Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse – Critical Care

Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse – Critical Care

We are looking to employ Band 6 Critical Care Nurses to assist in the leadership of our critical care unit.

Main duties of the job

• Clinical leadership through effective monitoring and implementation of standards and evidence-based practice.
• Provide clinical leadership and direction to nursing team.
• Act as a role model for all nursing staff within the unit promoting professional practice at all times.
• Take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the clinical area.
• Deputise for the Senior Sister in their absence.

Job responsibilities

Clinical

• Co‑ordination of the rostered shift allocation, referring to senior sister if appropriate or available.
• Maintain clinical competence of self and others as determined by service need and job description. Tasks to include male catheterisation, ECG, venepuncture, IV administration, cannulation and X‑ray requesting under group protocols.
• Frequently manage patients of all age groups with challenging behaviour such as violent and aggressive, under the influence of alcohol, mental health problems, sudden death, adult bereavement and patients who are a threat to themselves and others.
• Facilitate and build team working between nurses and the multi-disciplinary team to effect high standards of care. Ensure that risk assessments are complete as per Trust policy for manual handling, health & safety and other relevant areas of concern.
• Ensure that equipment and the environment support the delivery of high standards of care at all times.
• Maintain a good standard of communication with the multi-disciplinary team and respect the confidentiality of patients, relatives and colleagues.
• Provide specialised information and advice to patients, relatives and carers and other professionals in the provision of acute medical care.

Managerial

• Support the Senior Sister to review staffing requirements using a proactive approach to retention and recruitment of staff.
• Co‑ordination of the rostered shift allocation, referring to senior sister if appropriate or available.

Education

• Contribute to the organisation’s learning and development strategy through key areas of education e.g. tracheostomy, sepsis, deteriorating adult.
• Support with the Band 7 & professional development sister in critical care to assure accurate training records and competency of team, including mandatory training requirements.
• Work with the critical care leadership team to facilitate critical care follow‑up services.
• Review patients discharged from critical care services within 24 hours of leaving the critical care unit.

Quality / Research & Development

• Work with senior leaders in critical care, to support, collect, audit and service data.
• Actively support critical care research.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Professional Training

• Registered General Nurse
• Critical Care experience in the UK
• Critical Care Course
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Evidence of ongoing development
• Leadership course or mentoring course

Experience and Knowledge

• Relevant clinical experience
• Demonstrate commitment and ability to support staff teaching, research & education
• Proven leadership skills, including team building, change management
• Demonstrate the ability to effectively manage resources

Skills and Abilities

• Proven clinical skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, including moving and handling of patients
• Physical capability to perform nursing duties, including moving and handling of patients
• Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure
• Ability to lead and motivate staff
• Evidence of innovation within current areas of practice
• Evidence of the ability to facilitate changes in practice

Personal Qualities

• Ability to work flexible rostering with appropriate notice to meet operational needs of the organisation
• Responsible
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to form positive working relationships

Other

• Able to maintain professional appearance

Trust Values

• Excellence and safety in all that we do
• Challenge but support
• Expect respect and dignity
• Local healthcare that inspires confidence

Benefits

• On‑site nursery
• 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible working
• Extensive in‑house course learning directory
• Buying and selling of annual leave
• Subsidised restaurant
• Tranquillity garden
• Generous subsidised on‑site parking

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.

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