Sister/ Charge Nurse Band 6- Vascular

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sister/ Charge Nurse Band 6- Vascular (22.5 hours a week)

This is an exciting opportunity for a job within our expanding Vascular Department at Gloucester Hospital, having recently moved and now have 29 beds on our unit. We are a growing department and work collaboratively to ensure our patients receive safe and effective care. Our vision is to excel, maintain and further enhance care pathways, patient experience and outcomes. You will be expected to develop, lead and manage a patient-centred service delivering and ensuring high standards of care. You will deputise for the Senior Sister and contribute towards strategic and operational transformation of this innovative service by inspiring, leading and supporting this team and the specialty with opportunities to develop your own aspirations.

Main duties of the job

1. To manage and professionally lead the nursing team in the clinical area along with and in the absence of the band 7, and as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
2. To deliver and supervise patient care for the clinical area; ensuring assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of a high standard of care.
3. To use a family-centred care approach to manage a caseload of patients within a defined clinical area.
4. To be a role model to your own team of nurses and healthcare assistants.
5. Have the ability to lead the team in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care with the multidisciplinary team.
6. Have the ability to disseminate contentious and delicate information appropriately.
7. To lead and deliver safe person-centred care within a challenging and changing clinical environment, using equipment and resources safely and as appropriate. This will include the management of the day surgery unit on a regular basis, involving the effective use of trolley spaces and ensuring staff skill mix remains at an appropriate and safe level.
8. To administer medication and treatment within Procedure for the Ordering, Prescribing and Administration of Medical Guidelines.
9. To deliver and receive information which may cause emotional distress to all parties.
10. Participate in mentorship and educational programmes for students and other members of the team.
11. To adhere to all Trust policies and procedures and professional code of conduct.

About us

It is expected that all employees uphold the values of the organisation as our values underpin everything we do and describe the way we expect our staff to behave towards our patients, families and carers and between each other. We have the following three values:

1. Caring
2. Patients said: "Show me that you care about me as an individual. Talk to me, not about me. Look at me when you talk to me." d>
3. Patients said: "Please acknowledge me, even if you can't help me right now. Show me that you know that I'm here." d>
4. Excelling
5. Patients said: "Don't just do what you have to, take the next step and go the extra mile." d>

The 4b Ward is a fast pace, high turnover of patients and we care for acute and elective patients on our units.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required

1. Registered Adult Nurse with current registration status with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and able to meet the revalidation requirements with appropriate teaching/assessing qualification and with substantial post registration experience.
2. To have knowledge and understanding to be able to act as a resource and support the nursing team to provide high quality, evidence-based care.
3. Has relevant knowledge to be able to assist with the coordination of staff training to ensure a high professional standard in all aspects of patient care.
4. To work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
5. Relevant acute nursing experience in a hospital setting.
6. Recognised Nursing Degree or equivalent.
7. Excellent organisational, line management, interpersonal and leadership skills.
8. A willingness to develop knowledge and skill is essential.
9. Demonstrate proven change management skills.
10. An ability to perform clinical skills with dexterity.
11. Knowledge of clinical governance, policy and procedure.
12. An understanding of evidence-based practice and nursing research and participate as required in audit.
13. IT skills which can be built upon to incorporate the use of hospital administration, information and training systems.
14. Organisation and time management skills.
15. Demonstrate a clear understanding of Safeguarding policies and procedures.
16. Child Protection training and experience.
17. Evidence of post registration qualification/equivalent.
18. To participate in own and teams personal and professional development. Ensuring progression through Individual Performance Development review and PREP guidelines.

Communication, Interpersonal Skills and Personal Qualities

1. The ability to work cohesively with all members of the team.
2. The ability to communicate with colleagues, patients and their relatives with sensitivity and empathy.
3. Be able to work under pressure.
4. Be pro-active and take initiative.
5. Act as a good role model for others to follow.
6. Liaison with Acute and Community Support Services.
7. Ability to lead a team and work under pressure whilst effectively managing own and others time.

