Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

Using clinical expertise drawn from a current knowledge of best practice in acute care, provide a high standard of skilled care to patients based on a full assessment of the individuals needs in consultation with the multi-professional team (MDT).  
         

To work with the band 7 to ensure specialist care for renal and dialysis patients, including competent staff to deliver care to peritoneal dialysis patients within the hospital.  
       

 To be a resource in own area, and for patients outside that area but within clinical field, using relevant scope of practice skills  
To assess and respond to clinical emergency’s and the deteriorating patient. 

To devise and evaluate care plans based on initial triage tool and subsequent on going assessment process with realistic nursing goals with the consultation patients, family and the multi-professional team.
 Working with patients and their families to facilitate effective self-care and an effective discharge process.

 To strive at all times to maintain high standards of nursing care by participating in and supporting programmes to improve practice. 

Actively influence bed utilisation within the ward. Work with the multidisciplinary team to optimise and support effective patient flow and timely discharges. 

To ensure all written documentation adheres to the medical Department, Trust’s Policy and Procedures and Nursing & Midwifery Council Guidelines

Ward C5 is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse. This role requires an adaptable and flexible leader who can demonstrate visible clinical leadership to support the team in delivering high quality, specialist care.

Ward C5 is a 23 bedded renal ward, specialising in renal medicine.  The ward cares for patients with acute admissions secondary to acute and chronic kidney disease, peritoneal dialysis, vasculitis related illness and a cohort of medical patients. 

The ward includes a 6 bedded acute dialysis unit – serving inpatients and outpatients requiring acute dialysis. Support and oversight of the acute dialysis unit is provided by the specialist dialysis band 6 team and band 7 on C5. Leadership and support is required from the C5 junior sister to ensure collaborative working and effective use of staffing resources.

You will work with the Senior Sister to provide leadership to the junior staff. Support will be provided to develop your knowledge and skills within renal medicine. Prior experience is not essential as support and training will be given and there will be the opportunity to develop dialysis skills. A willingness to learn and develop is essential.

Divisionally, there are bleep holding responsibilities covering nights and weekends to ensure safe staffing levels, effective patient flow and oversight and escalations of clinical and patient safety requirements.

• Current registration with the NMC as an adult nurse
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Mentorship
• Post registration experience within an acute clinical area
• Experience of team leading and evidence of extensive take charge experience
• Mentoring junior staff
• MDT working and complex discharge planning
• Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of nursing within the clinical area
• Awareness of Trust and Ward/Department policies
• Knowledge of mentorship and teaching
• Knowledge on understanding on ward nursing quality metrics
• Knowledge on the standard procedure mentioned in the job description
• Assessment and measurement of quality and safety
• Highly developed communication skills
• Computer literacy
• Maintenance of confidentiality
• Identify problems and recommend solutions
• Positive and effective team worker
• Awareness and respect for colleagues’, patients’ and relatives’ cultural and emotional needs
• Willingness to adapt to change as the organisation develops
• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent
• Be able to work a variety of shift patterns including up to six nightshifts in a four week rota
• To learn to undertake divisional bleep holding

• Completion of a leadership program
• Qualification in acute care management and acute care scenario training
• Evidence of any speciality relation professional development / course
• Evidence of Specialist renal post registration development
• Renal nursing experience
• Experience as team leader
• Experience in team development and management eg. Appraisals, sickness management
• Previous experience of bleep holding
• NHS experience
• Advanced assessment skills
• Understanding of acute and chronic health conditions
• Experience in the care of adult Renal and Diabetic medicine
• Proficiency on use of computer database and software
• Experience of using EPIC
• Ability to provide strong and compassionate leadership in order to affect change
• Advanced clinical in renal nursing to provide clinical leadership
• Practical skills teaching
• Understanding of team working
• Proactive, flexible and professional approach to change

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.