Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse

2 weeks ago


Lincoln, United Kingdom United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Greetwell Ward is a 27 bedded acute surgical ward, specialising in ENT, maxfax, and general surgery. It provides the highest quality of nursing care to both male and female patients, on emergency and planned admission pathways.

As a band 6 Deputy Sister you will be expected to oversee the management of staff, coordinate flow, and support junior staff. There will be lots of opportunities to learn and develop the more management side of the role.

Main duties of the job

We require registered nurses who are committed to providing a high standard of individualised patient-centred nursing care, through effective assessment, planning and delivery. They must be enthusiastic and motivated to working in a busy surgical environment. The applicant should also have excellent written and oral communication skills, be able to organise and prioritise workload and ideally have an interest in surgical nursing/acute care.

We offer support, guidance and training relevant to the clinical area within a friendly patient-centred environment, encouraging personal and professional development facilitated by our other band 6 Deputy Sister and the Ward Manager.

Highly motivated individuals with experience in nursing and who are keen to contribute and develop the patient experience and ward. We are looking for a Registered Nurse to assist the ward manager with co-ordinating our nursing team, and to deliver an excellent and continually improving quality service for the patients and their relatives. Greetwell is a busy environment, but if you are ready for a challenge this post has the potential for many rewards. The band 6 will be expected to manage the ward in the Ward Sister's absence and will assist the ward sister in appraisals, managing attendance and audits.

Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential with an ability to prioritise workload and work in accordance with the Trust Policies/Guidelines.

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

Job description

Job responsibilities

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment on Greetwell Ward.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse Level 1 Evidence of continuing professional development Ability to practice extended skills - venepuncture, cannulation, male catheterisation Appropriate mentor or teaching qualification

Desirable

Tracheostomy Care Degree ILS

Experience

Essential

Completed Preceptorship and 2 years post registration experience Experience of mentoring students and new learners Demonstrates the ability to implement and sustain high standards

Desirable

Experience of working in a surgical environment

Skills

Essential

Understanding of the role of the Band 6 within this type of setting. Ability to work in a demanding and busy environment

Desirable

Experience in investigating complaints / incidents Involvement in Clinical Audits

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