SHSCT _ Theatre Sister/Charge Nurse Band 7
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Branch: Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry (SHSCT)
Location: Daisy Hill Hosp-Main Building
Directorate: Adult Community and Acute Services
Salary: Band 7 (£47,810 - £54,710)
Contract Type: Permanent
Opening date: 06/11/26
Closes: Fri, 20 November 2026 @ 4:00 PM
Interview Dates: TBC

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Job Description
Job Title: Theatre Sister/Charge Nurse
Band: Band 7
Directorate: Acute
Initial Location: DHH Hospital
Reports To: Lead Nurse ATICS
Accountable To: Head of Anaesthetics, Theatres & ICU

Job Summary
The post holder is accountable for their ward/department and will:

• promote and monitor safe and effective practice
• enhance the patient/client experience
• provide effective leadership and management
• contribute to the delivery of the organisation's objectives

The main purpose of the role is to provide leadership and clinical expertise within the ward/department. The post holder will lead, develop and hold continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation, evaluation of programs of care and setting of standards of care.

The post holder is responsible for the management of a ward/department or equivalent sphere of nursing or midwifery, including the development, supervision and teaching of students and other staff.

The post holder will support the Lead Nurse (LN)/Head of Service (HoS) in the management of an effective and efficient service.

He/She is responsible for ensuring all nursing resources including staff rotas and appropriate skill mix of staff are provided within their defined area.

Key Duties / Responsibilities
The post holder will focus and lead on the following key areas, within the organisation's governance framework:

1. Ensure safe and effective practice

• Adhere to DHSSPS and NMC guidelines for practice requirements and standards, for example, safe handling, administration, storage and custody of medicinal products.
• Adhere to Trust guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Ensure that organisational goals are reflected in own and the nursing teams' objectives and in ward/department plans.
• Contribute to the development of the Trust's policies and strategies, where appropriate.
• Maintain own professional and personal development in accordance with The Code, Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives (2015).
• Establish and maintain relationships based on mutual respect communicating on a regular basis with the patient/client, relatives and carers in the provision of care and services.
• Ensure appropriate systems are developed and operational to facilitate dissemination of information within the ward/department team.
• Adhere to the Data Protection Act (1998).
• Maintain effective records management ensuring all documentation written or electronic is managed as per HSC Trust and The Code, Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives (2015).
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct for HSC Managers, as per Human Resource policies and procedures.
• Ensure risk management arrangements are in place within the ward/department.

1.2 Evidence-based practice

• Promote a culture of research and evidence-based practice within the ward/department to enhance person-centred care.
• Ensure evidence-based care is provided to agreed standards within the ward/department.
• Act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilisation and integration of evidence.
• Participate in developing, implementing and monitoring policies, procedures and protocols.
• Create an environment which supports a culture of life-long learning and reflective practice for all staff.
• Ensure systems and processes are in place to support effective mentoring of relevant staff.

1.3 Environment

• Maintain a safe and clean environment for staff, patients/clients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety, healthcare associated infection, risk management and critical incident reporting.
• Ensure staff awareness of environmental issues and take appropriate action as per HSC Trust policy.
• Participate in the analysis, assessment and management of actual and potential risks to health and well-being.
• Ensure safe and effective use of equipment as per HSC Trust policy.
• Ensure near misses, incidents, accidents and faulty devices are recorded, reported, investigated and learning disseminated as per HSC Trust policy.
• Maintain a Risk Register incorporating generic clinical and non-clinical risks in the ward/department as per HSC Trust policy.

1.4 Multi-professional working

• Establish systems and processes to ensure effective communication and continuity of patient/client care, liaising with multi-disciplinary/multi-agency teams and community services.

2. Enhance the patient/client experience
2.1 Person-centred care

• Develop and maintain a culture of person-centred care within the ward/department.
• Promote a caring environment where equality and diversity issues are respected and patients/clients and their carers are enabled to be partners in their care.
• Develop strategies for communication between staff, patients/clients, relatives and their carers, showing awareness of barriers to understanding.
• Facilitate communication between all members of the multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team, and across care settings.

2.2 Coordination of the patient/client journey

• Ensure the safety and quality of the patient's/client's journey by effective planning and co-ordination of the episode of care, including the smooth transition to other settings.
• Ensure effective admission/discharge planning with relevant multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams as required.

2.3 Patient/client involvement

• Identify opportunities for meaningful involvement of patients/clients and carers in relation to the development of care and services.
• Ensure effective systems are in place to gain patient/client and carers' feedback on their experience of care.
• Ensure compliments and complaints are managed in line with HSC Trust policy including the dissemination of shared learning.

3. Provide effective leadership and management
3.1 Role model

• Act as a visible leader within the ward/department.
• Provide leadership that enables professional decision making and effective team working.
• Empower and enable staff to contribute to the delivery of high quality person centred care.
• Support clinical expertise of nurses/midwives within the ward/department by role modelling evidence-based person-centred care.

