Deputy Sister

Job summary

Colchester Hospital are looking for a dynamic and motivated nurse to join our busy and friendly Wivenhoe Ward. This is a 20-bedded surgical ward specialising in Vascular Surgery.

You will support the unit sister in leading and developing the wonderful nursing team in this department and promote multi-disciplinary working to assist in the delivery of a patient-centred, clinically effect and dynamic service from the patient's admission assessment to discharge. This role requires commitment to providing a quality service and a supportive teaching environment.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will effectively manage and develop a nursing team and provide professional and clinical leadership in the delivery of high quality, safe, cost effective care to patients and their families.

You will provide inspirational leadership to the department, be positively welcoming, effective and act as a credible role model.

You should be caring, compassionate, forward thinking, well-organised and have a positive attitude towards flexibility and change.

You will have well-developed communication and change management skills and share in our vision and commitment to continuously develop and improve.

If you think you have the passion to ensure the continued development of the surgical services the trust provides we want to hear from you.

About us

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if 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. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

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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

Experience leading teams Managing change Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience

Desirable

Previous experience at Band 6 Evidence of involvement in research and audit Evidence of teaching/assessing

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse First Level Post registration qualification relevant to area up to post graduate diploma level. ILS certificate as relevant to the area

Desirable

Nursing / Management degree Willingness to undertake further academic study. NVQ assessors' qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Sound evidence of clinical ability Articulates understanding role of Band 6 Articulates understanding of managing clinical risk Provides evidence of ability to make changes in nursing practice.

Desirable

Sickness absence management Rota management Bed management and patient flow

Skills

Essential

Leadership Good organisational skills Time management and prioritisation skills Ability to work to strict deadlines Ability to lead and delegate

Desirable

Ability to teach. Ability to influence at all levels

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