Sister/Charge Nurse

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a skilled and motivated Registered Nurse to join the outpatient team at a leading hospital. Responsibilities include assisting in managing the outpatient area and ensuring quality care delivery. With diverse clinics and a supportive multidisciplinary team, this role is essential to patient care.

Qualifications

• Minimum 24 months experience as a Band 5 nurse.
• Significant post registration experience at staff nurse level or equivalent.
• Understanding of training needs in relation to post.

Responsibilities

• Assist Senior Sister with management of the outpatient area.
• Contribute to professional, clinical, managerial leadership for the nursing team.
• Ensure compassionate and safe quality care delivery.

Skills

Compassionate and caring

Capable of lateral thinking

Motivator of self and others

Education

Registered Nurse (RN Adult or RN Child)

Evidence of continued professional development

Job description

Anexciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, skilled and motivatedperson to be part of our outpatient team. You must have a minimum of 24months experience as a Band 5, be able to work flexibly within the role,utilise good communication skills to meet the needs of the service.

Theoutpatient service is based within Chapel Allerton Hospital, with multiplespecialities within the area; we offer a diverse range of clinics, includingrheumatology, orthopaedics and Nero rehabilitation.

Main duties of the job

Youwill work closely with the Senior Sister in managing the Outpatient areaensuring the provision and development of a quality service. The jobholderwill work alongside the Senior Sister in developing and maintaining thedepartments philosophy that has the patient at the centre of compassionatesafe and quality care delivery. You will be joining a department that enjoysa multidisciplinary team approach, working closely with the Senior Sister, incontinuing the development of the nursing team to support the services thatare based within the speciality.

About us

CAHOPD is a multi-specialist OPD situated on the ground floor of Chapel AllertonHospital. The department has three main areas, area 1, area 7 and area 8. Itconsists of 30 consulting rooms, 2 clinical nurse specialist rooms, 2ultrasound rooms, 3 treatment rooms, 2 observation areas and 1 plaster room.Phlebotomy, cardiology (ECG), cardiac ultrasound and foot health are alsosituated in the outpatients department-although within OPD these areas arenot managed by the general OPD leadership team.

Thefollowing specialities run clinics within CAH OPD:

-Orthopaedics

-Neurological medicine

-Foot & Ankle

-Musculoskeletal

-Clinical nurse specialists (CNS)

-Ultrasound clinic

-Intrathecal pump clinic

-Genetics

-Occupational therapy sessions pre surgery

Clinicsessions run Monday to Friday.

AM- 08:30 13:00

PM- 13:00 17:30

Shifttimes 07:30- 17:30 Mon

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Job responsibilities

Thejobholder will play an essential role assisting the Senior Sister with thedaily continuing responsibility for the effective and efficient management ofthe ward / department. They will contribute to the provision of professional,clinical, managerial leadership and supervision for the nursing team. Thejobholder is responsible for helping to develop and maintain a ward ordepartments philosophy that has the patient at the centre of compassionatesafe and quality care delivery. By assisting with managing the administrativeand financial aspects of the ward the jobholder will support thecost-effective use of resources.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN Adult for adult clinical areas or RN Child for childrens areas (Level 1 or 2)
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Understanding of training needs in relation to post

Skills and behaviours

• Compassionate and caring
• Capable of lateral thinking
• Motivator of self and others

Other Criteria

• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for post

Experience

• Significant post registration experience at staff nurse level or equivalent
• Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
• Audit and standard setting
• Local and national nursing agenda.
• Clinical Experience within the specialty.
• Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies

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.