Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse, Neurosurgery

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Leadership team in Neurosurgery. Ward 43 / NECU  is a Neurosurgical ward that cares for patients and their relatives whilst going through a form of spinal or brain injury. It is made up of 34 ward beds and 12 Enhanced care beds. The post holder will be expected to rotate between both the ward and NECU.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

Ward 43 Clinical Sisters / Charge Nurse are responsible for continually aiming for high standards of care and supporting the management team. In turn the management team will support your professional development and offer guidance for your career goals. The post holder will be expected to coordinate the ward and work clinically. An understanding of the operational demands and  clinical pressures are essential whilst maintaining quality of care and patient safety.

Neurosurgical experience is  not essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
• Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team.
• A skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team, participating in service/policy development.
• Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients and management of a team, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated/audited.
• Organisation of cross-departmental/organisational activities including HR, resource, and bleep-holder responsibilities as appropriate.
• Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; complex patient monitoring; equipment management and frequent administration of invasive tests/procedures.
• Develop and educate staff, participating in supervision, mentorship and appraisal as required.
• Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data available.
• Manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring varying levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need.
• Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.
• Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
• Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times.

For further details of the job role please see attached job description.