Junior Sister

Job summary

Job Summary

The post holder will provide high quality care and work towards developing and working within a cohesive multidisciplinary team. The expectations within this job description will be met through Leadership, hands on clinical practice, education and training, and research. The post holder will also have the opportunity to develop skills towards attaining a Senior Sister Charge Nurse post in the future if they so wish.

Main duties of the job

Duties of the post

The Junior Sister/Charge Nurse post is characterised by five principal role functions: -

A Practice Function

A Professional Leadership and Management Function

An Education, Training and Development Function

Research and Evaluation Function

Human Resources Function

About us

SWLEOC (South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre)is an NHS treatment centre providing regional elective orthopaedic surgery services (including inpatient, day-case and outpatient). Established by the four south west London acute trusts to deliver strategic change in the delivery of planned orthopaedic care, SWLEOC provides high quality, cost efficient, elective orthopaedic services ranked amongst the best in the world.

Since opening in January 2004, SWLEOC has earned a reputation as a centre of excellence for elective orthopaedic surgery with excellent outcomes, low complications and high patient satisfaction. Performing around 5,200 procedures a year, 3,000 of these joint replacements, SWLEOC is recognised as the largest joint replacement centre in the UK and one of the largest in Europe. It is also one of the largest shoulder surgery centres in the UK. Other sub-specialities include soft tissue, spine, foot and ankle procedures.

The unit consists of 5 state of the art operating theatres, a 17-bedded post anaesthetic unit (PACU) bed recovery area with high dependency and critical care facilities and two wards of 27 beds.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Junior sister/charge Nurse role at Epsom and St Helier

Person Specification

Qualifications / Registration

Essential

NMC Registered Nursing Degree or Diploma

Experience / Courses

Essential

2 years post-graduate experience in similar environment Post-registration CPD IV drug administration / therapy passport ILS trained Practice assessor for students

Desirable

Post-anaesthetic care experience

Skills and personal attributes

Essential

Communication skills IT skills Demonstration of trust values Able to work shift patterns in advert

Desirable

Leadership / management skills

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