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Job summary

Main area
Endoscopy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To take part in On Call upper GI Bleed Rota)
Job ref
190-8663-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northern General Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/12/2024 23:59
Interview date
06/01/2025

Employer heading

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Endoscopy Pre-Assessment Sister/Charge Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity is now available to join a new pre-assessment nursing team for Endoscopy.

This Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse role will require a forward thinking confident well organised Nurse with extensive clinical experience at band 5 or 6 in Endoscopy.

This new pre-assessment nursing team will require you to have excellent communication and IT skills as you will be expected to communicate effectively across multiple interfaces and with your Line manager, your team, the Senior Sister at both Northern General and Royal Hallamshire hospital sites, Patients, Matron, Consultants, Non-Medical Endoscopists, Service managers, Rota co-ordinators, Admin team, and other professionals working within and from outside the trust in order to provide the full Endoscopy pre-assessment service.

Main duties of the job

You will need to be an effective change manager to assist the Senior Sister to develop this new team and get it established. There will be a performance measurement element to this role where target numbers of pre-assessments completed by the team is required and monitored. There is also expected to be a reduction in patients failing to attend and cancellations on the day of the procedure.

You will help to lead the nursing pre-assessment team to work within a multidisciplinary team and across clinical boundaries to enable high quality preparation of patients for Endoscopy procedures. You will need to have outstanding organisational and interpersonal skills, the ability to demonstrate leadership, a sound understanding of Endoscopy and Gastroenterology environments and Nursing care. Experience in assessment and the consent process is essential along with an understanding of JAG accreditation standards for Endoscopy services

ÌýDo you have the commitment and drive to assist the Senior Sister to lead a new nursing team to support continual service improvement using evidenced based practice? If so, we are interested in you.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

GRaDE Care Group is comprised of 3 clinical directorates:

  • Diabetes and Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Respiratory Medicine

All three directorates operate on the Northern and Central campus’ although the acute admitting base for all of the specialties is at the Northern General Hospital. The Care Group has 11 acute base wards at the Northern General Hospital and one acute and one elective base ward at the Central Campus. Outpatient services operate on both campus’ and are supported by the Patient Booking Hub at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RGN with 1st Degree or evidence of working towards
  • NMC registered
  • To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
  • Jets Workforce Programme
Desirable criteria
  • Aspiring Band 6 Nurse Development Programme
  • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and related procedures for Nurses Course.
  • Leadership course of demonstrable leadership experience

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Expert knowledge of Endoscopy procedures and patient pathways.
  • Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to-one basis and with groups.
  • Knowledge of The Joint Advisory Group and their requirements
  • Computer skills and experience of using ICE Infoflex and Lorenzo

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant clinical experience at Band 5 in all aspects of Endoscopy procedures and/or pre- assessment.
  • Ability to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of Bridging patients on anti- coagulant medication prior to procedures
  • Experience of leading a team.
  • Ability to manage change Ability to manage change effectively

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverStonewall Gold 2022

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
Justine Turner
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 266219
Additional information

Laura Tarlton

[email protected]

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