Junior Sister

4 months ago


Carshalton, United Kingdom Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

The post holder will provide high quality nursing care 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.

Clinical Practice

Professional leadership and management

Education training and development

Evaluation of care and research

Human Resources

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Deliver and maintain agreed standards of nursing care with other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Ensure that nursing care is patient focused and that patient dignity and privacy are maintained at all

Ensure due regard is given to the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients and colleagues and that equal opportunities are

Take an active role in maintaining effective communication with all disciplines, patients and

Takes responsibility for a group of patients as the named nurse

Able to assess the short term needs of the area and ensure they are met. Understands how to seek advice and support from outside the clinical area

Maintain up-to-date accurate nursing records, ensuring that confidentiality is respected at all times

Work with nursing and other healthcare professions, patients and their relatives/carers to assist in the timely discharge from the Centre through appropriate discharge planning in conjunction with the Discharge Co
- Able to use reflective practice as a method of ensuring that appropriate effective nursing care is delivered to each

Safely administer prescribed medications and to monitor their

Ensure competency and safe maintenance of all medical devices within the sphere of responsibility.

Professional Leadership and Management

Supervise and support all junior and unqualified members of staff and all new members of the team.

Report all serious untoward clinical incidents in the appropriate manner to the Ward Manager

Attend and participate in ward/departmental meetings as

Assist the ward manager in managing the resources required in the provision of care, with an awareness of the financial implications of all

Take responsibility for the ward/department for rostered shifts including the deployment of staff when ward manager not available.To develop an understanding of Clinical Governance/Risk

Ensure confidentiality of all patient and staff information at all times.

Education, Training and Development

Maintain own mandatory training

Assist in creation of a learning environment for all staff that is conducive for

Maintain own professional and personal development as agreed in

Be aware of own limitations and the need for continuing education and personal

Participate in Student Nurse Education and assessment in accordance with the university

Use all opportunities to advocate Health

Participate in Clinical

To maintain personal records of continuing professional development in order to meet PREP

To promote a professional image at all times, and be accountable for own clinical

Evaluation of Care and Research

Promote evidence-based

Participate in the Clinical Governance

Participate in any Clinical Audit programmes within the Centre and the evaluation of own practice.

Utilise research to enhance nursing

Human Resources

Be aware of and adhere to all of the relevant Trust Policies and Guidelines eg sickness reporting, absence management and the uniform

Confidentiality

Information relating to patients, employees and business of the Trust must be treated in the strictest confidence.

Health and Safety

To be responsible for Health and Safety requirements in own area of work and to promote the safety and well being of other staff and patients. It is the responsibility of every employee to take reasonable care for their own health and safety and for the health and safety of anyone who may be affected by what they


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