Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group
Outpatients Sister / Charge Nurse - Band 7
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Band 7 Sister/Charge Nurse
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Sister/Charge Nurse based at Lincoln & Louth.
As the Outpatient Sister/Charge Nurse at Lincoln you will work closely with the Outpatients leadership team Trustwide to provide assurance that your teams and outpatient areas are delivering safe, high quality, patient centred care, in accordance with the Trust’s Vision, values and behaviours. You will have excellent communication and leadership skills, and will lead and support your teams compassionately to deliver the changes required to constantly improve our services.
Whilst based primarily at Lincoln, you will be expected to work flexibly, including cross cover at other sites as required, to support an integrated approach to the delivery of Outpatient services Trustwide, with the need to cover at weekends. There is also an expectation you will cover site nurse shifts on an ad-hoc / rostered period.
As one of the main entry points to hospital, Outpatient services attend to patients, carers and visitors arriving at hospital with a multitude of information and care needs. These may range from a need for health advice and guidance to life-changing consequences upon their physical and mental well-being.
Delivering effective outpatient services that ensures the care and support provided to patients and those closest to them is of the highest standard is fundamental to achieving a good experience for the individual, and providing a positive impression of the Trust.
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Your duties will include demonstrating the delivery of key quality and safety performance indicators, including staff experience and staff management/training, and patient experience.
The Outpatients Sister / CN will also be expected to attend and be accountable at all essential meetings relating to Outpatients including governance and performance meetings. You will be required to work in partnership with Clinical teams, the Outpatients administrative teams to ensure that the service meets the needs of patients and is responsive to complaints/feedback.
You will ensure that all staff are receiving the correct level of training to promote the safety of our patients being seen within our departments. To provide high quality nursing care and continuing responsibility for the management of the department.
You will be responsible for providing leadership and professional development for the nursing, support workers and other multi-disciplinary members within the area. You will provide professional advice and support to the whole multidisciplinary team in caring for patients within the outpatient setting. You will be responsible for working with the Matron in the development of Outpatient services.
About the Trust
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
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United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Kymberley High
- Job title: Matron
- Email address: kymberley.high2@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01522 307294
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