Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Bovey ward is looking to recruit an experienced and motivated Nurse who is looking for the next stage in their career development. This 12 months secondment will involve working at band six level and will give the successful individual experience working in a forward thinking and motivated leadership team.
Main duties of the job
As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.
About us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have a chance to manage, develop and motivate their own team under the guidance of the current Clinical Nurse Manager. Daily clinical roles would include ward co-ordination, teaching/supporting team members, attending ward multi-disciplinary team meetings, delivering and monitoring high standards of care for our specialties, and supporting the Clinical Nurse Manager with management tasks such as sickness/capability monitoring, appraisals, training/competencies, recruitment and rostering.
Experience in Health Care for Older people and Leadership skills are vital for this post and the candidate will be expected to lead the team to deliver the highest quality of patient care on a daily basis.
The post holder will adopt a highly visible and accessible approach for patients, their relatives/carers and staff. It will mean that s/he leads by example and empowers staff in their personal and professional development to undertake a greater range of clinical skills to maintain and continuously improve the excellent standards of patient care.
Working Pattern: Days, nights, and cover weekends once a month
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
185-1532-9336
Job locations
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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