Sister/Charge Nurse

Job summary

We are excited to offer an opportunity to join an experienced and dynamic team on Ward 309.

This is a unique opportunity to join the team at a band 6 level and help to lead this team through the ever changing dynamic that is surgery at present.

We are looking for an experienced nurse who is an effective communicator, who can support the senior sister and existing band 6 team to lead this ward moving forward. Adapting to the changing environments and supporting the staff to continue to deliver the high standard of patient care that is currently in place on the ward.

Surgical or Gastro experience would be desirable for any applicants.

Main duties of the job

In surgery team work is essential to ensure we offer a high quality service, with the aim of ensuring clinical outcomes are excellent, patients are safe and staff are skilled and productive. We aim to exceed the expectations of our patients and their families.

309 is currently a 29 bedded ward that takes admits patients on the emergency pathway from the surgical assessment unit.

Ward 309 focus on upper GI, HPB and Colorectal specialities as well as being the designated surgical ward for all surgical patients that require parental nutrition.

As a band 6 you will also be supported to hold the surgical unit at times to support the wider surgical business unit.

Ward 309 is an area that is used to change and as such this is a fast paced, dynamic ward that prides itself on looking after surgical specialities. As part of this we have been focusing on team time outs days to continually educate and train all the staff to update them on all the knowledge base that they will need. The management team on the ward are expected to work closely with the Surgeons and Education team to achieve this.

In return we will offer you opportunity to continually develop and grow as well as attending leadership training and development.

Closing date of applications: 10 January 2024

Interview date: 24 January 2024

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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