Job overview
With Endoscopy expanding its services, we have exciting opportunities become available for experienced, motivated and enthusiastic Endoscopy nurses wishing to develop their leadership skills as a permanent Band 6 Sister/ Charge Nurse on our Endoscopy unit. The opportunity would allow you to gain and develop experience in leadership whilst caring for patients undergoing Endoscopic procedures.
As a competent practitioner, it would be part of your role to demonstrate your leadership and management skills in your support of the unit manager, whilst expertly communicating and coordinating with all members of your team and the wider multidisciplinary team.
You will need to be flexible in your approach to the role and respond appropriately to the demands of an ever-changing workload. You will also support the unit manager in the management and leadership of the unit.
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You will support and train new starters, junior and bank/ agency staff whilst providing the clinical skills and expertise required for the unit.
As a competent practitioner you will deliver direct patient care whilst coordinating and overseeing nursing practice.
You will be responsible for :
Ensuring the delivery of clinical activities during the span of duty. The postholder will be expected to clinically lead a nursing team ensuring a high standard of patient care at all times. The postholder will regularly take charge of the Endoscopy unit ensuring that the team provides optimum care efficiently and effectively.
Deputising for the unit manager in his/ her absence, driving forward evidence based practice and taking responsibility for the supervision of staff and the polices and practices that operate within the clinical area.
To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
Working for our organisation
The Endoscopy unit at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital consists of 5 purpose built procedure rooms. The unit delivers the Bowel Cancer screening service alongside the diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy service to outpatients and inpatients. We are a training unit, training both medical staff and nurse endoscopists. We are committed to supporting your ongoing professional development.
Registered nurses on the unit have an obligation to participate in an out of hours on call service for emergencies following training. When on call, nurses are expected to attend within one hour of call out. The Endoscopy unit is now providing a 7 day working service.
We would like to invite you to join our motivated and friendly team who are committed to providing a high quality, patient centred Endoscopy service. The team work closely with Gastroenterologists, Colorectal surgeons, Nurse Endoscopists, clinical nurse specialists and other members of the multidisciplinary team. The unit works together with the Research and Innovation Team as it is involved in many clinical trials.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled job description.
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We commit to removing barriers for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions in recruitment, training, and career progression. We will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible. In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust are committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from an Ethnic minority background are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.
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