Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 10 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 323-NM6993-GK
- Employer
- Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Peters Hospital
- Town
- Chertsey
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 pa inc. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/05/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/06/2025
Employer heading
Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse, Willow Day Unit (Fixed Term 10 months)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
To safely administer prescribed IV medication and therapeutic interventions within Willow Day unit to facilitate early discharge from hospital and admission avoidance.
To safely work in Ambulatory Care Centre, facilitating in-patient discharges.
To support the doctors in signposting patients when discharged.
To promote and help to manage delivery of a quality nursing service, setting and monitoring clinical standards.
To be responsible for the assessment of patient care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
To work as a team leader and deputise for the Unit manger in accordance with the nursing philosophy of Ashford and St Peters Hospital NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
- Facilitate early supported discharge thus reducing the length of stay in hospital for patients who meet the criteria for IV at Home Services /Willow Day unit/Ambulatory Care Centre.
- Delivery of safe patient care according to the prescribed medication.
- Assessment and identification of potential risks and issues and escalation to the appropriate clinician in accordance with agreed pathways.
- Undertaking role in line with NMC Code of Practice and registration; working within professional guidelines and being accountable for own professional actions.
- Offer telephone advice, using a problem solving approach, and follow up with a visit if required to patients and relatives.
- Undertake the safe handling and administration of medicines, ensuring all consumables are in date and stored appropriately.
- Ensure that all infection control and aseptic techniques are followed in accordance with good practice..
- Maintenance of accurate, dated and signed clinical records
- To comply with the departmental and organisational policies
Working for our organisation
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- On-site Nurseries
- On-site staff cafes
- On-site parking
- Support in career development
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Ensure that resources are used effectively
- Plan and manage own workload, adjusting plans to meet the needs of the service and patients, utilising the support of clinical and operational supervision.
- Input into the development and evaluation of policies, guidelines and protocols
- Ability to exercise clinical and professional judgement which may be in conflict with other professions or the service user.
Leadership or managerial
- Maintain all mandatory and other relevant training required for the role
- Comply with all policies and procedures that are relevant to the role
- Engage in induction, training and development of new staff to the service
- Assist in maintaining and identifying new training needs of staff involved in the administration of IV
- Maintain professional portfolio in line with NMC revalidation requirements and manage professional and personal development
- Engage in the ASPH appraisal process
- Responsible for maintaining stock control of medicines and equipment as per Trust Policy.
- Responsible for the safe use of specialised equipment and have an awareness of financial restraints, ensuring equipment etc. is used efficiently
Information and reporting
- Reporting of incidents as per policy
- Report adverse drug events as per protocol
- Ensure audits of services are undertaken and data is provided to help inform and improve practice across the Trust.
- Maintain accurate contemporaneous notes for all patients.
Person specification
Attitude, Behaviour and Values
Essential criteria
- • Always puts patients first
- • Willing and able to take personal responsibility
- • Seeks out and takes opportunities for improving the service offered
Qualifications and Further Training
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse, NMC register part 1.
Desirable criteria
- • IV specific qualifications/IV passport
- • Mentorship/teaching qualifications
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience in the care of IV devices and the administration of IV therapies. •
- • Experience working in the acute setting delivering direct patient care
skills
Essential criteria
- • You are able to communicate effectively to ensure high standards of care, treatment, service or support as appropriate to your role,
Desirable criteria
- Change management skills for service development
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
- Catherine Parsons
- Job title
- Clinical Nurse Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0193272086
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