Investigation Unit Junior Sister / Charge Nurse

About You

• Registered nurse (NMC) with recent post-registration experience in an acute setting
• Strong clinical skills and confidence working autonomously
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• A commitment to delivering safe, compassionate, high-quality care
• Leadership skills with the ability to support and guide others

Experience in endocrine nursing, outpatient services, or dynamic function testing is desirable, but training and support will be provided.

You will be proactive and above all, an excellent communicator. Understanding the importance of patient care you must have the ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patients, recognising the specific needs of patients and relatives.

You will be involved in inspiring and supporting a diverse, well-established group through effective coaching and engaging team meetings.

Main duties of the job

• Undertaking and coordinating dynamic function tests (DFTs)
• Performing clinical observations, phlebotomy, cannulation and IV drug administration
• Providing clear patient information to support informed consent
• Supporting outpatient lipid clinics and managing follow-up appointments
• Acting as a role model and supporting junior staff
• Contributing to audit, service improvement and clinical governance
• Supporting the clinical lead with agreed managerial and organisational duties

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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Job responsibilities

You will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of CIU clinics, delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centred care. Working alongside consultants and fellow CIU nurses, you will be responsible for undertaking and coordinating dynamic function tests, supporting patients throughout their investigations, coordinating lipid clinics and contributing to the ongoing development of the service.

The nurse will be based on CIU RSCH, which is an outpatient unit. They will ensure smooth running of outpatients clinics and process dynamic function tests (DFTs) as necessary. She will also contribute to management of CIU.

For further details please refer to the attached job description and person specification; as any short-listed applicants will be selected and interviewed against these criteria.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Part 1 or 12
• Recent post qualification or equivalent experience in acute setting
• Demonstrates professional updating of knowledge in past one/two years
• Teaching qualification ENB 998 or City & Guilds 730 or equivalent

Knowledge

• 2 years' experience at E grade or above within acute hospital setting
• Can demonstrate up-to-date clinical credibility / competence
• Knowledge and understanding of current issues in acute NHS setting
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues such as complaints handling, clinical risk management
• Evidence of research based practice
• Evidence in changing practice and project management
• Dynamic function tests

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£40,617 to £48,778 a yearper annum pro rata - includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)