Job summary
- Main area
- General Surgery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 177-ELEC-7211643
- Employer
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- James Paget University Hospital
- Town
- Gorleston
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Outpatient Senior Sister
NHS AfC: Band 7
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
- Putting patients first
- Aiming to get it right
- Recognising that everybody counts
- Doing everything openly and honestly
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Sister in Surgical Outpatients department and Broadland Suite working alongside our friendly and dynamic multi-disciplinary team members.
The post holder will be based in the clinic at the James Paget University Hospital and will provide leadership in the surgical outpatient clinics with speciality including general surgery, orthopaedic, ENT, Urology and Oral surgery.
Main duties of the job
Main responsibilities include: Acting as a visible leader ensuring the smooth day to day running of clinics within the departments. Managing teams including rosters, sickness, appraisals and effectively challenging where appropriate. Leading on service development and embedding changes into practice to aid improvement.
Adhering to NMC and Trust guidelines, policies and procedures. Ensuring practice is relevant and evidence based.
Working alongside all members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure a family-centred and holistic approach is taken for all patients pathways.
Complete audits and data collection to ensure patient safety and experience is paramount.
Further detailed information is in the attached job description and person specification.
Working for our organisation
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main responsibilities include: Acting as a visible leader ensuring the smooth day to day running of clinics within the departments listed in the overview. Managing teams including rosters, sickness, appraisals and effectively challenging where appropriate. Leading on service development and embedding changes into practice to aid improvement.
Adhering to NMC and Trust guidelines, policies and procedures. Ensuring practice is relevant and evidence based.
Working alongside all members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure a family-centred and holistic approach is taken for all patients pathways.
Complete audits and data collection to ensure patient safety and experience is paramount.
Further detailed information is in the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Effective and Professional
Essential criteria
- Effective and Professional
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Good organisational and team building skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Good IT skills
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent Knowledge and experience in the holistic assessment of patient
- Ability to assess psychological needs of patients
- Knowledge and experience of using the QSAFE system
- Ability to demonstrate detailed clinical knowledge relating to the assessments of patients in clinic.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge/experience of clinic working
- Knowledge of waiting list pathways
Qualification/Experience
Essential criteria
- RN
- Evidence of leading a team at a band 6 level
- Demonstration of personal and professional development
Desirable criteria
- Advanced Communication Skills
- Degree or Evidence of academic pathway towards a degree
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michaela Woods
- Job title
- Surgical Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01493 453513
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