Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Pre Assessment Unit

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic nurse with pre-operative or surgical experience who would like the opportunity to broaden their leadership skills into a band 6 position. We offer a progressive environment with the support of a team and the department based clinical practice Facilitator.

The Pre-Operative Assessment unit is a welcoming, diverse and exciting department with a passion to deliver world class care to all our patients. We pre-assess more than 300 patients weekly. This nurse led clinic supported by consultant anaesthetists is a fast developing service with a vision for expansion over the coming months. We offer the opportunity to rotate between pre-operative assessment, day surgery and PACU (post anaesthetic care unit) to enhance your peri-operative skills and experience.

We provide adult pre-operative assessment for patients undergoing operation under general anaesthetic and/or sedation and regional anaesthetic for a range of surgical specialties. The unit serves in an outpatient capacity from Monday to Friday, seven and a half hour day. We are closed on weekends and bank holidays. The clinic hours are Monday to Thursday 0800-1800 and Friday 0800-1730.

You will need a flexible attitude and be able to demonstrate commitment to your own personal development.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more detail around main responsibilities and specification requirements.

Person SpecificationRoyal Free World Class Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the trust values.

Education & Professional Qualifications

• First level degree in nursing or working towards.
• Evidence of post-registration education/qualification relevant to specialty.

Experience

• Significant post registration experience of working in an acute hospital setting.
• Evidence of experience in conducting quality audits.
• Evidence of skills in managing junior staff.
• Experience of co-mentoring and assessing student nurses on placement.

Skills and Attitudes

• Knowledge of current advances and pathways of care in pre-assessment.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence.
• Skilled in use of computer/keyboard.
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues e.g. handling complaints, clinical risk management.
• Ability to problem-solve, prioritise and to work to deadlines.
• Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with multi-professional teams.
• Able to manage stressful situations and challenge decisions to ensure that patient needs are met.
• Able to lead, manage and motivate others in complex problem solving and assessment skills.
• Able to recruit staff to world class values.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS.

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