Clinical Practice

1. As a Registered Nurse the expectation is that, with adequate training, supervision and assessment, you will be able to be competent in the use of all relevant Trust IT systems including the use of electronic patient record, email, and Trak-Care.
2. Maintain regular use of emails to keep abreast of information disseminated in the Trust.
3. Adhere to the NMC code of practice at all times and operate within the NMC standards of proficiency for Registered Nurses.
4. To act as a resource and support nursing teams in the care delivery of patients across specialities.
5. To contribute to the development of specialty protocols and guidelines.
6. Able to work alongside nursing staff, role modelling high standards of practice whilst assessing, delivering and evaluating patient care. Highlighting any areas of development for team members as required.
7. To actively monitor and support the health and wellbeing of team members: advising on resources available and escalating for line manager assistance as required and agreed by the individual staff member.
8. Responsible for the administration of clinical procedures/treatments within the specialist area, acting as an expert resource for the nursing team.
9. To effectively input and retrieve patient and staff information from computer based systems, specifically Sunrise, Safe Care and other specialist systems and be able to advise and support other team members in their use.
10. Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records.
11. To administer medication and treatment within Procedure for the Ordering, Prescribing and Administration of Medication Guidelines.
12. To deliver safe care within a challenging and changing clinical environment, using equipment and resources safely and as appropriate.
13. Participate in audits, and undertake local research relevant to area of practice.
14. To adhere to all Trust policies and procedures and professional code of conduct.
15. To deliver and receive information, which may cause emotional distress to all parties.
16. Time management skills and prioritising.
17. Insight into own skills and knowledge and know when to signpost or ask for advice.
18. Keeping up to date with own skills and changes to clinical practices, both locally and nationally.
19. Confidence in addressing poor practice and lack of engagement.
20. Aware of fairness, equality and diversity.

Leadership and Management

1. Comply with Trust and Departmental policies and procedures e.g. Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), Manual Handling, clinical equipment competency, risk management, Data Protection Acts and patient confidentiality at all times. This will include demonstrating compliance with the terms of all safeguarding policies and processes relevant to the safeguarding of adults and children in the care of GHNHSFT and to undergo regular mandatory training concerned with safeguarding matters.
2. Report near misses and untoward incidents, complaints, clinical emergencies, injury or medicine administration errors as detailed in the departmental and Trust protocols. Assist lead staff in investigating incidents as required.
3. Maintain and contribute to the development of standards of practice, conduct or decision making in conjunction with lead staff.
4. Ensure a smart, professional image that enhances the public perception of the Trust and the professionalism of its staff is portrayed.

Education and Training

1. Be actively involved in, arrange and deliver departmental education programmes.
2. Mentor, support and educate registered/unregistered staff in the clinical practice setting.
3. Undertake all mandatory training.
4. Demonstrate a commitment to research-based practice and clinical excellence and play an active part in the introduction of research-based change to improve patient-centred care.

Improving Quality and Developing Practice

1. Comply with requirements to register with the NMC and identify own learning needs and ensuring own professional development is maintained by keeping up to date with practice developments.
2. Contribute to the Clinical Governance and Quality agenda by active participation in service initiatives, health and safety and risk management.
3. Participate in audits, and undertake local research relevant to area of practice.
4. Engage in clinical supervision in order to gain an appreciation of its value in clinical practice.
5. Identify own development needs, aligning these to Trust and departmental service objectives.
6. Understand and contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies/protocols/guidelines relevant to the specialist area.
7. Openly question and challenge practice in a constructive way so that standards of patient care are continually evaluated and improved.

Physical, Mental & Emotional Effort & Working Conditions

1. Will be required to utilise recognised manual handling techniques and guidelines.
2. May be expected to frequently manoeuvre patients/objects over 15 kg using appropriate aids.
3. Will have frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions and will be required to follow policies and procedures pertaining to bodily fluids, infection control, infestations and COSHH regulations.
4. Frequent exposure to distressing and emotionally demanding situations involving patients and relatives.
5. Some exposure to patients displaying verbal and physical abuse.
6. There is the ongoing requirement to maintain excellent standards of care whilst working under pressure in an ever-changing and challenging environment.
7. May be required to work in confined spaces.
8. Ability to work where the work pattern may be unpredictable, but there is also a requirement for concentration e.g. drug rounds.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Active registration with the NMC as a Registered Nurse (Adult) or equivalent with substantial post registration experience.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of a professional portfolio, registration revalidation & commitment to lifelong learning.
• Recognised Nursing Degree or equivalent including a Recognised Teaching Qualification.
• Completed Bronze QI and desire to work towards Silver.
• Post Graduate Teaching Certificate or working towards one.

Experience

• Experience of working in an acute surgical environment.
• Previous experience in a relevant speciality.
• Demonstrates knowledge and passion for Practice Development.
• Research aware.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Acts as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust's values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice.
• Demonstrates commitment to research-based practice and clinical excellence and plays an active part in the introduction of research-based change to improve patient-centred care.
• Work with enthusiasm and genuine interest within the multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of Safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Understand and be committed to good record keeping using the Trust's electronic and paper methods.
• Passion for teaching, education and practice development.

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.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust