Job summary
This isa deputy sister post within the Maxillofacial and Orthodontic Unit. The candidate should have at least 3 years post registration experience at a Band 5. Band 6 experience would be welcomed but not essential. The post holder will be joining the management team of an expanding, forward thinking outpatient based unit.
Working within the outpatient department, this role offers a diverse and dynamic clinical experience. The post holder will contribute to a wide range of services, including minor oral surgery, general and specialist clinics, trauma pathways, and pre-operative assessment. There will be opportunities to support the care of patients with additional needs within both the clinical and community dental settings. The role requires adaptability to varied clinical environments, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care across the service.
The role will also be supporting the senior sister and head and neck matron with the day to day running of the unit including ensuring audits and off duties on the current trust digital platform are completed in a timely manner. Openness, honesty with the ability to think quickly in an ever changing environment is essential as the departmental requirements change on a daily basis. The post holder must be able to work under own initiative within policy as the matron and higher management work across both KGH and NGH sites.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to demonstrate a sound working knowledge of maxillofacial and orthodontic services and will support clinical activity across all clinics and service areas within the department, when required.
Experience in paediatric and special care dentistry is desirable, as a significant proportion of the patient cohort are under 16 years of age and/or have additional needs.
The role includes supporting the Senior Sister and Matron in the effective day-to-day operational management of the department, including the timely escalation of concerns in line with Trust policies and procedures.
A good understanding of outpatient processes, governance, and organisational protocols is essential.
The post holder must demonstrate excellent organisational and time management skills to support the completion of off-duty planning, audits, and administrative requirements within required timeframes.
When acting as nurse in charge, the post holder will be expected to work autonomously, applying sound clinical judgement and a robust understanding of policies and procedures to ensure the safe and efficient running of a busy and evolving service.
About us
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Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHSTrust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Integrity
- Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will also be supporting the senior sister and head and neck matron, with the day to day running of the unit. There must be the ability to work under own initiative within policy as the matron and higher management work across both KGH and NGH sites.
You will be expected to work clinically working within a multidiscplinary setting including but not limited to; running and chaperoning clinics, offering chairside assistance within the oral surgery/orthodontic sphere, caring for learning disability patients on the ward following surgery. Scrubbing/ assisting , recovering to nurse led discharge for patients undergoing minor surgery. Head and neck wound care, running nurse led pre assessment clinics.
You will often be the nurse in charge, ensuring co ordination of the department, making on the floor decisions to keep the department running smoothly.
There will also be heavy involvement in trust audits and feeding back information to the staff and you will be expected to complete off duty on the trust digital platform.
Please see attached job description and personal specifications for more detail
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to NMC registered Level 1 nurse on current NMC register
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Nursing Diploma/Degree or prepared to work towards
Desirable
- Holds a valid mentorship qualification
- Registered Paediatric or Learning Disability Nurse
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience of managing and leading team on a daily basis within at least band 5 remit i.e. Nurse in charge experience
- A minimum of 3years post-registration experience at band 5
- A good underpinning knowledge and experience of acute wound care, particularly within head and neck sphere
- Experience in mentoring students, preceptees and /or peers
- Able to deal with communication problems
- Dealing with distressed people
- Ability to understand and apply evidence based practice
- Maxillo-facial/minor injuries experience
- Experience and understanding of RTT pathways
- Sound knowledge of good governance processes
- Working Knowledge of Auditing and its application
Desirable
- Experience in learning difficulties and paediatric nursing
- Proven experience of working within an outpatient setting
- Managing conflict and complaints processes
- Experience with E-Rostering and planning of safe staffing
- Experience with managing staff training and development programmes eg. Appraisals and planning staff training schedules and compliance of mandatory training
- Experience in a dental/ oral treatment room/theatre setting
- Understanding of current developments in the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Able to make judgements based on evidence based practice and translate this for use in the department environment
- Strong leadership/managerial skills
- Able to prioritise, organise, delegate and motivate staff
- Excellent communication skills
- Hand/eye co-ordination e.g. For preparation of drugs
- Computer literacy
- Good assessment skills in acute situations
Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
- Has an approachable personality with a calm disposition to attend to all personality types in both peers and the general public, including paediatric and Learning Disabilities patients
- Can communicate and work in partnership with at all levels of the multi-disciplinary team and grades
- Has an awareness of own scope of practice and limitations and unafraid to escalate when appropriate
- Maintains quality and standards of own practice and encourages others to do the same.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kettering General Hospital
Rothwell Road
Kettering
NN16 8UZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
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