Senior Clinical Night Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

PROFESSIONAL

1. Lead and coordinate hospital activity out of hours as the onsite Clinical Night Manager, ensuring safe and effective service delivery across the Trust.
2. Manage emergency and elective admissions and coordinate patient flow to ensure patients are placed appropriately in line with the Patient Flow Policy.
3. Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary discussions regarding clinical workload, bed capacity and patient flow.
4. Assess risks associated with clinical workload and ensure safe deployment of Trust and Bank staff to maintain appropriate staffing levels and skill mix.
5. Exercise authority and accountability in staffing allocation decisions to maintain safe staffing across clinical areas.
6. Escalate operational or clinical issues through the Trust's internal escalation processes and liaise with the Executive On-Call where required.
7. Participate in and coordinate the Trust's response to internal emergencies such as fire, security alerts, cardiac arrests and other incidents out of hours.
8. Fulfil responsibilities as defined in Trust major incident and business continuity policies.
9. Ensure service-related risks are identified, reported and managed in line with Trust risk management procedures.
10. Ensure incidents and near misses are reported in a timely manner and contribute to incident investigations where appropriate.
11. Communicate risks, incidents and operational challenges effectively with relevant managers and senior nurses.
12. Maintain the Trust's electronic rostering system, ensuring staff redeployments and absences are accurately recorded and communicated.
13. Maintain effective communication with on-call managers and senior leadership teams.
14. Ensure Trust policies and procedures are understood and applied appropriately within clinical areas.
15. Ensure issues relating to the physical environment are promptly reported to Estates and escalated where necessary.
16. Act as a senior clinical practitioner demonstrating knowledge, skills and expertise within evidence-based practice.
17. Support and assist clinical teams in delivering patient care, particularly during periods of increased service demand.
18. Undertake patient assessments and clinical interventions where required.
19. Monitor and review acutely unwell patients and provide clinical advice, guidance and appropriate escalation.
20. Arrange or undertake tests, procedures and treatments according to agreed protocols and guidelines.
21. Liaise with specialist teams including the Critical Care Outreach Team to support patient care.
22. Work within infection prevention and control policies and assist with outbreak management out of hours.
23. Ensure safeguarding concerns are identified and escalated appropriately and lead decisions regarding Mental Capacity Act assessments, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Best Interest decisions.
24. Assist with clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives.
25. Promote the Trust's corporate image and maintain professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
26. Address human resource matters in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
27. Act as the first point of contact out of hours for complaints or incidents and respond appropriately.

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1. Act as an educator and role model, supporting staff to develop the knowledge, skills and competencies required for safe and effective care.
2. Undertake competency assessments related to clinical skills required for the role and maintain competence through annual reassessment and regular practice.
3. Participate in service development initiatives and education programmes within and outside the team.
4. Support recruitment processes and contribute to the implementation of local induction and staff development programmes.
5. Contribute to the development, review and implementation of Trust policies and procedures.
6. Evaluate the impact of policies and procedures within the clinical environment and liaise with policy owners where required.
7. Participate in Trust-wide working and organisational initiatives as agreed with line management.
8. Support the Trust's 24-hour service delivery ethos through education, leadership and service improvement activities.

PERSONAL

1. Demonstrate a motivated, dynamic leadership and a commitment to improving care and clinical practice.
2. Act as a positive role model to staff and uphold the Trust's values and behaviours at all times.
3. Maintain a visible leadership presence within clinical areas, offering guidance, advice and support to staff.
4. Demonstrate the ability to lead and manage staff effectively on a day-to-day basis.
5. Recognise and address poor performance where identified.
6. Show respect for the roles, responsibilities and challenges faced by colleagues across the wider organisation.
7. Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills across all staff groups.
8. Communicate complex or sensitive information clearly and compassionately, including discussions with patients and relatives.
9. Manage challenging behaviours and difficult situations using effective problem-solving and negotiation skills.
10. Identify and manage conflict within clinical settings to achieve positive outcomes.
11. Ensure accurate documentation and communication of patient information in accordance with professional and regulatory standards.
12. Demonstrate the ability to inspire others and lead teams effectively.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.

Desirable criteria

• Post Graduate certificate in cancer care / oncology
• Associate mentor or Mentorship Qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working in an acute care environment.
• Experience in caring for Oncology/Palliative care patients.
• Extensive post registration experience of working at band 6 level within the clinical services.

Desirable criteria

• Administration of Chemotherapy/SACT
• Experience working on an oncology ward/unit
• Experience in triage.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate good communication skills and teamwork
• Ability to problem solve and facilitate solutions
• Ability to deliver high standard of nursing care
• Basic computer literacy
• Understanding need for evidence-based practice

Desirable criteria

• Clinical skills including Venepuncture/Cannulation/ IV administration/CVADs/Catheterisation/SACT administration
• Triage skills.
• Advanced life support.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Participate in personal development and a willingness to learn

Desirable criteria

• Care of patients receiving SACT and management of toxicities.

Values

Essential criteria

• Positive approach to work.
• Team player
• Willingness to be involved with trust improvement projects and initiatives.

Desirable criteria

• Leadership
• Role modelling

Other

Essential criteria

• Flexible to work shift work predominately night shifts.
• Committed to delivering high standards of patient/customer care.
• Empathetic and Caring.
• Inspiring and authentic leader.

The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.

Application Information - If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, I regret that on this occasion your application will have been unsuccessful.

Sponsorship Information - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Pre-Employment Checks - To confirm your suitability for the role, we will carry out pre-employment checks in line with NHS Employment Check Standards. These include:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role, payment of this will be the applicants responsibility)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history and references.

If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current government guidance. If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.

✓ If You're Offered the Role - you will be agreeing to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and will form part of the recruitment process. In the event that you are successful following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

Sponsorship Information - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

No Smoking Policy - You should be aware the Trust operates a No Smoking Policy and therefore employees are not permitted to smoke at work.

Additional Information - We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect. The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.

We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity in all our activities. We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery in any of its forms, including slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour, and human trafficking. We are fully committed to acting ethically and with transparency in all our business dealings and relationships, and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our organisation or supply chains.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 217.5KB)
• The Christie Values and Behaviours (PDF, 919.5KB)
• Strategy Brochure (PDF, 1.0MB)
• Travel to The Christie (PDF, 3.8MB)