Job summary
Inthis role,you'llwork closely with the Unit Manager tomaintainand build upon thehigh standardsof care and patient safety that our team is proud to deliver. Your leadership and clinicalexpertisewill be key in ensuring that every patient receives safe,timely, and compassionate care.
You will be warmly welcomed and well supported by a fantastic team who are passionate and aspire to provide excellent care
In addition,you'llsupport the Unit Manager with a range of leadership and management responsibilities, helping to foster a positive team culture, coordinate service delivery, and ensure the smooth running of the unit. Your contribution will help drive excellence across both clinical and operational aspects of the service
Main duties of the job
- Work closely with ward managers to maintain and improve high standards of care and patient safety.
- Lead from the front as a Band 6, providing leadership during shifts.
- Coordinate the shift, ensuring smooth operations and patient flow.
- Attend ward rounds and actively participate in patient care discussions.
- Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure collaborative care.
- Support staff wellbeing and development, offering guidance and mentorship.
- Assist the ward manager with leadership and management responsibilities, including:
- Fostering a positive team culture.
- Coordinating service delivery.
- Ensuring the smooth running of the unit.
- Drive excellence in clinical and operational aspects of the service.
About us
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard in LTHTR to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse orMatron in ensuring the provision of excellentcare with compassion for the patients,relatives and visitors who are cared forwithin or by the ward, department, service orteam.
Ensure a high standard of nursing isdelivered by self and others based onassessment, planning, implementation andevaluation of care to meet patients needs inaccordance with agreed local and Nationalstandards and evidence based guidelines.
Assist and support the Ward Manager in thesafe, effective management of the areaincluding management of personnel, facilitiesand the associated systems and processes.
Act as a role model, presenting a positive imageof self, team and the organisation.
Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care, through appropriateprofessional practice, delegation andsupervision of duties carried out by junior staff.
Set, monitor and maintain standards of care toimprove the patient experience and outcome ofcare.
Proactively manage risk and maintain patientsafety, conforming to health, safety and securitylegislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
Promote equality in care and practice byrecognising, respecting and meeting the needsand choices of individuals.
Ensures environment of care is safe, wellequipped and compliant with standards forhygiene and cleanliness.
Where there are difficult to fill roles solutionsare found to ensure the department hassustainable staffing structures at substantivespend, which may be achieved throughdifferent marketing solutions or differentstructural arrangement.
To participate in education and training of juniorstaff.
Maintain and develop own professionalcompetence and seek to extend the scope ofpersonal knowledge and skills within scope ofrole and professional practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Appropriate NMC Registration
- NMC recognised Mentorship qualification
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in area of speciality area
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Evidence of leadership experience and learning.
- Awareness of recent advances within Nursing practice
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and safeguarding and the relevance to practice
- Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
- Experience of implementing changes to benefit patients and improve nursing practice
- Knowledge of Ethical issues
Desirable
- Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality eg surgery
- Knowledge of Research and Development
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
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chorley and South Ribble Hospital
Chorley
PR7 1PP
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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