Sister​/Charge Nurse; XR

Weare offering an exciting opportunity to join the Band 6 workforce on J34within the Speciality and Integrated Medicine Clinical Service Unit (CSU). Weare looking for enthusiastic registered nurses to join our friendly,developing senior nursing team.

J34is a 28 bedded ward, specialising in Older Adult Care for patients who are Medically Optimised for Discharge, accommodating both male and female patients. Successful candidates will be responsible for leading the staff and working in close collaboration with the MDT. Therole is to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning,implementation, evaluation of individualised programmes of care and to workwith the discharge team to facilitate safe discharge of patient.

Youwill deliver care without supervision and take responsibility as the primecare provider for a group of patients and at all times promote confidence inour commitment to provide excellent compassionate patient care. Apassion for working with our patients, strong leadership and performance management is an integral aspect of this band 6 role with patient experience and patient safety underpinning all aspects of the ward running efficiently and effectively.

Youwill be responsible for the nursing assessments as well as the operational running of the ward and all it encompasses. Youwill need to provide assurance that standards of care are met and sustained at all times.

Actsin accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Conduct.

Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information.

Maintain and deliver compassionate patient focused care in accordance with LTHTguidelines, policies, values and behaviours. Provide assessment, planning,implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring documentation standards are upheld in accordance with NMC and LTHTguidelines, whether written or computerised.

Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of patients.

Promote evidence-based practice.

Participate in the audit and evaluation of clinical practice in the interests of promoting and improving quality care through action on findings.

Undertake duties on other wards or departments as and when required by service demands or patient need.

Act in such a way that always safeguards thehealth and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults. Is familiar with and adheres to, the LTHT safeguarding policies.

Contribute to the promotion of a positive clinical learning environment.

Keep up to date with developments, advance sand research in individualised patient care.

Participate in research and or education programmes relating to professional nursing issues and practice.

Inthe absence of the Senior Charge Nurse take charge of the ward or department and co-ordinate ward or department activities.

The Specialty and Integrated Medicine (SIM) clinical service unit encompasses many specialities, a broad range of jobs and a common goal of providing seamless integrated patient centred care. We strive to be SIMply the best!

Our services include Older Peoples Medicine (including Same Day Emergency Care),Diabetes, Endocrinology, HIV Outpatients, Leeds Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases and a variety of related specialisms. We work closely with other teams across the Trust, facilitating the admission, care and discharge of oneof its largest acute patient cohorts.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed.

If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process…