Deputy Clinical Lead OPAU - Secondment

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Band 6 post within the front door admissions unit for the Older Persons Services!

Do you take enormous pride in delivering safe, compassionate care, resulting in a high quality patient experience?

Do you have a passionto provide andpromote high standards of care delivery?

Do you want to make a difference to Patient care?

If yes, we would like you to join our friendly, committed and dynamic team on OPAU.

Successful applicants will be required to support the co-ordination of this busy, 50 bedded admissions unit, while providing leadership to the junior work force in union with the band 7 leadership team.

Our aim is for the Older Persons Services to be a centre of excellence and current initiatives include working towards our dignity pledge, Compassionate Care projects and developing our newly established frailty pathway. There is on-going investment to ensure our staff have the right skills, values and expertise to provide high quality specialist care for older people.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, happy and professional individual who takes pride in their work and is committed to the team's vision. We are looking for an individual with strong leadership qualities and for an individual who is passionate about strengthening an existing team.

What can we offer you?

Excellent team spirit, engaging in outside social activities

Main duties of the job

This role requires an active UK NMC registration

Base Location: RBH

Interview Date: TBC

The successful applicant will drive to continually improve patient safety, clinical effectiveness and patient experience through implementation of the Trust's quality strategy.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

If you have any further questions please contact opau.sisters@uhd.nhs.uk

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define howwe treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions