Senior Sister / Charge Nurse - Endoscopy

The endoscopy service has expanded we have a newly opened state-of-art unit at Central Middlesex Hospital. We are looking for a passionate, inspired, enthusiastic and compassionate nurse who have extensive post registration experience in Endoscopy to lead one of our nursing teams. The post holder should provide leadership on quality including; patient experience, patient safety, clinical governance and regulatory compliance. You will provide professional leadership within the clinical area and provide direction and inspirational leadership to all members of the multi- disciplinary team within their sphere of influence. You will manage the unit staff including appraisals, rotas, recruitment and supervision of learners offering support and leading a team of nurses in the delivery of evidence-based patient centred care. You will be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work You will be required to participate on the On Call rota for Endoscopy at Northwick Park Hospital You will be expected to work one Saturday per rota as part of the 6 day working at Northwick Park Hospital,

• Provide nursing leadership and in charge of the day to day running of the unit .
• To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patientsby assessing care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating them.
• To maintain a supervisory position while managing the nursing team including annual appraisal, staffing rotas, recruitment and selection
• To lead by example
• Holds and manages the ward or department budget efficiently.
• Monitor standards of nursing care and take appropriate action to maintain and improve them
• To respond to patients, relatives and carers concerns as they arise and take remedial action as required
• To provide expert knowledge and advice in own specialist area.
• To devise, implement and monitor the Key Performance Indicators for the department and work closely with the clinical lead and operational business manager to ensure standards of safety and practice are implemented and maintained.
  
  London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.