Ward 42 Clinical Sisters / Charge Nurse
Ward 42 Clinical Sisters / Charge Nurse are responsible for continually aiming for high standards of care and supporting the management team. In turn the management team will support your professional development and offer guidance for your career goals. The post holder will be expected to coordinate the ward and work clinically, ensuring quality of care and patient safety.
Responsibilities
* Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct; contribute to corporate objectives within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies.
* Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients, carers and the multi‑professional team.
* 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.
* Organise cross‑departmental/organisational activities including HR, resource and bleep‑holder responsibilities as appropriate.
* Demonstrate highly technical and 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 required.
* Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data.
* Manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring varying levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need.
* Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations, such as imparting bad news or dealing with unexpected events.
* Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users.
* Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control.
Equal Opportunities
The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria will be interviewed. If a post has an overwhelming response, the Trust may use random selection to reduce interview numbers.
Legal and Compliance
Applicants must successfully complete all pre‑employment checks, including identity verification and right‑to‑work checks. Depending on exposure to patients, a Standard or Enhanced DBS may be required. All pre‑employment checks will be carried out in accordance with UK law.
Additional Information
For further details of the role, please see the attached job description. All correspondence will be sent by email – please check your account regularly, including your Junk/SPAM folders.
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