Sister/Charge Nurse

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is seeking a Sister/Charge Nurse (Band 6) for the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU). The role is 34.5 hours per week, with clinical leadership across the AAU and deputising for the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse as required.

The successful candidate will have significant Acute Oncology nursing experience, strong leadership and excellent communication skills, and will drive patient safety and high-quality care on shift.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Acute Oncology nursing.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to deputise for Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.
• Commitment to patient safety and high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Act as clinical lead on the unit and support the Senior Charge Nurse.
• Develop the AAU team and contribute to practice development.
• Ensure staffing is safe and compliant, with effective skill mix.
• Monitor safe admissions and escalate breaches as needed.
• Mentor junior staff and ensure personal development plans.

Skills

Acute Oncology nursing

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Team leadership

Job description

Acute Assessment Unit

Sister/Charge Nurse (Band 6) 34.5 Hours/per week

The AAU is a busy, dynamic unit which assesses, and plans care for a range of patients presenting with oncological emergencies, treatment related side effects and symptom control needs. We work alongside acute care physicians who are based on the unit and work with the MDT to implement a high standard of care for all of our patients.

The successful candidate will need to have significant experience in Acute Oncology nursing. They will also need to have strong leadership skills, be a positive role model within the team and have quality care at the for front of everything they do.

A key aspect of the role is to be a clinical lead on the unit. The role is also supporting the Senior Charge Nurse to ensure the units are safely staffed, to develop the teams, to contribute to practice development and maintain standards on the unit. The successful candidate will need excellent communication skills, and be able to work productively with other members of the team – both across AAU and externally.

A key aspect to the role is supporting the Senior Charge Nurse to ensure the unit is safely staffed, to develop the teams and to contribute to practice development. You will also be the lead for patient’s safety and satisfaction on the shift. The successful candidate will need excellent communication skills and be able to work productively with other members of the team.

To deputise for and support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.

Be responsible for and maintain a safe environment, escalating issues appropriately

Monitor admissions are in compliance with admissions policy, monitoring and escalating breaches

Provide a welcoming and approachable management support ethic for new staff, AAU junior staff and act as mentor to designated staff ensuring each staff member participates in a personal development plan and act to maximise the potential of others

Act as team leader for the AAU team, ensuring that they are compliant with training requirements.

Assess, plan and implement clinical care and maintain associated patient records. Involving auditing appropriate documentation as per care indicators

Lead the team to provide high quality patient care and show compassion and respect to all.

To organise daily work schedule ensuring appropriate and effective skill mix and deployment of staff for appropriate patient needs

To have an awareness of the staff and non-staff budget

Be aware of Health and Safety issues and ensure relevant risk assessments are undertaken.

Report and record all accidents and complaints according to the agreed policy, investigating speedily and compassionately

Ensure all trust policies and procedures are adhered to and new ones implemented as necessary

Regularly liaise and report to Department Manager/Senior Nursing team on unit affairs and staff development.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Catherine Clarke Job title: Senior Sister Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 9561358