Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse

• Take responsibility for the clinical leadership and direction of the nursing team.
• Undertakes and documents a comprehensive, systematic, and accurate nursing assessment of the patient, as appropriate.
• Deliver a high standard of nursing care based on best practice to maintain patient safety and provide good patient experience.
• Creates and utilises opportunities to promote health and well-being of patients in their care.
• To undertake clinical shifts within department.
• Working within the NMC Guidelines and Trust Policies recognising one's own abilities and limitations.
• To facilitate and build teamwork between nurses and multi-disciplinary teams to effect high standards of care.
• To understand mortality data and use knowledge of how nursing can contribute to increased mortality to determine ward standards. Use audit tools to monitor compliance with those standards.
• Maintain a good standard of communication with the multi-disciplinary team and respect the confidentiality of patients, relatives, and colleagues.

• Ensuring staffing levels within the area are adequate to provide safe and effective care delivery, maximising the resources that are available by competent duty eRostering.
• Through effective negotiation and political awareness create an environment for partnership working and dissemination of information across multi-disciplinary teams.
• To support the Ward Manager with the financial resources for the ward area, as required.
• Support the Ward Manager in the recruitment and selection of new staff.
• Support with the investigation of complaints and clinical incidents related to own clinical area and support the review of complaints in other areas, as deemed.
• Appropriate by the Ward Manager. Provide feedback to staff as appropriate.
• Deputise for the Ward Manager in their absence, as per requested.
• Ensure information on the ward / department information system is correct and updated regularly, as appropriate.

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years working at Band 5 or equivalent with experience in urgent or emergency care desirable.
• Demonstrate commitment and ability to support staff teaching, research and education
• Proven leadership skills including team building, change management.
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively manage resources.
• Demonstrate experience within the strategic planning process
• Computer literate
• Experience of Resource Management
• RGN / RSCN / RM
• Work towards a degree level qualification or Degree
• Excellent communication skills
• Enthusiastic
• Ability to motivate others
• Proven leadership skills
• Ability to work under pressure to meet required deadlines.
• Good Organisational skills
• Ability to have positive working relationships.
• Teaching Course City and Guilds 7307/ENB 998 or equivalent level of experience.
• Experience of audit and research

Desirable

• Work towards a degree level qualification or Degree
• Post basic qualification relevant to specialty
• Awareness of wide NHS Agenda and Modernization Initiatives