Job overview
As a band 6 responsible for leadership clinical of patients care delivery. Deputy to the Community ward band 7 ward manager
1. Acting as a patient advocate to ensure safe care delivery as an inpatient leading to developing ensure good discharge planning.
2. Participating in daily board rounds to identify and resolve barriers to discharge, ensuring documentation is accurate and complete.
3. Leading, mentoring, and supporting the ward junior nursing staff
4. Ensuring patient safety during the transition, monitoring infection control, and reporting incidents to maintain high standards of care for all patients.
5. Be able to give good information to patients and carers regarding their inpatient stay, discharge plan, transport and follow-up care.
Main duties of the job
Chartridge ward deputy Sister/Charge Nurse supports and leads in the role the safe, timely, and efficient transfer of patients following the transfer form either BHT acute wards or external trust patients .
The destination supporting could be to home or community care, managing patient flow to optimize bed capacity. Working closely with the wards discharge team Role will include coordinating with the MDT, Documentation, arranging transport and medications. Developing our junior staff and day to day management of a 22 bedded ward
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
6. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
7. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
8. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
9. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
10. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
11. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
12. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
13. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
14. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
15. 1st Level Registered General Nurse
16. Further professional studies relevant to the clinical area
17. Mentorship programme or equivalent teaching qualification
Desirable criteria
18. Degree in Nursing or Equivalent
KNOWLEDGE and EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
19. Demonstrate clinical expertise, relevant to the area
20. Demonstrable interest in and commitment to the professional development of others
21. Able to contribute to the development of students, nurses and oneself
22. Able to contribute to develop the workplace as a learning environment
23. Awareness and understanding of current health issues and in particular to demonstrate a good understanding of the NHS Plan and recent initiatives
Desirable criteria
24. Previous experience of leading change in a clinical environment
25. An understanding of HR processes and issues pertaining to staff management
26. An understanding of nursing issues in relation to finance management
SKILLS & Competencies
Essential criteria
27. Ability to organise and manage day to day departmental activities and the activities of large multidisciplinary team within this.
28. Communication skills – able to relate and communicate with patients and staff at all levels and from different professions. Adapts communication style as necessary and is able to work with and through others.
29. Team building and working skills – able to lead a team to achieve results
30. Understanding of the issues pertaining to clinical risk management
31. Ability to utilise research in clinical practice
32. Problem solving skills – able to respond to unexpected issues and provide first line response and to identify appropriate sources of secondary support
33. Highly self-motivated – Possesses high internal work standards, sets themselves and helps others to set attainable goals; wants to do things better, to improve, to be more effective and efficient; measure progress against target
34. Flexibility – Able to adapt to ensure achievement of objectives within constantly changing situations and environments
35. Customer focused – committed to ensuring a positive hospital experience for patients and their relatives/ carers
36. IT/Computer Skills
Desirable criteria
37. Understanding of the issues pertaining to change management
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
38. There is an expectation that all staff will work cross site
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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