Junior Sister/Charge Nurse Ward 14

Job description

Job summary

Ward 14 is seeking an enthusiastic band 6 who is passionateabout leadership and ensuring both the staff and the patients have the bestexperience.

Ward 14 is currently a Pathway Discharge Unit (PDU) wherepatients are moved to once medically fit but need ongoing care. You will workclosely with the patients, family and MDT to ensure that the patient has theright support on discharge.

Ward 14 sits under the surgical division and will return tosurgical patients as part of the future trust plan.

Main duties of the job

Work closely with the MDT to ensure patientshave a safe discharge.

Carry out staff Personal Development Reviews,Return to Works, and Wellbeing meetings.

Assist/attend ward manager in meetings, audits,investigations and quality improvement plans and ideas.

Take charge in the day to day running of theward.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a largeacute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acuteservices to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to alarger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services fromthree sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and ourcaring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centredcare. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people towork with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin oureveryday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewiseaccreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible workingwithin our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring aDBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in SupportingInformation section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities for establishing and maintaining communication and relationship both internally and externally.

Establish and maintain effective communication and foster good working relationships with all multidisciplinary teams, both internal and external.

Provide and receive complex and / or sensitive information from patients and staff. For example, breaking bad news to patients, giving complex information about procedures and their outcomes, dealing with performance issues, holding staff meetings. Able to support and talk to distressed patients, visitors, and staff members.

Responsible for cascading information to ward staff and chairing staff meetings from which minutes are provided.

Make use of electronic internal / external mail and Internet systems as appropriate and necessary.

Deal effectively with comments, complaints, or incidents that affect staff and users of the ward in accordance with complaints, risk management, or human resources procedures.

Bring to the attention of the Senior Sister/Charge any factors which may adversely affect patient care or service provision.

Report all serious incidents to the appropriate Manager / Director within 24 hours; these include Never Events, serious falls, and grade 3 or 4 pressure ulcers.

Please review the full job description attached to this advert.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Responsibilities for establishing and maintaining communication and relationship both internally and externally.

Establish and maintain effective communication and foster good working relationships with all multidisciplinary teams, both internal and external.

Provide and receive complex and / or sensitive information from patients and staff. For example, breaking bad news to patients, giving complex information about procedures and their outcomes, dealing with performance issues, holding staff meetings. Able to support and talk to distressed patients, visitors, and staff members.

Responsible for cascading information to ward staff and chairing staff meetings from which minutes are provided.

Make use of electronic internal / external mail and Internet systems as appropriate and necessary.

Deal effectively with comments, complaints, or incidents that affect staff and users of the ward in accordance with complaints, risk management, or human resources procedures.

Bring to the attention of the Senior Sister/Charge any factors which may adversely affect patient care or service provision.

Report all serious incidents to the appropriate Manager / Director within 24 hours; these include Never Events, serious falls, and grade 3 or 4 pressure ulcers.

Please review the full job description attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience at Band 5 within the speciality or related field.
• Ward / Departmental management experience at Band 5 or above.
• Ward / Department based teaching.
• Managing clinical risk and incidents at Ward / Department level.

Desirable

• Clinical audit activity.
• Risk assessment.
• Staff appraisals and PDP formation.
• Sickness absence / performance management.
• Complaints handling.
• Using Essence of Care standards.

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN with current registration.
• Evidence of Continuing. Professional Development
• Evidence of management experience / training.
• Post registration qualification or experience in the specialty.
• NMC recognised teaching and assessing qualification.

Desirable

• First level degree.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Evidence of being up to date with current NHS / professional issues.
• Experience and knowledge within the speciality or related field.
• Clinical credible.
• Evidence of teaching and development skills.
• Evidence of managing Change Organisation skills, Leadership skills and ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Awareness of health and safety issues and management of them.
• Able to prioritise.
• Fully aware of principles of infection control.
• Able to produce written reports and articulate concerns regarding patient care / safety issues.
• Fully aware of the principles of clinical governance and the application of clinical governance.
• Computer literate as appropriate to the post.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• NMC Code.
• Knowledge of person centred care.
• Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights.
• To ensure actions contribute to quality.
• Knowledge of the ageing process and related mental and physical health problems.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and a commitment to clinical supervision.
• Knowledge of the individuals responsibility towards health and safety.

Person Specification
Experience

Essential

• Experience at Band 5 within the speciality or related field.
• Ward / Departmental management experience at Band 5 or above.
• Ward / Department based teaching.
• Managing clinical risk and incidents at Ward / Department level.

Desirable

• Clinical audit activity.
• Risk assessment.
• Staff appraisals and PDP formation.
• Sickness absence / performance management.
• Complaints handling.
• Using Essence of Care standards.

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN with current registration.
• Evidence of Continuing. Professional Development
• Evidence of management experience / training.
• Post registration qualification or experience in the specialty.
• NMC recognised teaching and assessing qualification.

Desirable

• First level degree.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Evidence of being up to date with current NHS / professional issues.
• Experience and knowledge within the speciality or related field.
• Clinical credible.
• Evidence of teaching and development skills.
• Evidence of managing Change Organisation skills, Leadership skills and ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Awareness of health and safety issues and management of them.
• Able to prioritise.
• Fully aware of principles of infection control.
• Able to produce written reports and articulate concerns regarding patient care / safety issues.
• Fully aware of the principles of clinical governance and the application of clinical governance.
• Computer literate as appropriate to the post.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• NMC Code.
• Knowledge of person centred care.
• Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights.
• To ensure actions contribute to quality.
• Knowledge of the ageing process and related mental and physical health problems.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and a commitment to clinical supervision.
• Knowledge of the individuals responsibility towards health and safety.

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

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

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

REDDITCH

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

United Kingdom

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