Sister/Charge Nurse

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

The Emergency Department at Newham University Hospital is recruiting to the role of Sister / Charge Nurse.

The department sees and treats approximately 110,000 patients per year with a wide variety of illnesses and injuries, including interesting medical pathology and conditions rarely encountered in other departments.

We are seeking experienced Band 5 or existing Band 6 applicants who are enthusiastic, motivated and passionate about the delivery of high quality patient care. Our aim is to grow and strengthen our existing senior nursing team. We are particularly interested in applicants with experience in supporting and developing junior nursing colleagues, and those with a passion for improving patient care.Working at Newham offers a unique insight into East London life and its associated medial conditions, illness and emergencies.  We strive to deliver a high standard of care to our patients and their families, and provide extensive in-house training led by our Professional Development Nurse.  Access to formal courses of education at local universities, the Barts Health Network and Capital Nurse is available to facilitate professional development. All nurses will be supported in practice by a friendly, knowledgeable and experienced team. We are proud of our family ethos and look forward to welcoming new members.This post requires successful candidates to undertake shift work, which will include working at nights and weekends.

Main duties of the job

To provide the highest standard of individualised and holistic patient care, in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team.The post holder will work within the NMC Code, trust policies, guidance and procedures to ensure safe working practice of self and others. The successful candidate will join the team in delivering urgent and emergency nursing care to patient’s attending the Emergency Department (ED).The Band 6 is expected to act as a positive role model at all times and will guide junior nursing and medical staff in delivering high quality care.The Band 6 will facilitate flow within the ED by maintaining a constant overview of care requirements within the ED.Escalate issues to specialty teams/management in a timely way to improve patient experience. To adhere to the ED guidance on flow;Share learning and participate in governance, feedback and incident management. Deputise for the Band 7 where necessary.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

 Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

 We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification Qualifications & knowledge Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Minimum of 2 years ED experience at Band 5 or above
• Intravenous accreditation
• Prep for Mentorship course or equivalent
• Specialist A&E Course
• Fulfils KSF outline for Staff Nurse (Band 5)
• ILS/PILS or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• BSc Nursing or working towards ALS / EPLS Advanced Trauma Course or equivalent

Communication Essential criteria

• Ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate
• The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures
• Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
• Ability communicate effectively, both written and oral
• Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
• Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests
• Ability to self reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better
• Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them

Personal and people development Essential criteria

• Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
• Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests
• Ability to self reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better
• Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them

Health, safety and security Essential criteria

• Acts in a way that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures and abide by the Trust Health and Safety policies
• Ability to support others in maintaining health, safety and security

Desirable criteria

• Ability to identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others
• Ability to identify how to manage risks and help others manage risks

Service Improvement Essential criteria

• Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy
• Ability to offer constructive suggestions for service improvement
• Effectively carries out tasks related to evaluating services

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy
• Ability to offer constructive suggestions for service improvement Effectively carries out tasks related to evaluating services Understanding and rising to the challenges in service improvement Ability to lead the nursing team in service improvement

Quality Essential criteria

• Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines
• Ability to monitor the quality of own and others work
• Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence

Desirable criteria

• Ability to use and maintain resources efficiently and effectively and encourage others to do so

Equality and diversity Essential criteria

• Ability to treat everyone with whom s/he comes into contact with dignity and respect

Desirable criteria

• Experience of Equal Opportunity polices and procedures
• Ability to identify and take action when own or other’s undermines equality and diversity

Assessment and care planning to meet health and wellbeing needs and Specific requirements Essential criteria

• Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively
• Can show a non-judgemental approach to patient care
• Ability to record and report back accurately and fully on patient assessments undertaken and risks identified
• Ability to work flexible hours to meet service requirements
• Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations

Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs and People Management Essential criteria

• Can demonstrate a knowledge of current and emerging health care issues
• Ability to identify deteriorating patients and take appropriate action
• Ability to carry out essential and appropriate nursing care and procedures
• Ability to plan allocate and supervise the work of a team
• Ability to support staff during the NHS KSF development review process

Desirable criteria

• Ability to assess the work of the team, provide clear constructive feedback to the team in order to maintain and improve performance
• Proven clinical leadership skills

Information, collection and analysis Learning and Development Essential criteria

• Can prove a basic computer literacy in Windows and IT systems
• Ability to store data/ information safely and correctly

Desirable criteria

• Ability to provide formal teaching development to staff/colleagues.
• Ability to evaluate effectiveness of learning activities and identifies how it could be improved

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Our people strategy for 2019-2022 sets out our priorities and an action plan to meet our ambition. In this strategy, we set out the deal we are offering to you in return for living and breathing our values so that they shape everything that you do every single day.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful. 
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Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.