Sister/Charge Nurse - Patience Ward

Job overview

Are you a Senior Nurse ready to develop your career in a leadership role?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Ward Sister /Charge Nurse for Patience Ward.

If you are a highly motivated and experienced nurse, interested in an opportunity to further develop your clinical and leadership skills, and ready to engage in service development, this post could be for you.

Patience ward is a 17-bedded ward specialised in Renal.  We have a fantastic multi-disciplinary team that helps us provide quality patient-centred care.

Closing date: 26th May 2025 at Midnight

Interview date: 9th June 2025

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Directorate of Transplant Renal and Urology for a Sister/Charge Nurse to provide clinical Leadership and Management in Patience Ward.

- Is providing excellent nursing care and getting the basics right one of your key drivers? - Do you enjoy developing others to become excellent at what they do?

If your answer to these questions is yes then this may be the role for you!

Patience Ward is a renal specialty, covering the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the kidneys.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the clinical management of  Patience Ward, leading a team of registered nurses and nursing assistants in the delivery of highly specialized care for patients with  medical  and undergoing renal surgery and interventions.

Through strong leadership, high visibility and accessibility the post holder will enable the unit to deliver excellence in nursing, ensure patient experience is of the highest quality and aim to reduce length of stay. The successful candidate will be required to work in close collaboration with the Inpatient Matrons and medical colleagues as well as a large MDT to establish and deliver patient specific pathways.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Clinical Leadership and Managerial

-Lead the ward/Department team and build successful links between key professionals to support and promote effective multi-disciplinary team working. -Manage the department nursing staff, ensuring the patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.

-Be wholly accountable for his / her practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his / her knowledge and professional competence. -Communicate effectively and efficiently and liaise with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that patients receive seamless care within the trust.

-Act as a professional nurse leader and role model to the staff. To apply clinical skills of the highest standard and to take a proactive approach to the development of clinical competence in self and others. -Maximise use of clinical resources, implementing best practice in patient flow, admission and discharge arrangements.

-Monitor monthly budget statements, identifying trends, understanding spending patterns in order to stay in budget and to take action as required.

-Comply with the Trust’s standing financial instructions.

-Ensure that the departments have adequate resources / equipment to provide an effective service.

-Develop and maintain effective channels of communication between all members of the multi-disciplinary team.

-To ensure the Matron is informed when changes to circumstances may affect safe competent practice.

-Participate in nursing and multi professional research and audit and to implement actions identified from quality initiatives.

-Identify and intervene where circumstances contribute to an unsafe environment for patients and staff. To bring instances to the attention of the Matron /Head of Nursing for the area.

-Lead and support the ward team through the process of change, demonstrating tenacity, drive, professional integrity, balance and perspective.

-Deputise for the Matron as appropriate.

-To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.

-Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient   orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant.

-Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.