Junior Sister

Job summary

We are really excited about the Ward Sister roles that we have developed for our wards within our Surgical Directorate and Planned Care Division. As part of our ambitious agenda and on-going development of the wards, we are seeking to appoint an exceptional leader into the ward sister role on MMW at St Helier Hospital.

Are you a compassionate nurse? Are you enthusiastic, highly motivated, experienced and passionate about care? If so, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for an outstanding and committed Ward Sister (band 6) to support the Mary Moore Ward within St Helier Hospital.

The successful candidate will be able to drive the clinical quality agenda; ensuring patients receive an outstanding experience within our care. We believe our senior nurses need to be pragmatic and ready to embrace change.

MMW ward is an surgical ward comprising of 39 beds. We have a clear and ambitious vision to provide outstanding patient care and to become the best; we would like you to be part of this success.

Main duties of the job

Our successful candidate will be someone who is highly engaged, with a desire to lead from the bedside and to set the tone for exceptional and high quality nursing care. We are looking for an experienced and ambitious nurse who is able to lead, motivate and inspire and who is able to champion compassionate, high quality and dignified patient care.

If providing excellent nursing care, getting the basics right are important to you and you have a strong desire to support and develop others to become excellent at what they do, and if making a difference and doing the right thing is fundamental to you, we would love to hear from you to discuss this exciting opportunity further.

About us

The Trust is pledged to equal opportunities for all and is committed to ensure that no employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, marital status, age, race, colour, sexual orientation, creed, nationality, disability, ethnic or national origin.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Practice

The post-holder will ensure that all areas of practice adhere to all current NMC guidance.

Establish standards of nursing care and ensure these are delivered at all times by regularly monitoring and evaluating patient outcomes.

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

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

Lead the ward team in maintaining effective communication with all disciplines, patients and relatives.

Will have responsibility for the designated clinical area, in particular the effective staffing of that area in both the short term (shift by shift) and medium term (well planned rotas).

Able to assess the short term and the medium term clinical needs of the area and plans to ensure that they are met. Will seek advice and support from outside the clinical area when necessary.

Ensures that all clinical and legal nursing documents are completed accurately and legibly, and that their relevance is understood by junior staff.

Represents and supports patients, relatives or carers at multidisciplinary (multi organisational) meetings and case conferences, ensuring that their needs are represented and that appropriate care packages are developed.

Liaises and works in collaboration 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-ordinators.

Will use reflective practice as a method of ensuring that appropriate effective nursing care is delivered to each patient.

Ensure that prescribed medications are safely administered and to monitor, report and investigate all medication errors.

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

Reports all incidents and near misses promptly and appropriately, investigates and implements remedial action to reduce the risk in the future

Ensures that all complaints are listened to and that issues identified are addressed, with the aim of resolving all complaints locally. The focus on prevention and local resolution of complaints must be part of the ward team philosophy.

Promote a professional image at all times and be accountable for own clinical practice.

Professional Leadership and Management

Responsible for the management, supervision and support of all members of the team, always acting as a professional role model.

Report all serious untoward clinical incidents in the appropriate manner to the Modern Matron,/Head of nursing or General Manager (or other appropriate Trust manager). Facilitate or lead any investigation and implement remedial action in the clinical area

Ensure that ward or departmental meetings occur to promote good communication and staff involvement / empowerment within the team.

Responsible for the most effective management of the ward resources, this includes all pay and non-pay expenditure, ensuring that accountability can be demonstrated for all financial actions.

Ensure that when clinical practice or patient pathways are changed that the financial implications are monitored and reported.

To participate in and encourage team involvement in Clinical Governance and Risk Management initiatives.

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

Education, Training and Development

Maintain own mandatory training requirements, and monitor those of the ward team.

Provide a positive learning environment for all staff.

Act as a mentor and assessor for pre-registration, post registration and unqualified staff

Maintain own professional and personal development as agreed in PDR.

Ensure that performance feedback is provided for all staff, and that professional and personal development plans are agreed for the whole team.

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

Liaise with the Matron/Head of nursing on the preparation of annual Education plans (NMET bids)

Use all opportunities to advocate Health Promotion.

Participate in Clinical Supervision.

Maintain personal records of continuing professional development in order to meet PREP requirements.

Evaluation of Care and Research

Promote evidence-based practice.

Participate in the Clinical Governance programme, encouraging others in the team to participate also.

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

Utilise and participate in research to enhance nursing practice.

Human Resources

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

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 do.

Person Specification

Qualification/Experience

Essential

NMC registered Post registration course in relevant speciality

Desirable

Management leadership course

Experience

Essential

Good basic education Suitable experience preferable surgical

Desirable

Experience managing budget

Skills

Essential

willingness to develop own practice

Desirable

experience of using databases

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