Senior Sister
| Posting date: | 03 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £50,008.00 to £56,908.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £50008.00 - £56908.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 December 2025 |
| Location: | Epping, CM16 6TN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9292-25-0438 |
Summary
. Professionally accountable for ensuring safety and quality in the unit. Accountable for maintaining own practice as a registered practitioner in line with professional requirements to revalidate tri-annually. Lead the recruitment, selection, development and retention of the ward team; utilising HR policies and procedures to effectively manage the team. Ensure that knowledge, skills and competencies are up to date for self and others. Ensure staff are competent to practice safely and effectively. Ensure that the ward is performing in line with national and organisational goals. Ensure that all staff who report to you receive annual appraisal and personal development opportunities. Responsible for the monitoring and management of staff sickness absence, utilising HR policies and procedures to facilitate reasonable adjustments to enable safe return to work. Always promote and champion equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Utilise HR policies and procedures to address issues related to staff performance; providing coaching, counselling and opportunities for individual development and escalating concerns where attainment of essential skills not met. To provide clinical leadership to small team of urology nurses. Promote effective communication, keeping the team up to date on local and national strategies and objectives, ensuring a shared commitment to achieving goals. Utilise the knowledge and skills of the wider team to promote learning and development opportunities for staff. To work collaboratively with Medical staff, clinical nurse specialists, advanced nurse practitioners service leads and community teams in the delivery of a comprehensive outpatient based urological diagnostic and treatment service Recognise and optimise the potential by ensuring every team member has regular 1:1 meeting (minimum every 8 weeks), annual appraisal and personal development planning in line with the requirements of the ward and their career goals. Maintain compliance with statutory and mandatory training for the whole team, enabling Ward Manager Job Description Final version August 2020 attendance or time out to complete modules. Foster an environment and culture for learning within the team. Competently provide training and teaching for the team to ensure they have the necessary knowledge and skills to competently deliver their roles. Oversee the development of students and learners in the workplace; including undertaking the role of assessor in practice and sign off mentor. Recruit, develop and maintain a workforce that are fit for purpose. Lead the Being Open process with patients, families and carers; through the application of Duty of Candour. Responsible for the safe storage and administration of medicines; investigating all errors and omissions to ensure learning and minimise risks to patients. Ensure that you and your team are trained and competent in all aspects of safeguarding. Responsible for the application of health and safety legislation and local policies including Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) and provision of First Aid in the ward environment. Responsible for ensuring that all equipment is functioning and fit for purpose; decommission and report any faults. Ensure staff are suitably trained in the use of all equipment and are knowledgeable about the process for reporting faults and decommissioning all faulty equipment. Ensure compliance with all required Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards, taking action to address variation or non-compliance in order that your ward is always inspection ready. Undertake self-assessment and peer assessment of all key lines of enquiry (KLOES) in your clinical area and those of your peers, to ensure compliance with the CQC Assurance framework. Review and investigate all Datix reported incidents for the ward, implementing actions to mitigate risk of reoccurrence. Monitor trends and escalate concerns with ward matron. Ensure escalation of incidents through the Trust governance structure, including formal presentation of incident findings, evidence of immediate actions taken to mitigate risk. Promote a culture of learning and improvement within the ward and the wider organisation. Encourage patient feedback; manage positive and negative impact of care through formal complaints, PALs or bedside feedback. Be able to demonstrate changes in practice and learning from feedback.