skills that will be used to engage, inspire and motivate both staff and patients in the clinical area. Good time management skills are essential, as is the ability to prioritise your workload.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care and the management of a ward or equivalent sphere of nursing, including the deployment and supervision of staff and where the teaching of student and/or extensive nursing intervention is required. To support the co-ordination of medical emergency admissions to the Trust. To effectively communicate with all the Wards and Departments, Emergency Department and General Practitioners to ensure timely and appropriate admissions and smooth, safe transfers and discharges. Participate in the Band 7 out of hours shift system to provide adequate nurse management cover on the hospital site.
About us
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide nurse leadership, improvement, and management of services within this acute ward setting in order to ensure the highest standards of patient care and service are delivered in the most efficient and effective way.
- Be a confident role model for the junior nursing team
- Ensure improvements in patient outcomes and the safety, treating patients with dignity and respect.
- Ensuring best practice in infection control.
- In conjunction with the Matron and Assistant Matron ensure all quality improvement work is implemented and sustained.
- Ensure safe and effective discharge planning.
- Support the provision of a clean environment
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide nurse leadership, improvement, and management of services within this acute ward setting in order to ensure the highest standards of patient care and service are delivered in the most efficient and effective way.
- Be a confident role model for the junior nursing team
- Ensure improvements in patient outcomes and the safety, treating patients with dignity and respect.
- Ensuring best practice in infection control.
- In conjunction with the Matron and Assistant Matron ensure all quality improvement work is implemented and sustained.
- Ensure safe and effective discharge planning.
- Support the provision of a clean environment
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- First Level Registration Qualification in specialty to diploma/degree level, or willingness to undertake study Appropriate Teaching assessing certificate
- Management & Leadership Experience post registration
- Evidence of involvement in leading change & developing programmes of care.
- Work experience in relevant professional environment
- Experience of Safety & Quality initiatives, incident & risk management
- Proficient with Office Systems & computers
- working knowledge of Microsoft office, word, excel, PowerPoint, power BI and Cerner
- Able to provide good quality & accurate reports
- Evidence of Professional knowledge supplemented by post registration, specialist managerial leadership training & CPD
- Demonstrate effective communication, negotiation skills.
- Able to make operational judgments involving complex facts/situations
- Evidence of persuasive & strong influencing skills
- Able to manage conflict
- Ability to motivate and influence
- Evidence of applied change management-Lean, productive methodology
- Evidence of effective people management & leadership skills
- Able to participate in Band 7 'oncall weekday/lates/weekend rota
- Ability to work with clinicians and member of the wider MDT
- Able to inspire others and lead by example
- Knowledge of Key performance indicators for clinical governance
Desirable
- Experience in Clinical Audit/benchmarking
- Clinical Leadership/management qualification
- Quality and safety qualification
- Proactive evidence in the development of nurses
- Knowledge of work force planning
- presentation skills to a wider audience
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- First Level Registration Qualification in specialty to diploma/degree level, or willingness to undertake study Appropriate Teaching assessing certificate
- Management & Leadership Experience post registration
- Evidence of involvement in leading change & developing programmes of care.
- Work experience in relevant professional environment
- Experience of Safety & Quality initiatives, incident & risk management
- Proficient with Office Systems & computers
- working knowledge of Microsoft office, word, excel, PowerPoint, power BI and Cerner
- Able to provide good quality & accurate reports
- Evidence of Professional knowledge supplemented by post registration, specialist managerial leadership training & CPD
- Demonstrate effective communication, negotiation skills.
- Able to make operational judgments involving complex facts/situations
- Evidence of persuasive & strong influencing skills
- Able to manage conflict
- Ability to motivate and influence
- Evidence of applied change management-Lean, productive methodology
- Evidence of effective people management & leadership skills
- Able to participate in Band 7 'oncall weekday/lates/weekend rota
- Ability to work with clinicians and member of the wider MDT
- Able to inspire others and lead by example
- Knowledge of Key performance indicators for clinical governance
Desirable
- Experience in Clinical Audit/benchmarking
- Clinical Leadership/management qualification
- Quality and safety qualification
- Proactive evidence in the development of nurses
- Knowledge of work force planning
- presentation skills to a wider audience
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).
