Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse AAU (Acute Assessment Unit)

Job summary

We are excited to offer the opportunity for a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse role on the Acute Assessment Unit to aid in providing high quality compassionate care to our patients.You will be supported by a Ward Sister and Clinical Matron in your development within your leadership role.You will be experienced in leading and coordinating shifts and be able to demonstrate problem solving skills and an ability to develop staff skills and competencies.

Full time hours required, with a mixture of days/nights and weekends. Flexible working patterns will be considered for all nursing applicants

Main duties of the job

The Band 6 role is the key supporting function to the Band 7 to enable the optimal care of our patients and to the success of our Trust.

The delivery of a high quality, effective and compassionate care is the most important role within the organisation. Full details in the job description.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.