Treatment Room Sister inBlackburn inBlackburn PUBLISHED 15 OCT 2024

Job Summary

• To work as a member of the Treatment Room Team, establish a safe working environment for patients and staff and assist the Clinical Team Leader in providing skilled treatment/nursing care to a defined population.
• To participate in the day-to-day management of the treatment room team such as managing the off duty to ensure the service is covered effectively. The post holder will have delegated responsibility for the management of the treatment room caseload, including liaison with other agencies, and the supervision, deployment and teaching of staff and students.
• To provide leadership, support, and line management to ensure high standards of clinical practice and professional conduct and activity that is consistent with service/organisational objective including communication and collaboration with key partners and stakeholders in order to provided positive outcomes for patients.
• To be responsible for the organisation and management of the Treatment Room Team including the delivery of high quality, patient care and the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for patients thus ensuing comprehensive service delivery for the local population.
  
  

Main Duties


Ø To work within the model of the Treatment Room Team, providing leadership, support and line management to ensure high standards of clinical practice and professional conduct.

Ø Mobilise and negotiate patient care interventions in conjunction with the GP and the wider primary health care team.

Ø Ensure own leadership style facilitates effective communication, collaboration, and motivation of team members.

Ø Establish a safe working environment and review capacity of the service.

Ø Prioritise and manage own workload delegating within the treatment room team to ensure responsive care/interventions by staff with the level of skill and competence to meet patient need and provide advice and support to team members regarding the care/management plan.

Ø Manage the continuity of care through the achievement of staff rotas that provide an optimum service in line with principles of E-Roster.

Ø Manage the performance of the team and individuals within it, undertaking reviews and supportive interventions including supervision in keeping with organisational and HR related policies for example sickness absence and performance management.

Ø To support and develop team members to undertake holistic assessments, deliver and evaluate care in conjunction with other professionals.

• Ensure patients records are maintained and that documentation reflects the care provided
• Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others
• Promote people’s equality, diversity, and rights
• Provide response to patient’s complaints
• Continually monitor standards of care and assist in the improvement of care, participate in benchmarking, audit, and research.
• Contribute to alternative systems of work in times of high demand and service pressures including enactment of emergency planning measures and supports the team to be able to work flexibly across the service/division to address peaks and troughs in demand.
• Maintain the discipline necessary within the team for effective service delivery and manage performance issues in conjunction with HR and the Senior Sister.
• Attend and/or lead and contribute to meetings relevant to the role and service provision as required by the division for example team meetings, supervision, service review and development, significant event meetings.
• Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others and participate in their development, implementation, and review.
• Continually monitor standards of care and lead on any improvements required within the team improvement of care.
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jan Shepherd Job title: Service Manager Email address: Telephone number:

Matron Carole Mawdsley Tel

Matron Lynn Wood Tel