Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Queens Medical Centre
Town Nottingham
Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 13/04/2025 23:59
Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a gynae nurse specialist to join our friendly, highly motivated, dynamic and hard-working Emergency Gynaecology team on AGTU at QMC campus of NUH.
A passion for the delivery of high quality care is essential for supporting the needs of our patients. As a band 6 nurse specialist you will be required to be able to demonstrate the ability to work independently and lead on the care in our early pregnancy areas of GTU.
* You should have excellent interpersonal & communication skills.
* Ability to manage the clinical area or ward efficiently and effectively.
* Able to contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans.
* Ability to make decisions and perform well under pressure.
* Work collaboratively with external and internal colleagues to ensure patients are managed in line with SDEC principles.
Main duties of the job
This nurse specialist role is essential to provide the safe and effective running of the AGTU clinical area, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team. Your role will involve providing direct care to patients as well as providing strong clinical leadership. It's essential you are empathic to the emotional needs of the women and their families attending GTU. As a gynaecology nurse specialist, you will be expected to provide expert knowledge of gynae and early pregnancy complications on a 24/7 basis, working all shift patterns including nights.
This post is suitable for staff who have emergency gynae and early pregnancy knowledge and experience. You must be confident and clinically competent to manage all areas of the service on a daily basis.
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see above job overview, main duties and the job description and person specification PDFs attached.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
* Level one Adult NMC registration.
* Relevant gynaecology / early pregnancy experience.
* Evidence of continued professional development e.g. pain management, venepuncture & cannulation.
* Masters Degree in health / nursing related studies.
Experience
* Supervision / mentoring experience & skills.
* Experience of gynaecology / early pregnancy / bereavement pathways.
* Evidence of link nurse / audit / project work.
* Evidence of giving individual feedback.
* Ability to prioritise patients care/needs.
* Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication.
* Evidence of negotiation and influencing skills.
* Evidence of MDT working.
* Evidence of formal teaching sessions.
Analytical & Judgement Skills
* Demonstrate an understanding of the nurse specialist role.
* Ability to interpret and analyse complex clinical and non-clinical information.
* Demonstrates the ability to use initiative whilst understanding own limitations.
* Evidence of data collection and analysis.
* Demonstrates ideas of using initiative and moving service forwards.
Planning & Organisational Skills
* Ability to prioritise own workload and recognise urgent and emergency situations.
* Demonstrate leadership skills and ability to lead a team.
Physical Skills
* Ability to perform a whole range of nursing duties.
* Flexibility to work shift patterns across days/nights, week and weekend shifts.
* Evidence of moving and handling training.
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Additional Information
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
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Salary
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence
All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy
NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
ID and Right to work checks
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Consent
* Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts.
* Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post may be subject to a DBS check which incurs a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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