Are you an experienced and dynamic leader looking for a new challenge? Our Inpatient Unit is recruiting for a Fixed Term Deputy Sister/ Deputy Charge Nurse to join the team for a period of 18 months to work alongside the existing leadership team to deliver excellent and compassionate care to patients on our unit. As a Deputy Sister/ Deputy Charge Nurse, your duties will include: Taking responsibility as Nurse in Charge on shift Demonstrating leadership through clinical expertise, delivering high standards of person-centred care Working with the team to develop a culture of reflective practice Managing risk and balancing demands that come up on the Inpatient Unit Communicating appropriately with all patients, their families and other staff Being responsible for driving ongoing service development to ensure we continue to meet the needs of our diverse local population Compliance with CQC Regulatory standards is essential and although experience in a palliative care setting is not essential you will be required to undertake specialist learning on commencement in the role. What we can offer you: Salary above NHS pay scales Shift enhancements Reimbursement of NMC fees Up to 41 days Annual Leave Opportunity to continue NHS pension and length of service based annual leave entitlement Attractive pension scheme (non-NHS) Golden Hello of £1,000 (after tax) as a special thank you and welcome to our team Opportunity to be a supernumerary as part of the induction Work at a Hospice that has research and campaigning at the forefront of its mission Free car parking Great CPD opportunities What we need from you: Highly motivated, dynamic and enthusiastic Excellent communication skills Be able to respond appropriately to emotionally challenging situations Excellent nursing skills, record keeping and medicines management This is maternity cover role for a period of 18 months and will be based on the IPU at the Main Hospice site. This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours per week on a 24/7 service which will include working nights, weekends and bank holidays on rotation and be a part of the clinical on-call rota. St Leonard’s is a teaching Hospice offering an excellent environment to work in, outstanding employment conditions & benefits, great opportunities for development and huge job satisfaction. For an informal discussion, please contact the Hospice’s HR Team at hrstleonardshospice.org.uk or on 01904 777742. The closing date for this role is Sunday 20th April, however we reserve the right to extend or close this post earlier. We do not have sponsorship status and therefore all our offers are made conditional upon our candidates submitting evidence of their right to work in the UK in conjunction with our other pre-employment checks.