Job summary
- Main area
- Critical care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 35.5 hours per week (Rotational)
- Job ref
- 160-6447838
- Employer
- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Walton Centre Foundation Trust
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Sister
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
The post holder will be responsible for the effective and efficient operational day-to-day
management of the Critical Care Unit. He/she will be expected to work as an expert
practitioner responsible for the delivery of patient focused programmes of care which
address the complex and changing health and wellbeing needs of critically ill patients and
their families. Additionally the post holder will be expected to demonstrate enhanced
communication and interpersonal skills, providing direction and professional inspirational
leadership to all members of the multi-professional team within the clinical area.
Main duties of the job
Demonstrate specialist Critical Care skills, expertise and professional knowledge acquired through post registration clinical experience, leadership, managerial development and academic study.
Provide strong and visible leadership in the clinical area that prioritises and improves quality of care delivery by focusing on patient safety, patient experience and clinical effectiveness.
Act as a clinically credible practitioner and role model to inspire team members to provide quality patient care.
Promote and maintain a safe therapeutic environment for patients, their families and staff, according to national and local Infection Control guidelines, Health & Safety legislation and Trust policies and objectives.
Ensure that The Walton Way values are embedded at all levels and underpin all aspects of own and others clinical practice.
Encourage an open culture for quality and safety encompassing dignity, respect, candour, transparency and a continuous learning and improvement.
Working for our organisation
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st level Registered Nurse (Adult).
- Educated to a minimum of Degree Level or Undergraduate Degree Programme due to be completed within two years.
- Post registration award in Critical Care Nursing.
- Post registration award in Neuroscience Nursing.
- Mentorship or equivalent teaching and accessing qualification.
- Clinical Examination or Clinical Assessment/Diagnostics qualification (Level 6 or level 7).
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate (MSc) qualification or working towards.
- Leadership/Managem ent qualification or equivalent relevant experience
- Evidence of participation in research/audit
- ILS or ALS qualification.
- Sign off mentor status.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of active involvement in developing new ways of working.
- Up to date knowledge of current local and national issues in healthcare.
- Awareness of clinical governance and risk management issues.
- Minimum of 12 months experience as a Band 6 nurse in Critical Care.
- Experience of mentoring/assessing/coaching others.
- Evidence of participation in service development projects /change initiatives related to Critical Care.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of participation in service improvement projects.
- Evidence of participation in root cause analysis.
- Management/Leaders hip experience.
- Experienced in staff management, able to persuade and influence and handle conflict.
- Audit and/or research experience
- Experience/knowledge of change management.
- Evidence of providing staff with feedback on their individual performance/ participation in the PDR process.
- Evidence of experience as a Critical Care link nurse
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate an ability to organise and prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
- Demonstrate expert knowledge and advanced clinical skills in the care of patients in Critical Care.
- Demonstrate effective interpersonal relationships with members of the multi-professional team
- Ability to use interpersonal skills to overcome barriers to communication.
- Demonstrate an ability to supervise and support others in the organisation and prioritisation of their patient care.
- Demonstrate effective time management skills.
- Ability to communicate sensitive and complex information to patients/relatives or others in a variety of clinical settings.
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrate basic IT skills
- Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records an documents.
- Enhanced problem solving and decision making abilities.
- Effective delegation skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to facilitate and support learning and development of staff in practice.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Oonagh Doherty
- Job title
- Matron ITU
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 556 3429
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