Junior Sister / Charge Nurse

The successful candidates will have responsibility for providing leadership to the team ensuring that care standards are monitored and maintained at the highest level as well as working collaboratively with members of the multi-disciplinary team to provide a quality service for patients., Continually assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based programmes of care in order to ensure the provision of a high standard of care.
Personally deliver a high standard of care to a group of patients, acting as a Nurse in charge/charge nurse and clinical role model at all times
Ensure the provision of advice, support and health information to patients and their carers in order to promote a health-based service.
Manages people with the Trusts legislation, policies and procedures.
Maintain accurate and legible records of all clinical and legal documentation to include accident / incident reporting, with regard to NMC, statutory and Trust polices.
Ensures all aspects of clinical care including interventions and investigations are performed, assessed and reported upon in a timely fashion and in a manner consistent with legislation, policy and procedures.
Works in close partnership and co-operation with the Matron, thus ensuring effective management of the clinical area.
Deputises for the ward manager in their absence seeking advice where appropriate.
Leads the nursing team, taking responsibility with support and guidance from ward manager for personnel management and participating in the recruitment, selection and orientation of new staff and students to the clinical area.
Assist in developing the ward philosophy and framework of care in line with unit / organisational, beliefs / values., Continually assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based programmes of care in order to ensure the provision of a high standard of care.
Personally deliver a high standard of care to a group of patients, acting as a team leader / named nurse and clinical role model at all times
Ensure the provision of advice, support and health information to patients and their carers in order to promote a health-based service.
Manages people and/or items such as equipment or specimens safely and to time consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
Maintain accurate and legible records of all clinical and legal documentation to include accident / incident reporting, with regard to NMC, statutory and Trust polices.
Ensures all aspects of clinical care including interventions and investigations are performed, assessed and reported upon in a timely fashion and in a manner consistent with legislation, policy and procedures.
Works in close partnership and co-operation with the Matron, thus ensuring effective management of the clinical area.
Deputises for the ward manager in their absence seeking advice where appropriate.
Leads the nursing team, taking responsibility with support and guidance from Matron and/or the Workforce Development Manager, for personnel management and participating in the recruitment, selection and orientation of new staff and students to the clinical area.
Assist in developing the ward philosophy and framework of care in line with unit / organisational, beliefs / values.
Where necessary, investigates the nursing aspect of complaints, accidents and clinical incidents and initiates corrective action with the guidance of the Ward Manager and Matron, reporting any serious or untoward incidents in line with Trust policy.
Ensures all Trust / Directorate nursing policies and procedures to include EC Directives, Health and Safety at work, COSHH and Movement and Handling are adhered to.
Ensures all equipment and supplies in the clinical area are maintained to enable nurses to deliver care with efficiency and safety.
Covers the medical bleep rota when required, being available for clinical advice and responsible for the assessment of staffing needs.
Ensures the clinical environment is conductive to learning and development to maximize the potential of nursing staff.
Assists in creating and maintaining, in conjunction with the Matron, systems which provide effective clinical supervision and practice supervision for all staff members to include learners allocated to the clinical area.
Liaises with the ward manager in all aspects of practice/educational developments able to access.
Ensures nursing staff in the clinical area are up-to-date with new developments, and able to access appropriate continuing education. Encourages the exchange of information, ideas and experiences.
Keeps up-to-date with current trends and developments in nursing practice related to surgical/orthopaedic nursing.
Continually monitors and evaluates the standard of care delivered to patients through the use and facilitation of quality assurance tools in clinical areas.
Is involved in nursing and clinical audit, taking action with support and guidance to improve any areas of weakness.
Assists in facilitating and encouraging the setting of standards and development of guidelines and protocols, which ensure provision of a high quality, up-to-date, evidence based service.
Is self-aware and takes own continuing education and professional development needs into account, accessing advice, guidance and support as appropriate.
Is aware of and adheres to NMC Code of Professional, Trust and Divisional Policies at all times.
Promotes equality and values diversity supporting individuals customs, values and spiritual beliefs ensuring anti-discriminatory practices are maintained
Represents the Division and clinical area both internally, within the Trust and externally.
Takes positive action, with support and guidance, to safeguard the welfare and safety of the ward team, patients, visitors and staff.
Accesses effective clinical supervision to allow personal reflection on own practice and development of staff both personally and professionally.
Ensures complete and accurate recording or relevant patient / nursing data on to the computer
Utilizes research findings, where applicable, in the delivery of surgical patient care, disseminating relevant information to colleagues.
Is aware of and participates in, where appropriate, clinical research trials for patients within the clinical areas, liaising with relevant health care professionals.
Takes pro-active responsibility in the planning of timely discharges
Work force
As a leader of the nursing team, participate in establishing a good working environment in which patients receive a high standard of care and ensure effective communication with all disciplines, patients and relatives.
Provide advice, guidance, support and professional leadership for all nursing staff in the clinical area.
Ensure workload of nursing staff and colleagues does not jeopardise safe standards of practice and initiate action if necessary.
Ensures appropriate and safe staffing structure and skill mix of nurses and health care workers through formulation of staff rota's ordering bank/agency staff and initiating action where unable to provide such cover.
Conducts regular performance reviews and objective setting with the aid / advice of the Matron. Takes responsibility for the development and professional guidance of a group of staff, through the formulation of Personal Development Plans, which meet the needs of the individual and organization.
Compiles bank and agency staffing requests in conjunction with the Matron / Senior Matron
Ensure all staff are aware of the Directorates Nursing Framework and objectives
Financial
Is involved in the management of a developed ward budget, utilizing advice and help from appropriate professionals, maintaining budgetary requirements and limitations that are understood and adhered to.
Knows, understands and acts upon the Divisional Business Plan; participates in and supports the Trust Nursing Strategy.
Partnerships
Liaise with all members of the multi-professional team to ensure that care is assessed, planned, delivered and evaluated within a multi-professional framework, in the interests of the patient, and that care is communicated to all team members.
General
Undertake all relevant clinical and non-clinical functions in accordance with grade.
Confidentiality
The post holder must ensure that personal information for patients, members of staff and all other individuals is accurate, up-to-date, kept secure and confidential at all times in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998, the Caldicott principles and the common law duty of confidentiality. The post holder must follow the record keeping guidelines established by the Trust to ensure compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date, please apply early. We do not contact applicants with the outcome of the shortlisting. If you have been shortlisted, you will receive an invite to an assessment day or interview.
As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to recruit locally and we welcome applications from the widest variety of people to ensure our workforce are reflective of the local communities which we serve. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including if you are Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBT+. We have a number of active staff networks including Disability, LGBT+, Multicultural Inclusion and Women's staff networks to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce.
Please note, not all roles will meet the criteria for a skilled worker visa.

You must have experience at Band 5 within an orthopaedic and care of the elderly setting. As a registered nurse you will have proven organizational and management skills and will be able to motivate and effectively lead the ward team on a shift basis in delivering high quality care to our patients. You will be a clinical role model and have a willingness to develop the team as well as your own professional growth. You will have excellent communication skills and high clinical standards with a passion to make a difference for patients and staff alike.
As a team we support each other to ensure patient experience is at the heart of our ward care. By joining us now, you can play a role in shaping our organisation that continues to put patients first.

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.
Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.
We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 - the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.
To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountable over staying comfortable; Listening over always knowing best; and Succeeding together over achieving alone. You can read more about our visions and values here
Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as "good" or "outstanding" in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.
Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.
LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King's College London's GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.
We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham., Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a community focused provider of local and acute care, providing high quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley. With a turnover of around £700 million, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham and a range of community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream