Junior Sister / Charge Nurse - Outpatient Department(OPD)

Job summary

Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse West Wing OPD

We are looking for the best talent to work in our World-Class Heart, and Cancer Centre. In return, the Barts Health will provide unsurpassed professional development opportunities, enabling investment in a range of new initiatives that would mean:

• o doctors and nurses in training will be able to gain experience in different hospitals along the whole patient pathway.
• o there would be greater opportunity for career progression - we could retain good staff who might otherwise leave to gain promotion.
• o becoming world-class will enable us to recruit some of the best doctors and researchers in the world - who can share their knowledge and experience.

o joining forces with other partners in an Academic Health Science System will mean that staff would be better able to secure funds and pool their talents to develop new technology, techniques and treatments.

Main duties of the job

To manage, maintain and support effectively Outpatients Departments in St Bartholomew's Hospital. The OP area is open on a Monday to Friday basis with varying hours. There is a possibility that in the future there will be weekend working as well.

He / She is responsible for the overall management of the clinical area and for the professional development of any junior staff; the sister / Charge Nurse will provide advice and support to the whole team involved in caring for patients. He / She will be expected to set and maintain high standards of care and be accountable for auditing and monitoring those standards.

About us

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.

Job 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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Relevant experience in breast care, surgical, or outpatient settings
• Teaching/Mentorship qualification

Desirable

• Recognised teaching and assessing qualification

Experience

Essential

• At least 2 years post registration experience including a minimum of 1 year's recent experience within the outpatient department
• Experience in assessing post-operative and chronic wounds
• Experience in identifying and escalating surgical wound complications including infection, seroma, haematoma and wound dehiscence

Desirable

• Previous Band 6 experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Breast surgery pathways
• Pre-operative assessment processes
• Infection prevention and control
• Clinical governance and risk management

Desirable

• Evidence of mentoring and development of staff

Skills

Essential

• oExcellent clinical assessment skills
• oHighly skilled in wound assessment and management
• oLeadership and organisational skills
• oAbility to prioritise workload and manage competing demands
• oEffective communication and patient education skills

Desirable

• Leadership or management training
• Breast care qualification or relevant specialist study
• Audit and quality improvement experience