Deputy Ward Sister / Charge Nurse - Stroke Unit
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Are you an enthusiastic, hard-working and motivated Registered Nurse with good communication skills looking for your next opportunity? Are you passionate about delivering high standards of patient care as part of a multi-disciplinary team? If you are able to answer yes to these two questions, then you could be the person that we are looking for!
We have an opportunity to join our Stroke Unit at Colchester Hospital as a Junior Sister / Junior Charge Nurse. The Stroke Unit is a 33 bedded unit, where we care for patients who have suffered a stroke in the acute phase and assist them with their rehabilitation, whilst working closely with the multi-disciplinary teams.
If you are a band 5 registered nurse who would like to develop in a leadership role, then this would be a fantastic opportunity. Although stroke knowledge and experience is an advantage, it is not essential.
You should be caring, compassionate, forward thinking, well-organised and have a positive attitude towards flexibility and change. You will have well-developed communication and change management skills and share in our vision and commitment to continuously develop and improve. If you think you have the passion to ensure the continued development of the Stroke services the trust provides, we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
1. To effectively manage and develop a nursing team and provide professional and clinical leadership in the delivery of high quality, safe, cost effective care of patients, families and staff.
2. Provide inspirational leadership to the department, be positively welcoming, effective and act as a credible role model to the team of Registered Nurses and Healthcare Support Workers.
3. Work with nurses and other identified team members (MDT) on a one to one/group basis to develop and enhance clinical skills and practice.
4. Deputise for the department sister to ensure appropriate senior cover at all times.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role, please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NMC registration
* Post registration qualification relevant to area up to post graduate diploma level
* Willingness to undertake further academic study
Experience
* Experience leading teams
* Coaching/Mentoring
* Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience
* Previous experience at Band 6
* Evidence of involvement in research and audit
Skills
* Leadership
* Good organisational skills
* Time management and prioritisation skills
* Ability to teach
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.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year, pro rata
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