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    Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Colchester, United Kingdom - East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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    Job overview

    This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career by taking on the role of Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse on Fordham Ward. You will support the Ward Sister in the delivery of a patient focused, clinically effective and dynamic service.

    We are looking for an individual who will support the ward sisters in leading and developing the wonderful nursing team in this department and promote multi-disciplinary working. You will provide inspirational leadership to the department, be positively welcoming, effective and act as a credible role model. You will have well-developed communication, change management and organisational skills, with a positive attitude and share in our vision and commitment to continuously develop and improve. You should be caring, compassionate, forward thinking, well organized and have a positive attitude towards flexibility and change.

    If you think you have the passion to ensure the continued development of the surgical services the trust provides we want to hear from you.

    Main duties of the job

  • Be responsible for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of patient care
  • Perform specialist interventions in line with agreed Trust policies, procedures and guidelines, as part of holistic patient care
  • Communicate effectively with patients, carers and visitors
  • Responsible for maintaining accurate patient records
  • Liaise with the multi-professional team regarding the planning and delivery of care, and cohesive discharge planning
  • Inform the Ward Sister of any potential complaints, or if any patient / carer is dissatisfied with any aspect of their care, so that immediate and appropriate action can be taken
  • To actively participate in admission procedures within the Ward and be involved with ongoing care.
  • To proactively utilise and implement all infection control policies within the Trust, ensuring effective use of personal protective equipment, hand washing / decolonisation between activities and adherence to isolation procedures within your daily practice
  • Working for our organisation

    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 offer 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.

    We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for 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. Find out about living and working here -

    Detailed job description and main responsibilities

    For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

    Person specification

    Qualifications

    Essential criteria

  • Registered Nurse
  • ENB 998 or equivalent
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development
  • Preceptorship module
  • Desirable criteria

  • Degree level qualifications. Willing to work towards a degree
  • Experience

    Essential criteria

  • •Team / people management
  • •Proven experience in Surgical nursing and delivering evidence based practice
  • Desirable criteria

  • Experience in other fields of nursing
  • Involved in change management
  • Knowledge

    Essential criteria

  • •Awareness and understanding of current patient safety initiatives
  • •Current practices / trends within Surgical specialism/nursing
  • •Good knowledge of infection control procedures/initiatives
  • •Awareness of current issues within health and nursing
  • •Awareness and understanding of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Mental Capacity Act

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