Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Stour Ward

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Looking for a change? We could be the place for you.

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 nurse with proven acute hospital experience to work within Gynaecology giving the opportunity to work within the team to lead and change practice.

Main duties of the job

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join the Gynaecology team for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Registered nurse. You will provide specialist knowledge, advice, information and education to patients, carers, health care professionals and relevant others.

Our Gynaecology unit provides 17 inpatient beds and an early Pregnancy Assessment unit caring for a wide range of elective and emergency Gynaecological surgery as well as early pregnancy complications, therefore an experience in Early Pregnancy would be desirable but not essential.

The Ipswich hospital is also a centre of excellence for gynaecological cancers across the East Suffolk and North Essex area.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic nurse who is motivated and has a passion for delivering high quality care to join our team.

You will need to demonstrate a commitment to effective team working, excellent written and verbal communication skills and be flexible with a good sense of humour.

Personal development will be explored on an individual basis to meet KSF requirements and needs.

About us

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Date posted

10 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR772-23

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role, please see attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role, please see attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oProven experience at Band 5
oExperience of management
oMentoring students and other professionals

Desirable

oSpecialised knowledge relevant to field of practice
oEnhanced role e.g. venepuncture, cannulation and ordering of investigations
oExperience of early pregnancy

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse on Part 1 or 12 of the NMC register
ENB 998 or equivalent Teaching & Assessing Course
Diploma in Nursing Studies

Desirable

Relevant Nursing degree or evidence of working towards
Relevant management course
Gynaecology specialist course
Family planning qualification

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oProven experience at Band 5
oExperience of management
oMentoring students and other professionals

Desirable

oSpecialised knowledge relevant to field of practice
oEnhanced role e.g. venepuncture, cannulation and ordering of investigations
oExperience of early pregnancy

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse on Part 1 or 12 of the NMC register
ENB 998 or equivalent Teaching & Assessing Course
Diploma in Nursing Studies

Desirable

Relevant Nursing degree or evidence of working towards
Relevant management course
Gynaecology specialist course
Family planning qualification

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.