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Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse Chest Clinic | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £42,471 - £50,364 p.a Inc HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE1 7EH |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6370005/196-NM11707 |
Summary
We are looking to recruit an experienced, highly motivated nurse with leadership experience to join our chest clinic at Guys and St Thomas's hospital.
The Chest Clinic nurses work cross-site at Guys & St Thomas’ hospital sites to provide excellent care to our patients with a variety of respiratory conditions. The Deputy Sister/Charge nurse will work along side the Chest Clinic Sister to lead a team of nurses and healthcare assistants who work amongst all specialties to provide a high standard of care for our outpatient and day case patients. The successful candidate will have excellent leadership and communication skills, as well as a passion for respiratory nursing. The successful candidate will be flexible, motivated, knowledgeable and confident to deputise for the B7 Clinic Sister. You will contribute towards the efficient operation of the clinics, and be open to change as the service continues to grow and develop.
Closing Date: 23rd June 2024
Interview Date: 1st July 2024
The Chest Clinic is an exciting and dynamic clinical area that investigates and treats inpatients and outpatients from across the South East of England with a variety of respiratory conditions such as TB, lung cancer, COPD, ILD, and asthma. As well as providing routine outpatient appointments the clinical areas see patients for invasive and non-invasive day -case procedures such as medical thoracoscopy, chest drain insertion, aspiration, bronchoscopy, EBUS, biologic and cytotoxic infusion therapy, and induced sputum. We are constantly looking to develop and learn to accommodate the rapidly expanding activities of the Chest Clinics at both Guy's and St Thomas'.
We are looking to recruit a team player, who will bring a positive 'can do' attitude, flexibility, a desire to learn and develop skills, with passion for creating a positive patient experience. You will be part of a dynamic multi professional team that provides high quality and compassionate care to local and regional communities.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises of five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
• Deputise for the Chest Clinic Sister and represent the department as required.
• - Be wholly accountable for his / her practice in line with the NMC code ofprofessional conduct and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustainand improve his / her knowledge and professional competence
• Ensure that the departments have adequate resources / equipment toprovide an effective service
• Support the clinic team through the process of change,demonstrating tenacity, drive, professional integrity, balance andperspective.
• Work clinically cross-site, performing respiratory diagnostic testing, venepuncture and cannulation, administer medication via various routes, assist with admission, recovery and procedures.
• Motivate, develop, support and identify training needs for department staff.
• With support from the Clinic sister -Implement and work within the Trust’s HR policies on all staffing matters,including sickness, capability and disciplinary issues. Take correctivemeasures if indicated in liaison with Human Resources and the Chest Clinic Sister.
• Work with the Clinic sister in therecruitment, selection, appointment process and contribute to the retention of staff.
• Participate in appraisals and the setting of objectives for junior staff in thedepartment to enable them to achieve optimal effectiveness and tounderstand their contribution to the directorate.
• Contribute to theinduction programme for new starterswithin the department.
• Work with the Clinic Sister to ensure that staff attend and assist in training where appropriate onmandatory training sessions and maintain accurate records of these.
• Be proactive in the risk assessment, management, clinical incidentreporting and management of complaints.
• Contribute to the development of Directorate and Trust policies,procedures and clinical guidelines
• Undertake clinical and associated audits as appropriate for the given area.
• Proactively seek feedback on patient and public experience in order toaddress concerns in a timely manner and build on success.
• Contribute to the Maximisation of clinic space, ensuring needs of all patients and services are considered
This advert closes on Sunday 23 Jun 2024