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Job summary

Main area
Urology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
193-6484089PCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/08/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Sister/Charge Nurse - Hopkins Ward (Urology)

NHS AfC: Band 7

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.  Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

 

Job overview

Band 7 Sister/Charge Nurse - Hopkins Ward (Urology)

An opportunity has arisen for a Sister/Charge Nurse on Hopkins Ward to enhance management and leadership skills. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team on Hopkins Ward. We provide high quality nursing care for Urology patients and surgical specialties.

Hopkins ward is comprised of 21 inpatient beds, and a Urology Rapid Assessment Clinic (URAC) providing a variety of elective and emergency care. 

We are looking for enthusiastic highly motivated individual with excellent communication, leadership and team building skills to join our friendly and dynamic team in providing the best possible care for our patients.

Informal visits to the department are welcome.

Main duties of the job

The post offers further educational developments in areas such as leadership and team management.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate ward management skills and experience in supporting junior staff/students.

Support will be provided by the Lead Nurse and Matron regarding roster planning, financial control/budgeting as well as dealing with complaints and communicating with the multidisciplinary team to enhance the patient experience.

Applicants will be expected to drive/support change projects within the ward with the focus being on patient safety and quality of care.

Working for our organisation

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants will be expected to:

  • Manage people and financial resources to ensure the effective operation of the team for which he/she is responsible. Ensure effective skill-mix and appropriate caseload management at all times.
  •  Allocate work and assess performance of the team members objectively against set criteria/competencies. Be responsible for ensuring that individual Performance Review and Personal Development Plans are completed for each staff member. Provide clear feedback to team members in a way that is conducive to maintaining and improving performance. Work closely with the Human Resources Department as appropriate.
  • Demonstrate excellent personal communication. Establish and maintain effective two-way communication channels with individuals and groups. Demonstrate appropriate assertiveness and ability to challenge others when the rights of patients and others may be infringed.
  • Be responsible for the standard of nursing care delivered in work area. Display evidence that staff provide holistic, evidence-based, patient-centred care. Demonstrate that patients are involved in both decisions affecting their care and well-being and in service development. Practice in accordance with the professional, ethical and legal codes of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and Trust’s protocols and guidelines. Be accountable for own practice and for the delegation of care he/she gives to more junior colleagues, support workers and students.
  • Be responsible for the standards of cleanliness in the clinical area and for a well-maintained Ward/Department environment.
  • Prioritise workload to meet targets. Ensure that Nursing and Operational Management teams are alerted to quality issues.
  • Be responsible for ensuring the clinical area practices within Data Protection/Confidentiality/Caldicott principles.
  • Actively promote diversity, including race diversity, both in the delivery of the Directorate’s services and in the recruitment, management and development of staff within the clinical area. Generate and sustain relationships that promote dignity, rights and responsibilities. Identify and take action to address discrimination and oppression.
  • Promote interdisciplinary working, with outcomes aimed at the best interest of patients.
  • Demonstrate specialist expertise and professional knowledge acquired through post registration academic, clinical, leadership and management development. Works as a role model for professional practice.
  • Work with Lead Nurse & Matron, utilising the umbrella of Clinical Governance to maintain/improve and develop high standards of patient care. Place the patient’s experience at the core of service delivery. Monitor and audit the quality of care through a range of strategies, including risk management, incident reporting, complaints, research and effectiveness monitoring, and clinical audit.
  • Promote/develop and maintain a culture within clinical environment which challenges and questions practice, and promotes the quality of thinking amongst practitioners. Ensure that students and staff receive effective induction, mentorship, development and support.
  • Contribute to the implementation of the development of the service. Be aware of new evidence and research in both general and specialist fields. Support staff in the analysis of evidence. Work creatively to develop practice and new ways of working, taking the lead in the change management process when appropriate.
  • Monitor and maintain the health, safety and security of self and others in work area. Identify and assess risks in work activities, and develop strategies to manage these effectively. Ensure team works within risk management/Occupational Health legislation and Trust procedures.
  • Develop own skills, taking responsibility for continuing professional development and performance, maintaining own portfolio in accordance with post-registration requirements. Work to achieve competencies appropriate to grade. Identify own development needs in relation to current practice and future plans, setting personal development objectives.
  • Act-up for Lead Nurse as required.

This job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to periodic review in association with the post-holder.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse on NMC register
  • Evidence of Leadership, Management and Speciality Development
Desirable criteria
  • Qualification/training in Leadership/Management

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of coaching, facilitating and mentoring
Desirable criteria
  • Experience within specialty

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable transformational leadership ability
Desirable criteria
  • Expert clinical skills in speciality

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Melanie Martin
Job title
Matron Abdominal Surgery
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01183226740
Additional information

Meera Dussoye (Lead Nurse Abdominal Surgery) via [email protected]

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