Job summary
- Main area
- General Medicine and Adult Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Secondment: 24 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 166-MEC-6443475
- Employer
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital
- Town
- Chesterfield
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Elmton Ward Leader
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
The post-holder is accountable for providing motivational clinical leadership to the ward, ensuring exceptional quality standards of safe care are delivered.
The Ward Leader is expected to promote consistent, safe, effective, well led and responsive quality care and working practices in the department, ensuring that staff receive the appropriate leadership, support, appraisal and continued professional development.
The Ward Leader will have responsibility for ensuring that patients are involved in decisions around their care, using evidence that patient/carers feedback to implement improvements that have an effect on their care.
The Ward Leader will be responsible for the delivery and performance of all nursing and nursing support staff working on the ward, ensuring compliance with standards of care and treatment.
The Ward Leader will be responsible for managing the ward/department, ensuring safe staffing to deliver effective care, while ensuring best use of available resources in line with budget.
The Ward Leader will be responsible for ensuring any clinical incidents in the area are appropriately investigated, timely actions are progressed, and improvement recommendations are implemented.
Your visible leadership will enhance the quality and experience of patient care and ensure the improvement and sustainability of care quality indicators for the ward.
The post holder will be rostered to work a minimum of one clinical shift per week on the ward.
Main duties of the job
1. Inclusive leadership, professional standards and accountability
2. Workforce planning and resource management
3. Patient experience and care
4. Collaborative working and clinical effectiveness
5. Communication/Information
6. Budget Management
7. Ward performance and operational oversight
8. Governance, patient safety and quality
9. Research, Education
10. Professional Development/ Personal Performance.
Working for our organisation
Information Governance is the responsibility of all Trust staff and as such you will be required to ensure you comply with good IG practice and undertake appropriate training annually.
Our vision: Exceptional patient care provided by exceptional people.
Our mission: To bring our people communities and partners together – providing patient care we can all be proud of., We all play a part in achieving this, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other. As members of staff we will always be guided by our Proud to CARE values:
COMPASSION – treating everyone with kindness – welcoming diversity and inclusion, considering individual needs; and challenging inappropriate behaviours outside of our values
AMBITION – Aspiring to be the best – reaching high standards, providing exceptional care and services; and achieving measurable improvements in people’s health and wellbeing
RESPECT – Valuing and appreciating everyone – listening, learning and acting on their experiences, being open and honest; and recognising that working with others brings benefits
ENCOURAGEMENT– Opportunities for all – supporting education and development, helping people to bring their improvement ideas to life and speak-up; and getting everyone involved in our future
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments section on this page. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that are required for the role.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- • RN with relevant post qualification experience and a proven leadership record • Diploma /Degree or relevant experience
Desirable criteria
- • Management/Leadership qualification • Post registration speciality modules • Chemotherapy trained. • Further studies in Haematology/Diabetes
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Extensive experience in a senior clinical level in a similar environment (Previous Experience at Band 6 level) • Evidence of significant achievements in previous roles • Teaching experience
Desirable criteria
- • Contribution to change
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • IT Skills • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Evidence of development of clinical skills • Change management • Clinical Governance awareness • Time management skills • Leadership skills • Organisational skills
Desirable criteria
- • Corporate awareness • Familiar with modern NHS • Negotiation skills • Research skills • Haematology and Diabetes knowledge e.g DKA management • Familiar with triage bleep system (UKONS)
Personal Traits
Essential criteria
- • Adaptable to meet service needs • Professional appearance • Professional approach
Demonstrates Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Compassion, Achievement, Relationships, Environment – Proud to CARE
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Keane
- Job title
- Senior Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01246 512947
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