Deputy Endoscopy Sister/Charge Nurse

Main area Gastrointestinal Medicine and Surgery Grade Band 6 Contract Secondment: 12 months Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (We are open 7 days a week. The shift pattern is 4 x 9.5 hour shifts per week. Shifts are either 8am to 6pm or 9am to 7pm.) Job ref 196-NM12347

Employer Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Thomas' Hospital Town London Salary £44,806 - £53,134 p.a inc HCA Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59 Interview date 17/01/2025

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Endoscopy Unit of a Deputy Ward Sister/Charge Nurse position. The successful candidate will work alongside the Ward Sisters to support the Nursing team to provide the highest quality care for our patients.

The Endoscopy Unit has 5 procedure rooms at St Thomas Hospital and 1 procedure room at Guy's Hospital. Caring for our specialist patients will give the successful candidate the opportunity to develop a wide variety of clinical knowledge & skills. We will support this development by sending you on study days.

The successful candidate will be working across both the Guy's and St. Thomas' sites. We are a state of the art modern busy unit performing diagnostic and specialist therapeutic procedures for patients from across London and the South East of England.

• We are open 7 days a week.
• The shift pattern is 4 x 9.5 hour shifts per week.
• Shifts are either 8am to 6pm or 9am to 7pm.
• We provide an out of hours emergency bleed service which is supported by nurses once they have been fully trained.
• We attend other areas in the hospital to assist with emergency procedures.
• National training passport for competence is available which will allow you to take this competence anywhere in the country.

If you are a highly motivated nurse, and interested in this post and would like to work within a supportive and innovative environment we would like to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

As a Deputy ward sister, you will be working closely with the Sister and senior team. You will be expected to undertake managerial duties and support all members of the team. You will also be able to manage the unit in the absence of the ward sister, including all daily unit routines and any matters escalated to them.

The role will encompass specific responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care and expertise within the clinical area. To help lead and coordinate the clinical, managerial and educational requirements of the clinical area ensuring the highest standards of nursing practice and care are delivered as reflected by the unit philosophy. Ensuring the safety and well being of services users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centered care principles.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide strong clinical leadership skills and inspire the nursing team towards a common goal.
• To be involved in rostering and allocation/approval of bank & agency staff.
• Co-ordinating the day to day running of the ward to deliver safe and effective care.
• To deputise for the Sister/Charge Nurse in their absence.
• Deal with complaints in a calm and efficient manner.
• To be a role model in delivering safe and effective patient care.
• To assess, plan and implement care, provide specialist advice and maintain associated and accurate records.
• To provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring the planning delivery and evaluation of individualised care.

Person specification Experience

• Proven experience of managing Endoscopy Unit ; including management of rotas managing competencies, resources and staff
• Experience of teaching/assessing/ supervising others in a clinical setting.
• Experience of clinical supervision
• Experience of supporting recruitment campaigns and undertaking interviews.

Skills

• Ability to organise and plan own time and that of junior staff and learners.
• You will be able decide how best to achieve expected results, whilst acting within clearly defined policies/ procedures and codes of conduct.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients/clients and give relevant advice/information to patients and relatives.
• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
• Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information. To include dealing with distressed relatives, care of terminally ill & other challenging situations.

Qualifications/ Education /Professional/ Statutory Registration

• BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
• Post registration qualification in or can demonstrate relevant experience and competence (appropriate area of speciality)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development in relevant area of speciality
• RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
• Evidence of current experience as a Senior Endoscopy Staff Nurse
• Recruitment and selection course

Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitably according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or studies at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking into account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.

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