Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge nurse nurses to join the team in the ever developing Same Day Emergency Care service for a 12 month fixed term.
SDEC has evolved from the ambulatory care service, its main aim is to reduce hospital admissions and improve patient safety and satisfaction.
SDEC sees a wide range of patients from UTC, A&E and GP's with a wide range of medical and surgical conditions, we aim to streamline the patients journey by delivering assessment, diagnosis and a treatment plan in the same day.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will work within a multidisciplinary team in a dynamic environment making good communication skills a necessity
Due to the nature of the post-extended skills such as IV additives, IV cannulation, Phlebotomy, ECG's are desirable.
The successful candidate will support the B7 Sister in managing the day to day running of the department.
The post holder will work flexibly doing 11.5hr shifts over a 7 day week. Shifts currently run to 2200.
About us
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details regarding the job role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details regarding the job role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Level 1
- Evidence of continuing professional development. E,g willing to undertake a degree; have a degree or can demonstrate experience of working at this level.
- Evidence of continuing education & professional development
- Appropriate mentor qualification or equivalent teaching qualification
Desirable
- Degree in related subject
- ALS
Skills
Essential
- Proven assessment and teaching skills and the ability to develop competencies through which practise can be assessed.
- Proven oral and written communication skills.
- Able to manage difficult or complex situations effectively and to work under pressure.
- Demonstrates the ability to implement Trust Policies and Procedures in practise, understanding the rationale behind such documents.
- Demonstrates the ability to implement sustainable change which enhances patient care / experience.
- Ability to manage and motivate staff.
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload.
- Able to demonstrate MDT working.
- IT Literate
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of the principles of research.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the national agenda, demonstrating that they are able to translate this into everyday policy and practise
Experience
Essential
- experience working in nursing roles which hold key leadership responsibilities.
- Demonstrates the ability to implement and sustain high standards of individualised, clinically effective, up-to-date evidence-based care on a regular basis.
- To have a range of experiences in nursing acutely unwell patients
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking research/audit
- Knowledge of clinical effectiveness and audit
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Level 1
- Evidence of continuing professional development. E,g willing to undertake a degree; have a degree or can demonstrate experience of working at this level.
- Evidence of continuing education & professional development
- Appropriate mentor qualification or equivalent teaching qualification
Desirable
- Degree in related subject
- ALS
Skills
Essential
- Proven assessment and teaching skills and the ability to develop competencies through which practise can be assessed.
- Proven oral and written communication skills.
- Able to manage difficult or complex situations effectively and to work under pressure.
- Demonstrates the ability to implement Trust Policies and Procedures in practise, understanding the rationale behind such documents.
- Demonstrates the ability to implement sustainable change which enhances patient care / experience.
- Ability to manage and motivate staff.
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload.
- Able to demonstrate MDT working.
- IT Literate
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of the principles of research.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the national agenda, demonstrating that they are able to translate this into everyday policy and practise
Experience
Essential
- experience working in nursing roles which hold key leadership responsibilities.
- Demonstrates the ability to implement and sustain high standards of individualised, clinically effective, up-to-date evidence-based care on a regular basis.
- To have a range of experiences in nursing acutely unwell patients
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking research/audit
- Knowledge of clinical effectiveness and audit
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
