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Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

2 months ago


Colchester, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to work within our fast paced Gynaecology Outpatient Department at Colchester Hospital.

You will effectively manage and develop the nursing services and provide professional and managerial leadership in the delivery of high quality, safe, cost effective care of patients, families and staff.

You will inspire and facilitate the development of department staff by providing an open supportive and encouraging environment in which all staff fell valued and where best practice prospers.

We are looking for an individual who will support the Matron in leading and developing the experienced nursing team in this department and promote multi-disciplinary working.

This is part time post- 15 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

Assumes responsibility, as delegated by the Ward Sister, for the management of both human and financial resources, within the department in an effective and efficient manner, liaising with speciality matron, Service Manager and Associate Director as required. Use clinical expertise and work in a collaborative way to extend the role of nursing to meet the needs of the patient, carer and family. (Delivery of care in accordance with Working in New Ways guidelines. Acts as a role model to develop and encourage harmonious working relationships and professional rapport within the department and with other disciplines, departments and external agencies. Manages clinical risk by ensuring all nurses take individual responsibility for the assessment of patient care needs and the development, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care within the department Takes the responsibility for setting and implementing evidenced based standards of care within the department in co-operation with the appropriate clinical nurse specialist and/or practice development nurse as identified by the Trust, supported by the Practice Development Team.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oExperience leading teams oClinical expertise oColposcopy, PMB and ambulatory clinic experience oTOP service experience

Desirable

oPrevious experience at Band 6 oEvidence of teaching/assessing oInterviewing recruitment skills

Qualifications

Essential

oRegistered Nurse First Level oPost registration qualification relevant to area up to post graduate diploma level oILS certificate as relevant to the area oStudent assessor

Desirable

oNursing / Management degree oWillingness to undertake further academic study oNVQ assessors qualification

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