Job overview

Our vision is to provide the best care possible. We are committed to looking after people, both patients and staff.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Outpatient Department Sister (RN Adult) to join our experienced and dynamic Outpatient teams within Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Working alongside consultants as well as a wide variety of other specialisms you will be able to develop your clinical skills in a fast moving and supportive environment. 

Main duties of the job

As an Outpatients Department Sister (RN Adult) you will:

  • Lead the team which includes clinical and non-clinical personnel to provide the highest standards of care, safety and service to patients, relatives and other customers such Consultants, using a philosophy of care endorsed within the hospital which will be underpinned by policy, procedures, protocols, business strategies and imperatives.
  • Provide clinical leadership of the highest caliber to ensure the highest standards of nursing care are consistently provided to all patients attending the clinical setting.
  • You will also develop a working environment and culture that actively improves health, safety, security and infection control, lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practices and plan, allocate, assess, and provide feedback to team members.

    • If you would like to join the Management Team in providing high quality care, are innovative, enthusiastic, have strong clinical / leadership skills, are highly confident, have excellent communication skills, basic IT skills, enjoy developing yourself and others and have a positive attitude to change, we would like to hear from you.

    Working for our organisation

    Working for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will provide you with lots of opportunity to develop your skills and further your career. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre and North Lancashire.

    As a Trust we are committed to:

  • Developing new roles and ways of working to ensure a flexible and innovative approach to staff.
  • Real equality of opportunity.
  • Continual development and learning for staff.
  • Achieving a work life balance.

    • We are committed to the effective recruitment, retention and development for our employees, which is why we offer a great working environment, an attractive range of benefits and excellent opportunities for training and development.

    The Trust is accredited as a disability Confident employer. That means we recognise our obligations to ensure people with disabilities are afforded equal opportunity to enter employment and progress if and where possible.

    Detailed job description and main responsibilities

    Our Departments play a vital role in supporting patients and helping them remain in the community and in their homes whilst they receive high quality specialised care as out-patients.

    For further information on the Job Description and main responsibilities, Please see the attached Job Description.

    As a Trust, we recommend that individuals employed in patient facing roles, or those located on a ward or department where patients receive a service are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

    Person specification

    Qualifications

    Essential criteria

  • Registered Nurse (1st Level)
  • Diploma
  • Post Registration qualification in speciality
  • Teaching and Assessing qualification

    • Desirable criteria

  • Degree/working towards
  • Leadership course

    • Experience

    Essential criteria

  • Substantial post registration experience
  • Teaching within a clinical area
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • Experience of regularly managing a clinical area and clinical team
  • Experience of clinical audit and research

    • Desirable criteria

  • Experience of change
  • Management
  • Experience in an Outpatients Environment

    • Skills/Attributes

    Essential criteria

  • Ability to set and establish priorities
  • Team player and team leadership qualities
  • Assertiveness
  • Good time management
  • Basic IT skills
  • Decision maker
  • Communicate at all levels
  • Problem solver
  • Lateral thinker
  • Ability to produce and manage an effective staff rota
  • Management of change
  • Influencing skills
  • Delegation skills
  • Venepuncture/Cannulation
  • Basic Life Support