3.2 Develop team performance

• Promote, develop and facilitate a learning culture within the ward/department.
• Promote equality of opportunity for all, in accordance with HSC Trust Equality Opportunity Policy.
• Lead and participate in annual staff appraisal/development review, ensuring effective implementation of the Knowledge and Skills Framework (DH, 2004).
• Lead and participate in learning needs analysis and facilitate annual personal development plans for the nursing team.
• Lead and participate in orientation and induction programmes for staff within the ward/department.
• Lead, support and develop nursing health care support workers within the ward/department.
• Promote a person-centred culture to facilitate good staff relationships and morale among staff.
• Contribute to the education commissioning process for nursing staff.
• Manage poor performance and practice of staff in line with HSC Trust policies.
• Work in partnership with Higher Education Institute staff.
• Ensure supervision and mentorship is embedded for pre and post registration students, registered nurses and health care support workers, as appropriate.

3.3 Manage the ward/department environment

• Ensure appropriate delegation to nurses and health care support workers and monitoring of outcomes for effective care/service delivery.
• Challenge appropriately and confidently where standards of care fall below that which the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse would expect.
• Contribute to budget management within the ward/department, to ensure services are managed in accordance with yearly financial instructions.
• Participate in multi-professional procurement processes to ensure appropriate selection of products which meet relevant quality and safety standards.

3.4 Effective use of resources

• Deliver a safe and effective service within allocated resources, ensuring the resources are used to maximum effect.
• Monitor budgetary performance, develop and implement action plans, organise the necessary resources and monitor outcomes.
• Adhere to financial policies and procedures, particularly Standing Financial Instructions, Authorisation Frameworks, Procurement Legislation and associated processes, and Prompt Payment Code.
• Adhere to HSC Trust financial controls and fraud awareness principles (e.g. verification of authenticity / accuracy of the Staff-in-Post records).
• Adhere to HSC Trust systems for effectively managing stock and safeguarding fixed assets.
• Promote the principles of good governance and protects the ward/department from financial risk, particularly in respect of patient/client monies and property and charitable funds.
• Display managerial and organisational skills to ensure that products required for patient/client care/treatment are procured in timely fashion and demonstrate value for money.
• Show a commitment to effectively manage resources and achieve statutory financial targets.

4. Contribute to the delivery of the organisation's objectives
4.1 Continuous quality and improvement

• Promote a culture of continuous quality improvement through the use of audit, patient/client feedback and reflection on practice by self and other members of the team.

4.2 Service improvement, development and modernisation

• Work in partnership with a range of clinicians and managers in the planning or development of own service promoting the involvement of patients/clients and carers.
• Review processes /practices including those within the ward to support patients/clients to improve their own health and well-being.
• Review processes/practices to ascertain if there are better ways of working within the ward/department to enhance patient/client care, service delivery and deliver required efficiencies.

4.3 Staff Management

• Ensure nurses working in the ward/department are professionally qualified and registered with the NMC.
• Ensure nurses working in the ward/department achieve compliance with statutory and mandatory training requirements.
• Liaise with nursing managers and heads of nursing on all professional nursing issues.
• Ensure processes are in place to manage sickness/absenteeism and take appropriate action in line with HSC Trust policies.
• Promote the health and well being of staff and observe for any signs of ill health or stress factors in staff assigned to the area and take appropriate action in line with HSC Trust policies and NMC guidelines.
• Manage duty rotas/annual leave and study leave to ensure adequate nursing cover and appropriate skill mix.
• Participate in the recruitment and selection of staff.

Human Resource Management Responsibilities
The Trust supports and promotes a culture of collective leadership where those who have responsibility for managing other staff:

• Establish and promote a supportive, fair and open culture that encourages and enables all parts of the team to have clearly aligned goals and objectives, to meet the required performance standards and to achieve continuous improvement in the services they deliver.
• Ensure access to skills and personal development through appropriate training and support.
• Promote a culture of openness and honesty to enable shared learning.
• Encourage and empower others in their team to achieve their goals and reach their full potential through regular supportive conversation and shared decision making.
• Adhere to and promote Trust policy and procedure in all staffing matters, participating as appropriate in a way which underpins Trust values.

General Management Responsibilities

• The post holder will promote and support effective team working, fostering a culture of openness and transparency.
• The post holder will ensure that they take all concerns raised with them seriously and act in accordance with: The Code (NMC 2018) particularly sections 16 and 17, as well as the Employer's Raising Concerns Policy.

Environmental Cleanliness
Ward Managers & Heads of Homes/Facilities

• Take responsibility for ensuring the highest standards of environmental cleanliness within their designated area.
• Take responsibility for ensuring that