An exciting opportunity has arisen on Lyme ward for a Band 6 Charge Nurse or Ward Sister. I am looking to recruit a motivated, experienced, dynamic forward-thinking professional who is seeking a new challenge as a Sister/Charge nurse. This post requires an experienced Registered Nurse to be flexible with their shifts to work long days, nights and weekends.
Lyme Ward is a highly specialist surgical 28 bedded ward offering post-operative care for Colorectal Patients. Our patient group comprises of elective, acute, high dependency post ITU and emergencies.
As part of the management team your lead role will be in driving standards clinically to ensure optimum patient safety and experience. You will be expected to initiate and lead change on this well established specialist ward. Both organisational and negotiating skills will be current in achieving both your management and clinical goals.
Main duties of the job
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. 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.
Job responsibilities
Daily clinical roles would include ward co-ordination, teaching/supporting team members, attending ward multi-disciplinary team meetings, delivering and monitoring high standard of care for our specialties. Supporting the Clinical Nurse Manager with management tasks such as sickness/capability monitoring, appraisals, training/competencies, recruitment and rostering.
Within this role you need to be able to demonstrate evidence of leadership, motivation, excellent communication skills and good time management. Have an interest in developing your leadership and management skills and most importantly be captivated in our diverse and exciting specialties. Please ensure that you meet the person specifications on the job advertisement to avoid disappointment for shortlisting.
Working Pattern:
35.25 hours per week. Days/Nights/weekends/bank holidays
Interview Date:
To be confirmed
For further information please contact:
Emma Grieveson, Clinical Nurse Manager on Lyme Ward via 01392 406273 emma.grieveson@nhs.net
This is a fixed term contract until 11 January 2026. For current NHS employees, this post could be a secondment opportunity.
Benefits
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team. This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.
Looking after you is important to us. We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family-friendly policies.
If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays. You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit. You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.
You will also have access to other benefits including: National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts, salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter, car lease schemes, and the NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
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Desirable
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Employer details
Employer name
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5DW
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