Band 6 Duty Department Lead Nurse

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust; Worthing; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution is seeking a dedicated Band 6 Duty Department Lead Nurse for the Community Diagnostic Centre in Worthing. This role involves leading a team in delivering exceptional patient care and managing outpatient services like hysteroscopy and colposcopy. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, demonstrate effective communication, and ensure high standards of clinical practice. This position is essential for supporting clinical staff and enhancing patient experiences, making it an exciting opportunity for passionate nursing professionals.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with strong capability in leading teams.
• Experience in complex patient care and outpatient settings.
• Proficient in utilizing clinical auditing and performance monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the nursing team in outpatient settings.
• Ensure high standards of patient care and departmental efficiency.
• Contribute to developing expert, person-centred care pathways.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team collaboration

Patient care

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Tools

Datix system

IT systems for patient safety

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Duty Department Lead Nurse post within the supportive friendly team within the Community Diagnostic Centre at Southlands and the Gynaecology Day and Ambulatory Unit at Worthing Hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic nurse who is passionate about delivering efficient and holistic patient care to patients. Both units provide care and support to patients requiring urgent diagnostic assessment. The CDC Gynaecology Unit delivers outpatient care to patients attending the Hysteroscopy, Colposcopy and Rapid Access (urgent suspicion of cancer). The role will involve supporting patients, nursing staff and clinicians to sensitively deliver a consistent high standard of care.

Visa Sponsorship

This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route however sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds (£25000), and any role-specific criteria.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain exemplary communication and foster positive staff attitudes and behaviours.
• Assist with the smooth operation of early pregnancy service, hysteroscopy, minor procedures, colposcopy, rapid access clinics within the outpatient setting, and regularly take charge as required.
• Adaptable, flexible, and able to respond effectively to changing priorities while providing clear leadership.
• Contribute to policy and practice change arising from audits /feedback / complaints and implement them within the outpatient setting.
• Act as a role model and assist in effective staff supervision with clinical practice, working with staff and patients in an advisory, teaching and support capacity and maintaining professional competence, authority and credibility.
• Work collaboratively with clinical nursing experts including Heads of Nursing, Clinical Teams, Consultant Nurses, Nurse Specialists and Practice Development Nurses in the development of expert, person centred care.
• Develop, motivate and lead a team using objectives in line with department, subspecialty and corporate goals in conjunction with the Gynaecology Matron and, in their absence, provide professional leadership within the department ensuring all staff use evidence based practice and adhere to the NMC code of professional conduct.
• Be able to demonstrate a high degree of motivation and innovation.
• Communicate effectively with the departmental nursing team, participating and helping to arrange monthly team meetings and ensuring robust systems exist so that staff feel informed.
• Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the teams in which you work.
• Work with PALS and the complaints department with the Gynaecology Matron to ensure concerns are addressed effectively and promptly, providing a response as required.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team environment ensuring most effective use of all members of professional teams.
• Display strong leadership and positivity to the department team during times of increased pressure on resources, staffing crises, or bed pressures, working with divisional leads to assess risks across the division and how these can be minimised.
• Demonstrate logical, flexible and innovative approach to problem solving and analysing complex data and acting upon the results.
• Assess patients with complex needs, ensuring person-centred care is planned to address identified needs.
• Assist with monitoring key performance indicators, helping to identify trends and taking action to maintain acceptable performance levels.
• Assist with ensuring department objectives are set in line with Divisional and Trust objectives.
• Assist with leading the Patient First initiatives, ensuring this is implemented in the department and has a high profile.
• Ensure safeguarding issues are raised appropriately to enable investigation in relation to vulnerable adults or children and lead nurses to enable investigation.
• Ensure Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty assessments are adhered to.
• Assist with ensuring equipment is regularly maintained and serviced in line with hospital policy and manufacturer recommendations.
• Assist with ensuring the medical devices folder for all equipment in the department is kept updated with any new equipment and training records are up to date.
• Report, action any accidents, incidents or undue occurrences reported to you or witnessed by you in line with Trust policy using the Datix system.
• Ensure proactive investigation of any clinical incidents, undertaking root cause analysis if indicated.
• Assist in the risk management and health and safety in the workplace by being proactive in raising risks with divisional management team and ensuring adequate controls are in place to manage these risks.
• Work in collaboration with clinical leads in relation to national initiatives such as the CNST/NHSLA, Care quality commission standards and NICE guidelines.
• Contribute to the process of risk management within the Divisions particularly with regard to issues related to nursing and other professional matters.
• Assist in managing the department budget under the guidance of the Matron.
• Work in conjunction with the Matron to ensure lean working principles are embedded into the department culture and reflected in practice.
• Assist in managing IT systems required to ensure patient safety and data collection.
• Help collect data and key performance indicators and ensure these are displayed and communicated to staff.

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