Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse - Acute Frailty Unit
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Looking for a Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse to lead with compassion and expertise? Look no further!
Our renowned healthcare institution is seeking a dynamic and experienced Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse to join our dedicated team. As a pivotal member of our nursing leadership, you will oversee and coordinate patient care activities while ensuring the highest standards of clinical excellence.
If you are a dedicated nursing professional with a passion for delivering exceptional patient care and leading a team to success, we invite you to apply and become part of our mission to make a difference in people's lives every day. Join us in shaping the future of healthcare!
Main duties of the job
To work as a band 6 in a 11 bedded acute frailty unit with an additional 4 bedded frailty SDEC.
To lead the team clinically to deliver excellent care to the specific needs of frailty patients.
To ensure that trust values are met in the delivery of care within this frailty unit. Have an understanding of the needs of frailty patients.
Have an understanding of the value of a frailty SDEC and support in the delivery of the care of these patients.
Clinical excellence.
Understanding of trust policy and procedure and ensure adherence to this.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies always.
- Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team including situations where difficulties in comprehension occurs.
- A skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team, participating in service/policy development.
- Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients and management of a team, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented, and evaluated/audited, involving patients. and users
- Organisation of cross-departmental/organisational activities including HR resource, and bleep-holder responsibilities as appropriate
- Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including complex patient monitoring; equipment management and frequent administration of invasive tests/procedures
- Develop and educate staff, participating in supervision, mentorship and appraisal as require
- Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce, and resource data available.
For further details please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Knowledge
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Skills
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jane Parker
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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