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We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Nurse Sister/Charge Nurse to join our established inpatient team. You will support both nursing and therapy teams to facilitate rehabilitation in an inpatient environment.

Our aim is to promote recovery and well-being, whilst empowering patients to self-manage and maximise their independence using meaningful activity. We take a very holistic approach to rehabilitation working on the ethos that all patient interactions have the potential to be a rehabilitation opportunity.

The unit also supports inpatient Specialist Palliative Care patients.

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You will be part of a team of ward Sisters/Charge Nurse who are trained in a range of skills. Your role will be very physical, providing hands on, patient facing care. You will work alongside both nursing and therapy teams, delivering care so that they can support and respond to the patients needs. This includes all aspects of personal care, with an ethos of rehabilitation to support patients to gain as much independence as possible. You will also support end of life patients and their families over the last few weeks/days of life. You will be required to be the Nurse in charge on shifts and there is an expectation to line manager staff within the team. You will have managerial tasks to complete on allocated management shifts and act on behalf on band 7 ward manager when they are not present. Excellent clinical knowledge and leadership skills are required for this role.

ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.

We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.

At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.

We encourage you to apply as early as possible as this job may close earlier than the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

The Unit presently comprises of 20 intermediate care beds delivering rehabilitation and 6 Specialist Palliative Care (SPC) beds in a purpose designed setting. For our intermediate care patients our aims are to reduce acute hospital admission and facilitate early discharge by utilising the skills of the multidisciplinary team of nurses and therapists. For the SPC patients we aim to provide holistic symptom management and end of life care.

Professional

Contribute to, support and promote ECCHs, strategic direction, valuesand culture in

relation to promoting a culture of continuous improvement of clinicalstandards with particular emphasis on patient experience.

Discuss all treatment options/care with sensitivity, knowledge andexpertise, and to act as a patient advocate when appropriate, respectingpatient confidentiality with privacy and respect for diverse culturalbackgrounds and requirements.

Provide leadership and ensure effective management of the team throughidentified lines of responsibility within the ward

Act as a resource for other health and social care professionals onmatters relating to

patient care.

Contribute to the management, coordination, development and audit inpartnership with members of the team, to ensure the provision of high qualityservice to patients and their families, for the provision of their physical,social and psychological well-being.

Participate in clinical supervision within ECCH as required.

Participate and maintain a learning environment and maximiseopportunities for education and development in the clinical area.to enhanceindividual development and performance in the delivery of high standards ofcare.

Contribute to the clinical governance agenda through participation inclinical risk assessment, management and clinical audit.

Contribute to critically evaluate research findings, national guidelinesand implement changes in clinical practice as appropriate.

Create an environment conducive to effective working, respecting andsupporting staff to deliver high quality clinical services.

Actively manage, change and foster innovation within the ward.

To deputise for the Clinical Lead as required.

Clinical

Work as part of the multidisciplinary to deliver safe and effective care.Actively managing the admission and discharge process for patients and theirfamilies.

Work in collaboration with colleagues to develop care pathways forpatients requiring a

range of healthcare needs includingre-ablement./end of life care

Contribute to the review of current policies/ protocols/guidelines andthe development of

clinical pathways and outcomes for people requiring proactive andreactive services.

Work collaboratively with the Ward Team and the training department toassess the clinical training needs of staff.

To formulate an individualised management and/or treatment plan, usingclinical reasoning

skills and utilizing a wide range of treatment skills in order toformulate a specialized programme of care. This will ensure patients meet theirre-ablement goals and promote independence and end of life care expectations.

To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursingand therapy

colleagues to ensure delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service.This will include

discussion of patient care and case management.

To develop and support evidence to meet the Care Quality Commission (CQC)fundamental standards

Plan and organise a range of complex clinical activities in a wide rangeof community

settings to ensure best practice is delivered across your designated areaof responsibility.

To undertake a holistic assessment of patients, including those with acomplex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills.

To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction torelatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aimsof the service and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care

To assess mental capacity, gain valid informed consent and have theability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack this capacityto consent to treatment.

Take responsibility for own personal and professional development;maintain competence

, knowledge and skills commensurate with role.

Be wholly accountable for practice taking every reasonable opportunitytosustain and

improve knowledge and professional competence and, ensure all aspects ofprofessional behaviour as required within professional code are followed at alltimes

To complete clinical documentation and electronic data entry to a highprofessional standard and in accordance with policies

To communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriatelyclipse in the

form of reports or letters.

To review and analyse the dashboard data to ensure compliance

Take responsibility to ensure compliance with Health and Safety Policy,Fire and

Be responsible for understanding, following and implementing ECCHpolicies and

procedures.

Manage individual performance, reporting areas of concern andnoncompliance to the

Clinical Lead.

Ensure staff compliance with ECCH risk management systems, proactivelyidentifying risk, reporting and managing risk within area of responsibility.

Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patientneeds

and in accordance with evidence-based practice, local formularies andnational and practice protocols;

Take responsibility for the cost effective management and safe use ofexpensive clinical

equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others throughteaching, training and supervision of practice.

Contribute to the effective use of resources.

Contribute to the evaluation of training programmes to support patientsand carers gain the necessary knowledge and skills to maintain independence.

Other Responsibilities

The post-holder will be expected to participate in a rota system of shiftworking to include days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

To travel between ECCH sites for meetings and training.

All roles within East Coast CommunityHealthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and SignatureBehaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users,stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these as anessential part of their job role.

Our Values outline the core behaviours that wecan all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.

Underpinning our Values are our SignatureBehaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build astrong culture. Our four SignatureBehaviours are: Compassion -WeListen, We Learn, We Lead|Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money |Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.

• Passionate about individualised goal directed care, and able to enthuse other staff
• Willing to challenge poor practice
• Understanding of all aspect of clinical governance
• Professional knowledge of nursing care, current trends
• Act on unplanned situations utilising appropriate clinical judgement
• Must have an understanding of the legal and ethical issues pertaining to nursing
• Good knowledge of the CQC fundamental standards
• Ability to complete systmone training in order to comply with record keeping requirements of the role
• Able to cannulate and the administration of intravenous therapy/blood transfusion

• Certificate, Diploma or Degree in Nursing to enable NMC registration.
• Mentorship / Teaching and Assessing Course or equivalent.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Health related degree
• Leadership/Management experience and qualification

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Confident in own ability and able to identify development needs
• Use of a computer to access emails, use of internet, produce Word documents, basic use of Excel
• Willing to work flexible hours / location to accommodate the needs of the service this includes internal rotation (days, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays)
• Ability to travel between ECCH locations and in accordance with the performance of the role.
• Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
• (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together).

• Leading staff and using evidence to improve patient care.
• Providing clinical supervision, mentoring, training and development to other staff.
• Experience within a community Hospital setting.
• Learning from mistakes/errors.
• Prioritisation and delegation skills.
• Ability to adopt the management/leadership style required for any given situation.
• Experience of a case management approach to care.

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.