Job overview
A vacancy has arisen for a clinical charge nurse in Virginia Woolf .
The Clinical Charge Nurse role is suitable for Registered Nurses who have successfully completed preceptorship and have registered as an approved NMC mentor. The post holder will deliver, or advise on the delivery of, high quality safe nursing care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct. As a Clinical Charge Nurse you will promote and develop clinical leadership and clinical practice and be a positive role model to junior members of the team through the practice of evidence-based care. You will be expected to support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational programme for staff, fostering a positive learning environment. Your professional and personal development will include further postgraduate study and you will be encouraged and supported by your line manager to undertake Master’s programmes.
For the further details, please refer to the attached JD.
Main duties of the job
Working autonomously within the parameters of the role leading and supporting
junior staff and wider care team to implement the delivery of quality nursing
care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and
spiritual care in a recovery-focused way through therapeutic engagement and
activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise.
Leading on and undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamentals of care
are met - nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support:
Co-ordinating and evaluating collaborative patient centred care; getting
feedback and improving plans with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
Providing accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients
and their relatives / carers.
Liaising and working positively with members of the multi- disciplinary team
and partner organisations.
Administering, and monitoring the side-effects of, medication; monitoring
service user compliance.
Safety; safe custody of medicines, sharps, clinical equipment, report all incidents following trust policy.
For further details, please refer to attached JD.
Working for our organisation
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
·Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package, which is dependent on the role and length of service.
·Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
·Career development, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as leadership, mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
·Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars
·Accommodation, eligible staff benefit fromkeyworker housing which is available on selected sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Leading and supporting/teaching junior staff on risk assessment and risk management that involves making decisions based on knowledge of the research evidence, knowledge of the individual service user and their social context, knowledge of the service user’s own experience and clinical judgment.
Supporting and supervising junior staff to develop the management of care needs through:
Initial data collection
Monitoring of individual service user / patient progress
Feedback and discussion
Producing reports and in-care reviews
Devising a plan of care and interventions in partnership with service user, carer
and MDT
Coordinating junior staff and the wider care team in providing hands-on care to
service users and evaluating processes of care delivered. This will include:
Undertaking 1-1 engagement with service users in an honest, open and non-judgmental way.
Recognising and valuing service users as individuals, acknowledging the importance of maintaining the service user’s respect and dignity at all times and ensure that the care provided respects equality and diversity.
Developing care plans that reflect service user needs and relevant patient care documentation working in partnership with service users, wider MDT and family/carers.
For further details, please fere to attached JD.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
Desirable criteria
2. Mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
3. Experience of research-based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice.
Desirable criteria
4. Experience of shift co-ordination.
5. Experience of supervising and mentoring junior staff and students.
Knowledge / Skills
Essential criteria
6. Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation
7. Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs, without close supervision.
8. Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations.
Desirable criteria
9. IT skills
10. Skilled in supervision of others, and in providing critical and constructive feedback.
Approachable
Essential criteria
11. Self-aware, self-confident and intrinsically motivated to do a good job and to motivate others.
12. Forms very effective working relationships with colleagues.
13. Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics; promotes equality and diversity