Sister/Charge Nurse

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse's to join our team.

Would you like the opportunity to work in a dynamic Outpatients Department, where we deliver high standards of care to our patients and take pride in the service we offer? If the answer is yes, then the Outpatients Department at Sir Robert Peel would like to hear from you.

You willbe joining us at a time of unprecedented change, as we look to revolutionise our Outpatient services. We are currently engaged in an ambitious transformation programme, which includes; implementing virtual clinics, patient initiated follow up's and patient portal. This will help us to become more efficient and agile in our response to change and for us to get things right first time for our patients.

The Outpatients Department at Sir Robert Peel , is a general outpatients including a Colposcopy Suite. We are a busy department that accommodates many specialities and can provide you with the opportunity to learn some new clinical and management skills and develop your career.

The Sister/Charge Nurse takes responsibility and is accountable to delegate nursing care within the clinical environment. They provide nursing leadership and are accountable for patient, public and staff experience. They will lead, offer clinical advice and support management of services to ensure the delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate nursing care.

Main duties of the job

You will assist the Senior Sister, by delivering effective nursing care; manage the department on a day to day basis in her absence, ensuring you work in accordance with Trust Policy and Procedures. Able to lead and support a team of Nurses to work across a wide area of multi-specialty clinics including; ENT, Colposcopy, Colorectal, Trauma and Orthopaedic, Gynaecology and Ophthalmology .

You must be eager and committed to embrace new challenges and development opportunities. In return, we offer a programme of leadership training to support you in this demanding role and to develop your skills as a Senior Nurse in the NHS.

Closing date of applications: 6 March 2024

Interview date: 27 March 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, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a 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.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sir Robert Peel Hospital

Plantation Lane, Mile Oak

Tamworth

B77 3NG

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

Sir Robert Peel Hospital

Plantation Lane, Mile Oak

Tamworth

B77 3NG

Employer's website

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

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