Senior Sister

Under theoversightof the Matron for Renal, the role will be to lead and manage the the team to support the quality of care received by patients.

To be professionally accountable andmaintainstandards of professional practice as set by the appropriate regulatory body applicable for your profession or role.

In a supervisory role, utilise the supervision of clinical practice, audit, research, learning from patient safety events, and teaching to set,monitor, and improve standards of care in addition to efficient and effective use of resources.

To be accountable for:

Promoting safe and effective clinical practice.

Promoting a positive patient experience.

Contribute to the overall performance of the Respiratory Team.

Ensuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation strategies and objectives.

To ensure safe and effective clinical practice;

As a visible clinical leader, set standards of care and professionalism and promote teamwork within a multi-professional environment,demonstrating critical analysis and decision-making skills, leading the delivery of designated quality work streams, influencing,andfacilitatingthe sustainment or improvement within the organisation.

Act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilisation and integration of evidence-based practice, setting, implementing, and monitoring evidence-basedstandardsof care, policies, and procedures.

Ensure a culture of continuous quality improvement using research, audit, patient feedback, and learning from patient safety events.

Ensure a high standard of record keepingin accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council, Health and Care Professions Council, national legislation, and local standards.

Support effective communication with the multi-professional team.

Assess the risks involved in the care of patients and ensure utilisation of evidence-based practices and protocols to minimise those risks.

Tomonitorthe standards of care and elevate when standards fall below expected levels.

Report incidents and near misses promptly and appropriately and take effective action to minimise future risk.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow.

We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards;
The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

To ensure safe and effective clinical practice;

As a visible clinical leader, set standards of care and professionalism and promote teamwork within a multi-professional environment,demonstrating critical analysis and decision-making skills, leading the delivery of designated quality work streams, influencing,andfacilitatingthe sustainment or improvement within the organisation.

Act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilisation and integration of evidence-based practice, setting, implementing, and monitoring evidence-basedstandardsof care, policies, and procedures.

Ensure a culture of continuous quality improvement using research, audit, patient feedback, and learning from patient safety events.

Promote a clean and safe environment for staff, patients, and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety, healthcare associated infection prevention, clinical governance, including risk management and incident reporting.

Ensure a high standard of record keepingin accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council, Health and Care Professions Council, national legislation, and local standards.

Support effective communication with the multi-professional team.

Assess the risks involved in the care of patients and ensure utilisation of evidence-based practices and protocols to minimise those risks.

Tomonitorthe standards of care and elevate when standards fall below expected levels.

Report incidents and near misses promptly and appropriately and take effective action to minimise future risk.

Apply in practice awareness of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) methodology and liaise with the CQITeam.

Lead onscoping excellent systems of work nationally and internationally for local adoptionor adaption.

Identify and lead audit projects as required. Ensure that…