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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.
Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.
We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 - the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.
To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountable over staying comfortable; Listening over always knowing best; and Succeeding together over achieving alone.
Job overview
Outpatients Deputy Nurse Manager for University Hospital Lewisham
Are you dynamic, motivated and able to inspire and lead change? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to further develop their clinical and leadership skills as a Band 6 Deputy Nurse Manager for General Outpatients.
This post encompasses leadership and managerial skills and is an ideal opportunity for a senior Band 6 RGN to provide leadership to the Outpatient Nursing Team and support to the Nurse Manager.
You will need to be a methodical, hardworking, flexible and creative employee, who responds well to challenges. Excellent communication skills are essential to this post.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide leadership, guidance and support to all nursing staff within the clinical area, and continuous quality care to a specified group of patients.
2. To take responsibility for the management and co-ordination of the clinical area in conjunction with and in the absence of the OPD Manager.
3. To provide support and expertise in the assessment, planning and evaluation of all patient care within the medical, surgical and orthopaedic setting.
4. To assist in the budgetary management, training and development of staff to provide high quality care which is evidence-based.
Working for our organisation
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Summary:
1. To provide leadership, guidance and support to all nursing staff within the clinical area, and continuous quality care to a specified group of patients.
2. To take responsibility for the management and co-ordination of the clinical area in conjunction with and in the absence of the OPD Manager.
3. To provide support and expertise in the assessment, planning and evaluation of all patient care within the surgical and orthopaedic setting.
4. To assist in the budgetary management, training and development of staff to provide high quality care which is evidence-based.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
* Registered Nurse Level 1 register
* 1st Level Degree or equivalent
* Teaching and assessing qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
* To have worked as a Band 5 staff nurse in a hospital setting for at least 18 months.
* To demonstrate knowledge of being up to date within the speciality - worked with learners in a supervisory capacity.
* Broad based nursing experience.
* Good time management and prioritisation skills.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Well-developed interpersonal skills.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
* Effective decision making skills.
* Knowledge and understanding of the relevant NICE guidance.
* Evidence of continued professional development of self and other health care professionals.
* Time management skills.
* Organisational skills.
* IT Literacy to a high level.
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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