Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 289-EI-1665
- Employer
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Middlesex Hospital
- Town
- Isleworth
- Salary
- £51,883 - £58,544 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Site Sister
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
The Senior Site Sister/Charge nurse will be responsible for all clinical areas out of hours (predominately nights and late on weekends with flexibility) and give the site team the support they require. Provide senior leadership to maintain high standards of safe and effective care and be accountable for auditing those standards. To assure staff allocation is safe, lead in providing high levels of positive patient experience, deliver safe clinical practice and challenge decisions as a senior leader. To be aware of the Care Quality Commission and work with the multi-disciplinary team ensuring that these standards of care are maintained.
The post holder will aid the site manager with patient placement (during periods of high service demand). They will work closely with the site team in achieving operational targets.
They will be a visible senior presence in the hospital, providing continuous clinical supervision to junior staff as well as managerial support in the management of difficult situations and patient care concerns.
Main duties of the job
Working closely with the Centre for Professional Learning and Clinical Skills Teams to provide teaching/learning support in agreed areas of clinical expertise in collaboration with ward managers. The post holder will be responsible for providing leadership and professional development for the nursing and support workers within clinical areas.
The SSS is responsible for area specific quality reviews out of hours which will help the Trust monitor the Quality priorities 2023/24 and maintain delivery of standards.
Working for our organisation
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.
The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· Responsible for identifying infection control concerns and lead decision making with the On-Call Microbiologist with regards to Infection Prevention and Controls to maintain patient safety. Initiate operational Trust plans to provide suitable co-horting/isolation of patients with infectious disease.
· Monitor against key performance indicators as per Trust policy and prioritise safe staffing in all areas with the use of SafeCare. This resource will aid the post holder the overview of the hospital and lead with the allocation of skilled nursing workforce.
· To liaise with staff bank and Care Providers to enable them to prioritise outstanding shifts based on current and forecasted activity and acuity.
· Where clinical (e.g. medicine, therapy, nursing) reduced levels of staffing are identified, be responsible to discuss with consultant (or similar) to understand and challenge the need for locum cover.
· To work within financial requirements of Divisions
· Out of hours, liaise with approved medical locum agencies to obtain cover and ensure clinical sign off in line with Trust process
· Sign worked off locum shifts according to Trust financial instruction, utilising Patchwork
· To participate in direct patient care. To be trained, skilled and demonstrate competence in key nursing interventions this will include cannulation, phlebotomy, catheterisation (male and female), management of tracheostomy, management of NIV including interpretation of ABG / VBG and IV drug administration, recognition of the deteriorating adult and appropriate first line interventions and escalation (this is not an exhaustive list).
· Lead the collation and analysis of information regarding clinical workload of the wider Hospital at Night team. Highlighting, appropriate escalation and reporting (via Datix) (on a shift by shift basis) any unmet clinical need at night.
· To adhere at all times to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and any other NMC guidelines and regulations.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Masters Level Study or a willingness to undertake
- Completed, or willing to undertake, management/leadership qualification or extensive management experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant Experience (in different and varied acute clinical settings) confident working at a band 6+ level
- Experience of teaching and assessing
- Experience of working with an electronic patient record
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Management of tracheostomy
- Management of NIV including interpretation of ABG / VBG
- Cannulation, phlebotomy, catheterisation (male and female)
- Perform a comprehensive clinical assessment
- IT skills including word, Cerner, PowerPoint, excel, email and internet
- Ability to manage potential conflict/difficult situations
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nerrizza Morin
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Site Operations WMUH
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07920010163
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