Duty Senior Nurse

East London NHS Foundation Trust; England; Sur place; GBP 42 000 - 54 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 7 Duty Senior Nurse to provide senior clinical and operational leadership across inpatient services. You will oversee safe running of services, incident response, patient flow, bed management and staffing deployment to maintain high standards of care and governance.

In this pivotal role you will lead multidisciplinary teams, support staff wellbeing and drive quality improvements across all inpatient wards within our Trust.

Qualifications

• RMN with current NMC registration and extensive post-registration acute experience.
• At least 5 years post-registration, with 2 years in a senior role including DSN duties.
• Evidence of post-registration specialist clinical study.
• Teaching or mentoring/assessing qualification.

Responsabilités

• Provide visible senior nursing leadership and operational oversight across inpatient services.
• Lead, support and coordinate multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective and high-quality patient care.
• Coordinate patient flow, bed management and service escalation processes.
• Support the safe and effective deployment of staffing resources.
• Provide expert clinical advice, guidance and decision-making support to clinical teams.
• Lead and coordinate responses to incidents, emergencies and operational pressures.
• Promote high standards of patient safety, quality improvement and clinical governance.
• Maintain oversight of service delivery, ensuring timely resolution of operational and clinical issues.
• Act as a senior role model, fostering a positive culture and supporting staff development and wellbeing.

Connaissances

Ability to manage difficult situations

Prioritise and meet deadlines

Use initiative and make decisions

Resource management

Formation

RMN

Current NMC registration

5+ years post-registration acute experience

Post-registration specialist clinical study

Teaching/mentoring/assessing qualification

Outils

MAPS

RIO

Description du poste

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Band 7 Duty Senior Nurse to provide senior clinical and operational leadership across inpatient services. The postholder will oversee the safe running of services including out of hours, supporting patient flow, bed management, staffing deployment, risk management, and timely escalation of concerns. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams and senior management, they will provide visible leadership, coordinate responses to incidents and emergencies, support safe staffing levels, and ensure high standards of patient care, quality, and governance are maintained across all inpatient wards. The role is pivotal in ensuring safe, effective, responsive, and well-led services for patients and staff.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

Provide visible senior nursing leadership and operational oversight across inpatient services.

Lead, support and coordinate multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective and high-quality patient care.

Coordinate patient flow, bed management and service escalation processes.

Support the safe and effective deployment of staffing resources.

Provide expert clinical advice, guidance and decision-making support to clinical teams.

Lead and coordinate responses to incidents, emergencies and operational pressures.

Promote high standards of patient safety, quality improvement and clinical governance.

Maintain oversight of service delivery, ensuring timely resolution of operational and clinical issues.

Act as a senior role model, fostering a positive culture and supporting staff development and wellbeing.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job responsibilities

Job description and main responsibilities

Provide senior nursing leadership and operational oversight across inpatient services, ensuring safe, effective, and high-quality care.

Act as a source of expert clinical advice and support for staff, promoting professional standards and best practice.

Coordinate patient flow, bed management, and service escalation processes to support safe and timely care.

Lead and respond to operational challenges, incidents, and emergencies, ensuring risks are managed appropriately.

Support the effective deployment of staffing resources and help maintain safe staffing levels across services.

Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to address complex clinical and operational issues.

Promote patient safety, clinical governance, safeguarding, and compliance with Trust policies and procedures.

Build effective working relationships with colleagues, patients, carers, and partner organisations to support positive outcomes.

Contribute to service improvement, quality initiatives, and the ongoing development of safe and responsive services.

Act as a visible leader and role model, supporting staff wellbeing, development, and a positive culture of care.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

• RMN
• Current NMC registration
• First level registered nurse with a minimum 5 years post registration experience within an acute clinical area, 2 years of which has been at a senior level including undertaking the role of Duty Senior nurse.
• Evidence of Post Registration specialist clinical study
• Teaching and mentoring/assessing qualification

Experience

• Continuous nursing experience in a variety of setting
• Professional clinical experience in appropriate specialty including the role of duty Senior nurse (DSN)
• Basic understanding of IT and technology including MAPS and RIO
• Ability to successfully manage resources effectively

Knowledge

• Awareness of the relevant policies and procedures
• Full understanding of a Band 7 role
• A knowledgeable clinician with the ability to apply evidence based practice
• Knowledge of clinical governance & a commitment to clinical supervision and staff development

Skills & Abilities

• Able to manage difficult situations effectively
• Able to priorities and meet deadlines effectively
• Able to use initiative and make decisions

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.