Band 7 Outpatient Sister

Lead Nurse for West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre (WMRC). The post holder will be responsible for maintaining the safe high quality care of patients visiting the WMRC Outpatients Department. This includes care rounding, meeting basic care needs, obtaining handover for patients who attend on a stretcher, basic wound care and completing required risk assessments. The post holder will also be responsible for medicines management, stock and equipment management and line management of staff.,

• Manages and leads the outpatient department and nursing team ensuring that patients receive clinically appropriate interventions when required.
• Ensure that accurate and timely nursing records are maintained, monitoring standards
• Responsible for ordering, storing, checking and administering drugs
• Lead nurse for medicines management at West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre.
• Infection, Prevention and Control Link Nurse for the centre.
• Ensure COSSH information is up to date and accessible for all staff.
• Manage risks and incidents, identifying learning and overseeing appropriate actions.
• Undertaking a link role in Tissue Viability, ensuring any wounds are assessed and dressed appropriately.
• Act appropriately and timely with safeguarding concerns.
Management and Leadership Responsibilities
• Develop a culture that ensures that the Trust value of 'Great Place to Work' is achieved for all staff
• Provide leadership, motivating the department team to ensure excellent nursing care
• Line manages outpatient dept - allocates duties to nursing and support staff, manages the staff roster, recruitment and retention of staff, ensuring all staff receive appraisals. This includes all associated line management tasks including sickness management.
• Undertake the completion of the department staffing rota
  
  West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre (WMRC) hosts the following specialist services, most of which are regional:
• Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
• Non Traumatic Spinal Injury Clinic
• Neuromuscular Clinic
• Complex Neuro Rehabilitation
• Young Adults Transition Clinic
• Spasticity Clinic
• Intrathecal Baclofen Clinic
• Functional Electrical Stimulation
• Orthotics
• Prosthetics
• Posture & Mobility
• Birmingham Wheelchair Services
• Access to Communication Technology
The WMRC Outpatient Nursing Team consist of nurses and healthcare assistants, whose role is to support patients whilst they are in the centre. They work closely with members of the MDT, including Consultants, Therapists, Rehabilitation Engineers, Orthotists and Prosthetists.