Job summary
Employer heading
SDEC Unit Manager
NHS AfC: Band 7
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
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Job overview
Job Title -Same Day Emergency Unit (SDEC) Unit Manager - Band 7
Hours per week-37.50
Perm/Fixed Term-Permanent: Working week (Monday to Friday) with occasional weekend/Bank Holiday shifts
Salary-Dependant on experience
Closing Date-21.05.2024
Interview Date-31.05.2024
This post is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Acute Medicine registered nurse who wants to develop clinical knowledge, leadership skills, and experience as the SDEC a Unit Manager.
We are looking for an experience senior nurse with at least 2 years experience within Acute Medicine/and particular within a Same Day Emergency Care clinical area.
This post is within the Medicine Directorate supporting and providing leadership within the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit where there are 2 pathways (Planned and Unplanned/ED pathway). This post will also work closely with our colleagues in the Urgent Care and Emergency Care directorate.
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas
A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day
Careers at George Eliot – ‘Where you make a difference’
Main duties of the job
To take responsibility for the clinical leadership and direction of the nursing team.
To undertake and document a comprehensive, systematic, and accurate nursing assessment of the patient as appropriate.
To promote and deliver a high standard of nursing care based on best practice to maintain patient safety and provide an excellent patient experience.
To create and utilise opportunities to promote health and well-being of patients in their care.
To undertake clinical shifts.
To work within the NMC Guidelines and Trust Policies recognising one’s own abilities and limitations.
To facilitate and build team working between nurses and the multi-disciplinary team to effect high standards of care.
To participate in clinical audits within the clinical areas to monitor and improve standards of care.
To ensure effective communication with the multi-disciplinary team and respect the confidentiality of patients, relatives, and colleagues.
Working for our organisation
Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
CLINICAL
To take responsibility for the clinical leadership and direction of the nursing team.
To undertake and document a comprehensive, systematic, and accurate nursing assessment of the patient as appropriate.
To promote and deliver a high standard of nursing care based on best practice to maintain patient safety and provide an excellent patient experience.
To create and utilise opportunities to promote health and well-being of patients in their care.
To undertake clinical shifts.
To work within the NMC Guidelines and Trust Policies recognising one’s own abilities and limitations.
To facilitate and build team working between nurses and the multi-disciplinary team to effect high standards of care.
To participate in clinical audits within the clinical areas to monitor and improve standards of care.
To ensure effective communication with the multi-disciplinary team and respect the confidentiality of patients, relatives, and colleagues.
Managerial
To assist the Head of Nursing/Matron to review staffing requirements using an initiative-taking approach to retention and recruitment of staff.
To support the Head of Nursing/ Matron to initiate and implement improvements using a systematic approach.
To ensure staffing levels within the area are adequate to provide safe and effective care delivery, maximising the resources that are available by competent duty rostering.
Through effective negotiation and political awareness create an environment for partnership working and dissemination of information across multi-disciplinary teams.
To manage the financial resources for the clinical area.
To lead on the investigation of complaints and clinical incidents related to own clinical area and ensuring learning is shared with own team and the Trust.
To deputise for Matron in their absence as requested.
To ensure information on the Ward/Department/Clinical area information system is correct and updated regularly as appropriate.
Education and Training
To undertake annual reviews for staff and identify learning needs of the ward team developing training plans to submit the Matron.
To ensure own competence and own personal development plan is reviewed and discussed with the Matron annually.
To ensure each team member has an annual appraisal and personal development plan.
To ensure annual attendance of self and staff at mandatory training sessions keeping records of attendance.
To create a learning environment which supports and facilitates learning and structured personal development for all staff and learners. To support all staff to complete competency training packages.
Professional leadership
Provide a credible source of clinical knowledge and advice, taking an active role in self-development, reviewing own performance, identifying own needs, and taking active measures to meet those needs.
To act as an ambassador for the clinical environment and the Trust, where appropriate, by promoting a professional image of nursing.
To ensure current registration of all qualified staff at recruitment and during employment in line with Trust Policy.
To support staff and actively participate in their NMC revalidation.
To ensure current registration with NMC.
Professional development
Contribute to the development of team objectives.
To be aware of the impact of service changes across the organisation
Contribute to the monitoring and control of expenditure and the use of resources.
Comply with Health & Safety and Infection Control policies and ensure that staff, patients, and visitors are appropriately informed and advised. Maintain a clean and safe environment. Ensure equipment used and techniques employed by staff comply with the Directorate Health & Safety policies.
Participate in the managerial duties at Directorate level as required in the absence of the Team Leader / Matron.
Implement change in response to clinical, organizational, and national demands, in agreement with appropriate others in the unit. Support others to lead or participate in the management of change.
Responds to change initiatives in a positive manner.
EFFORT AND ENVIRONMENT
Participate in providing a seamless service that reaches across hospital and community.
Have the ability and skills required for situations that are stressful and have barriers to communication.
Participate in any physical care required.
Be able to concentrate for lengthy periods for report writing, research activities, audit, and patient contact.
Person specification
Qualification and Professional Training
Essential criteria
- Relevant current professional qualification
- Teaching/Leadership Qualification
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Educated to degree level in Nursing.
- Demonstrates experience within the strategic planning process
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience at band 7/6 in an acute medicine setting and exposure to SDEC services
- Ability to demonstrate clinical and professional knowledge
- Evidence of leadership and change management
- Evidence of managing own workload with excellent time management skills
- Demonstrates the ability to effectively manage resources
- Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Quality Improvement methodology
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Proven advanced clinical knowledge and skills.
- Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead and motivate staff
- Ability to facilitate change through personal development of staf
- Supporting quality monitoring processes
- Able to identify risks, potential risks and advise on solutions to mitigate these
- Good IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
- An understanding of organizational management issues
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to form positive working relationships
- Ability to achieve goals and meet deadlines
- Flexible and able to work within a challenging environment, meeting the needs of the service
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Simon Gorrell
- Job title
- Acute Medicine Services - Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476351351
- Additional information
All informal chats and visits are welcomed.
for all queries around this post please contact Simon Gorrell (Acute Medicine Services - Matron).
email: [email protected]
call: 02476351351 (ask for speed dial: 2652).
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