Band 6 - Ward Sister and Charge Nurse - Portsmouth in London

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust are recruiting for a passionate Band 6 Ward Sister / Charge Nurse to join their highly skilled team. Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is the largest non-teaching hospital trust in England, serving around 675,000 residents in Portsmouth and South East Hampshire.

Job Summary

In the absence of the senior ward sister, lead and co-ordinate the nursing team, taking responsibility for the management and organisation of the clinical area. Through effective leadership, ensure the clinical team deliver a safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led service where compassion is embedded and a positive patient experience is achieved. Provide professional clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and act as a professional role model. A highly skilled clinical expert with specialised knowledge in caring for patients and their carers.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote and set high standards of professional nursing care and maintain the delivery of quality care within the trust policies, protocols and guidelines.
• Implement the trust 'values and beliefs' ensuring they are embedded into everyday practice and evaluate their impact on the patients' experience.
• Provide professional nursing leadership to staff within sphere of clinical responsibility.
• Lead and motivate staff by giving clear direction and setting achievable objectives through APDR process.
• Responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care on a day to day basis.
• Maintain a high visible presence within the clinical area ensuring that patients, visitors, healthcare staff and the multidisciplinary team have access to senior staff at all times.
• Act as an effective professional role model and expert clinician.
• Contribute to the ward/department philosophy and models of care to ensure that all policies and procedures are implemented.
• Ensure that all staff understand the significance of this philosophy to practice, monitoring its impact on the patient experience.
• Ensure that all nursing issues relating to the implementation of patient quality and safety are addressed on the ward/department.
• Implement evidence based practice, initiate, manage and evaluate changes that lead to improved and high standards of care.
• Communicate, influence and work with the multidisciplinary team to improve quality of care and informed clinical decisions.
• Promote innovation and participate in benchmarking and quality audits to measure effectiveness of current practices.
• In collaboration with other areas, improve and maintain standards of fundamental nursing care.
• Ensure that users of the service and their families have a positive experience and evaluate patient processes and pathways of care as required.
• Create a culture for learning and development that will sustain person-centred safe and effective care.
• Support junior colleagues in the provision of direct care; facilitate learning in and from practice.
• Ensure concerns raised by patients and their families are dealt with in an open, honest and transparent way.
• Ensure accurate and timely nursing records are maintained, monitoring standards and taking corrective action as required.
• Ensure all staff in the clinical area are competent in the use of medical devices/equipment and have access to training.

Requirements

• Current RN +/- RN, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications.
• BSc Degree in relevant field (Desirable - Masters degree and evidence of working towards).
• Significant demonstrable experience within specialty in level 3 NICU with evidence of professional development.
• Post Reg. qualifications for specialty area (QIS).
• Leadership development programme.
• Teaching qualification/experience and accredited NMC before mentorship course.
• Evidence of team leadership and change management with relevant management/leadership course.
• Managing resources and contributing to departmental budget.
• Clinically competent in caring for special care, high dependency and intensive care neonate in a Level 3 NICU.
• Clinical decision making skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective leadership and team building skills.
• Organisational skills and forward planning.
• Able to support development of others.
• Coaching and mentoring skills.
• Critical appraisal skills.
• Strong customer service skills.
• IT literate.
• Understanding of the principles and application of effective budgetary management.
• Understanding of the principles and application of effective staff/HR management.
• Understanding of the theory and application of Clinical Governance.
• Demonstrable experience of effective management and supervision of staff and taking charge of ward/unit.
• Evident of completion of band 5 QIS development program or equivalent.

Benefits

We are so grateful for the commitment and devotion of our Bank Staff, so are pleased to offer the following benefits: Weekly salary. Staffing Bank workers can contribute to their NHS pension. Priority of shifts over all agency workers.

Apply now for this fantastic opportunity by uploading your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch.