Deputy Sister

Communication Act as a role model and ensure effective staff supervision with clinical practice, working with staff and patients in an advisory, teaching and support capacity and maintaining professional competence, authority and credibility. Work collaboratively with clinical nursing experts including Heads of Nursing, Clinical Teams, Consultant Nurses, Nurse Specialists and Practice Development Nurses in the development of expert, personal centred practice. Be able to develop, motivate and lead a team by using objectives in line with department, sub specialty and corporate goals Provide professional leadership within the department alongside the band 7 ensuring that all staff use evidence based practise and adhere to the NMC code of professional conduct Be able to demonstrate a high degree of motivation and innovation. Communicate effectively with the department team ensuring that there is a monthly team meeting and ensure robust systems exist so that staff feel informed.

To contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the teams in which he/she works. Work with PALS to ensure that areas of concern are addressed effectively. Be able to work in a multi-professional environment ensuring most effective use of all members of those professional teams. Display strong leadership and positivity to the department team during times of increased pressure on resources, staffing crises, or bed pressures, working with divisional leads to assess risks across the division and how these can be minimised.

Service Delivery and Improvement Demonstrate a logical, flexible and innovative approach to problem solving. Monitor key performance indicators, identify trends and take action to maintain levels of acceptable performance. Ensure that patient activity is monitored and that all patient information is entered into the Careflow system. Ensure the department objectives are set in line with the Divisional and Trust objectives Ensure any safeguarding issues are raised appropriately to lead nurses to enable investigation in relation to vulnerable adults or children.

Ensure equipment is regularly maintained and serviced in line with hospital policy and manufacturers recommendations. Ensure medical devices folder for all equipment on the ward is kept updated with any new equipment and training records are up to date Report / action any accidents, incidents or undue occurrences reported to you or witnessed by you in line with Trust policy. Ensure proactive investigation of any clinical incidents, undertaking root cause analysis if indicated, ensuring action plans are developed as needed. To have responsibility for risk management and health and safety in the workplace, by being proactive in raising risks with divisional management team and ensuring adequate controls are in place to manage these risks.

Work in collaboration with clinical leads in relation to national initiatives such as the CNST / NHSLA, Essence of Care, Care quality commission standards and NICE guidelines. Contribute to the process of risk management within the Divisions particularly with regard to issues related to nursing and other professional matters. To contribute to a healthy and safe working environment by adhering to health and safety regulations and Trust policies Manage the department budget under the guidance of the Matron and Head of nursing. Ensure that pay and non-pay costs are examined monthly and examine ways to bring budget in line, or raise cost pressures with Matron Ensure the principles of lean working/ productive ward are embedded into the department culture and reflected in practice, to ensure most appropriate use of resources both staff and consumables and raise standards of care People Management and Development Ensure all staff are working to their required level of clinical and professional competence, developing all staff to attain competence as highlighted at appraisal To lead on and ensure appraisals are undertaken for all team members on an annual basis ensuring feedback on performance is given at regular intervals throughout the year.

Recommend the needs for staff development and training where identified by this process, ensuring training needs analysis is provided for the department. To provide induction for new staff members which meet with legal requirements such as Health & Safety, Drugs etc. and set standards. Ensure newly qualified nurses are provided with a preceptorship period.

Prepare and evaluate staffing rosters, adjust accordingly to provide cover with the required skill mix making best use of resources available. Minimise the use for bank and agency staff by relocation of staff as needed to cover rota effectively. Assume responsibility for appointing staff to your area in line with recruitment policy and budget allocation Assess current and future manpower needs including a continual review of skill mix in conjunction with the other divisional ward/ department sisters / charge nurses, Matrons and He