Endoscopy Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse/Clinical Educator

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse/Clinical Educator to join the Endoscopy team at Louth County Hospital.

The Endoscopy Departments in ULHT are part of the Trustwide Clinical Support Service Directorate with departments on Grantham, Lincoln, Boston and Louth Sites. The Endoscopy Units carry out both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. All endoscopy units across the trust are JAG accredited and provide a gold standard service to our patients. We have excellent training facilities and pride ourselves in supporting our staff to access training via our Nurse Protected time. There are many opportunities for career development within Endoscopy and we fully support and encourage staff in these areas.

Main duties of the job

This role is to assist in the provision of the Endoscopy Service to all inpatients and outpatients for a 7 day week 24 hour a day service, including weekend and Bank Holiday working .

There is a requirement to support and act as a source of expertise in Endoscopy to ULHT staff and patients supporting the Band 7 Sister at all times and deputising in her absence. The role will incorporate clinical practice, consultation and education as required throughout the patient journey in Endoscopy .

The successful applicant will also assist in the development of the Endoscopy support service, influencing patient care through audit, research and specialist education to patients, carers and other professionals working closely with the Clinical lead.

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated

Job description

Job responsibilities

What should you do next?

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Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Senior Nurse experience/experience taking charge/coordinating a clinical area To have a range of experiences in nursing acute patients. Demonstrate an ability to assess and introduce change consistent with research evidence.

Desirable

Experience of delivering Education programmes Experience of undertaking Research/audit Knowledge of clinical Effectiveness and audit Endoscopy Experience

Evidence of Particular: - Knowledge - Skills - Aptitudes

Essential

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with all members of staff Expanded competencies Evidence of assessing and supervising junior colleagues

Qualifications

Essential

1st Level Nurse with NMC Registration Evidence of continuing professional development Teaching Qualification (eg ENB 998,FLIPS)

Desirable

Nursing degree clinical qualification post registration

Specific Requirements

Essential

Demonstrates awareness of current changes in the NHS To be able to articulate their own vision for the development of nursing and nurse led initiatives within the ward Ability to manage and motivate staff Ability to prioritise and organise workload

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