Charge Nurse - Richard Stevens Ward

Do you want to work for one of the UK’s largest Trusts? We have an excellent part time opportunity within the General & Specialist Medicine Care Group at The William Harvey Hospital, Ashford. We are looking for a person who has some previous experience of working in an acute fast paced environment, but we also encourage applications from Senior Nurses or those from other health care environments.

Main duties of the job:

• To provide effective patient care whilst working as a member of the nursing team across East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust.
• To ensure the maintenance of high standards of patient care in response to service needs.
• By working clinically as a member of the nursing team you will work in partnership with the Ward Manager to provide clinical, professional and managerial leadership for a ward-based team of qualified and non-qualified staff.
• The post holder will be required to deputize in the absence of the Ward Manager and ensure a positive patient experience through the delivery of high standards of patient care.
• Leading clinical nursing practice within the clinical area.
• Securing and assuring the highest standards of clinical care with the support of the Matron and Head of Nursing.
• The effective management of clinical and non-clinical risk reporting to the Manager within the Directorate Clinical Governance Framework.

Working for our organisation:

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.

Person specification:

• Qualifications & Training: Degree in Nursing, 3 years experience at Band 5 in an acute care setting, Continuous quality improvement, Working towards degree/equivalent, Evidence of a career in acute nursing which demonstrates a wide knowledge within the field.
• Clinical Skills & Experience: Clinical credibility, Venepuncture, cannulation, ECG’s, PICC/CVC Use, IV Drugs, ILS, Facilitating team communication/changes, Negotiation Skills, Health & Safety, IT Skills, ALERT course.
• Governance: Demonstrates patient focused approach, Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct, Knowledge of risk management, Understanding of Datix reporting and complaints process, Knowledge of healthroster.
• Personal & Professional Attributes: Understanding of current issues in Nursing.
• Other Requirements: Upholds and models the Trust Values, Drive for improvement to the patient experience, Calm under pressure, Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively, Good Interpersonal skills, Ability to work on own initiative using sound decision making and problem solving skills, Support and educate junior members of the team.

The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.

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