Job summary
The Clinical Haematology unit (B11 ) at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton is looking for a Band 6 Sister/Charge nurse to join our friendly nursing team.
CHU is a 26 bedded unit that offers a range of specialist services in order to facilitate a timely, safe and effective patient journey throughout the health care system. Successful candidates will join our team with a skill mix of 70/30 led by the Supervisory Senior Sister.
We strive to provide high standards of patient care in a busy ward environment. You will need to have good documentation skills, be a quick thinker and be adaptable in your approach to care to provide a unique experience for each and every patient, as well as be able to work in a team. As the band 6, you will be a role model and provide leadership to the nursing team. You will have the opportunity to gain experience in audits, appraisals and off duty, if you don't have experience in this training and support will be provided.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Haematology Ward has exciting Band 6 opportunities for passionate, motivated nurses with an interest in chemotherapy and Oncology.
Do you have Haematology and/or oncology experience, are you SACT competent .If so, this is the ideal opportunity for you to further develop your leadership and management skills.
We are looking for innovative, dynamic nurses to join our team who will lead the team toward the Trust Vision and Values. As part of your role, you will deputise for the Senior Sister in her absence and therefore must have excellent communication and leadership skills. Experience in working in an Oncology/Haematology would be advantageous. As part of your role, you would be expected to keep yourself updated with current and new developments with the specialty.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton Trust is one of the largest trusts in the west midlands, providing primary, acute and community services. We are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities that we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the healthcare problems of tomorrow.
We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings and they bring us to become a learning organisation and a leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted to be rated 'Good' by CQC. We have received numerous awards, including the Nursing Times 'Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice' and 'Best UK Employer of the Year' for Nursing staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment, committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and, as such, will consider all requests for applicants that wish to work flexibly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To ensure safe and effective clinical practice.
To be responsible and professionally accountable for the assessment of care needs; development of personalised plans of care, and implementation and evaluation of care without supervision.
Lead a team and co-ordinate the clinical area in the absence of the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse and reinforce the values and standards of compassion, dignity and respect in care, leading the delivery of clinically excellent care.
Ensuring the planning and delivery of care are aligned to professional values of care, compassion and respect, act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilisation and integration of evidence-based practice.
Support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in ensuring a culture of protecting patients from harm and deprivation of basic rights ensuring a safe and effective service with continuous quality improvement.
Promote a clean and safe environment for staff, patients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety, healthcare-associated infection prevention, clinical governance, including risk management and critical incident reporting and root cause analysis.
Demonstrating safe and effective care including; timely administration of medicines; effective observation of patients and demonstrating effective communication with the multi-professional team regarding patient care.
To enhance the patient's experience
Ensure an effective and efficient patients journey by planning and coordinating the episode of care including the smooth transition to other settings, promoting safe and effective discharge and optimising communication with inter-disciplinary and inter-agency teams as required.
Ensure a culture of continuous quality improvement through the use of audit, patient feedback and reflection on practice by self and other members of the team.
In the absence of the Senior, Sister / Charge Nurse co-ordinate nursing/midwifery interventions, advises on clinical decisions and monitors the quality of patient care provided through using expert clinical knowledge relevant to their field of practice, underpinned by theory and experience. Act as the advocate for the patient ensuring safe and harm-free care is always uppermost in every decision.
Be highly visible within the ward/department, communicating regularly with patients, relatives and/or carers to promote transparency of service for patients and staff; foster a caring environment where equality and diversity issues are respected and patients are enabled to be partners in their care.
To manage and develop the performance of the team and self
Act as a positive role model, adhering to expected standards of behaviour, and promoting a supportive ethos to empower staff to contribute to the delivery of high-quality person-centred care.
Lead by example, developing self and other staff and influencing the way care is provided in a manner that is innovative, open and responds to individual needs in line with the NHS duty of candour.
Support the appraisal process by ensuring that personal development plans are developed for a defined nursing team and that they are consistent with the teams / wards and organisations objectives, succession planning and workforce development and support professional revalidation.
Contribute to any management of change within the ward / clinical environment supporting a continuous improvement cycle.
In the absence of the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse take all reasonable care of health and safety at work for you, your team and others and co-operate with employers to ensure compliance with health and safety requirements. Report incidents and near misses promptly and appropriately and take effective action to minimise future risk.
Support the learning and development of junior staff including supporting staff to achieve registration or revalidation.
Support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in creating and maintaining a learning environment that ensures effective learning opportunities for staff and students including appropriate orientation and induction programmes, a range of clinical support strategies (mentoring, coaching, clinical supervision, action learning and peer review).
Delegate aspects of care to others and accept responsibility and accountability for such delegation.
In the absence of the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse manage the nursing/midwifery team, ensuring compliance by self and others with professional standards, legislation, and national and organisational policies.
Participate in recruitment and selection within own practice setting.
Participate in the management of sickness and absence within own practice area for a defined nursing team.
Participate in performance management of the defined nursing team.
Support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse with E-rostering, ensuring full compliance with KPIs.
To ensure effective contribution to the delivery of the organisations objectives
Contribute to the development of an organisational culture that supports continuous learning and development, evidence-based practice and succession planning.
Support the implementation of the Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Strategy for the organisation.
Within the clinical area support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in ensuring knowledge and implementation of the organisations quality and safety agenda.
Seek opportunities for personal and team development supporting the research agenda of the organisation.
Develop and maintain a working knowledge of local, national and professional strategy and policy, ensuring that organisational goals are reflected in personal objectives and in the ward/department development plans.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- NMC registration
- Minimum working towards degree level education
Desirable
- Leadership module at university
Skills
Essential
- Chemotherapy / SACT competent
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience
- Previous experience of Oncology or Haematology Nursing
Desirable
- Relevant Sister/Charge Nurse experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Address
New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton
WV10 0QP