Sister/Charge Nurse Adult Critical Care J81 Bexley ICU

About the role

A 10 month secondment post has become available on J81 Bexley Intensive Care Unit at St James Hospital. The jobholder will play an essential role assisting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse with the 24-hour continuing responsibility for the effective and efficient management of the ward. They will contribute to the provision of professional, clinical, managerial leadership and supervision for the nursing team. The jobholder is responsible for helping to develop and maintain our ward philosophy, that has the patient at the centre of compassionate safe and quality care delivery. By assisting with managing the administrative and financial aspects of the ward, the jobholder will support the cost-effective use of resources. As an experienced nurse the jobholder will assist in co-ordinating activities on the ward ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times, providing support to qualified and unqualified nurses within the ward. He/she will play a key role in the assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.

J81 Bexley Intensive Care Unit Bexley Wing is a major 12-storey clinical building at St James University Hospital in Leeds primarily housing the Leeds Cancer Centre. It serves as one of the largest and most comprehensive single-site cancer treatment facilities in Europe. Bexley ICU is a 15 bedded multi-speciality unit providing Critical Care for both Intensive Care and High Dependency patients and provides specialist care for Pancreatic, Upper Gastrointestinal, Hepatology, Thoracic, Gastroenterology, Gynaecology, Haematology and Oncology patients. Adult Critical Care consists of 5 critical care units, 2 at St James’ Hospital (J54 Lincoln ICU and J81 Bexley ICU), and 3 units at Leeds General Infirmary (Cardiac Critical Care, General Critical Care and Neurosurgical Critical Care). Adult Critical Care is committed to embedding good equality and diversity practice so that our organisation is an inclusive, welcoming, and inspiring place to work, regardless of age, disability, trans identity or history, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.

Responsibilities

• Act as a role model, promoting quality evidence-based practice.
• Develop the nursing team and ensure effective management of the ward in the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.
• Demonstrate good leadership qualities and ability to motivate team members.
• Provide evidence of supporting change management.
• Exercise excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commit to professional development and development of the team.
• Support and inspire staff to provide efficient, effective, safe, quality care to patients, ensuring a positive patient experience.
• Anticipate problems and take preventative or mitigating actions, or have contingency plans available to maintain a safe working environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN Adult for adult clinical areas or RN Child for children’s areas – Level 1 or 2).
• Possess a postgraduate certificate in Critical Care (