Junior Sister - Bluebird Lodge
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Job summary
Suffolk Community Healthcare is recognised for being a caring, responsive, well led organisation and we are looking for a Junior Sister with care and compassion to join our team. We are a 28 bedded community hospital delivering high quality care in a rehabilitative setting. An exciting opportunity has arisen for committed, enthusiastic and highly motivated Junior Sister to support our Unit. We are a progressive forward thinking Unit aiming to offer the highest standard of individualised care for our patients.
Main duties of the job
Works with others to improve service delivery, proposes changes to practice and takes further action to implement agreed changes.
Provide day-to-day supervision and management of safe practice; supporting and deputising for the line manager in their absence.
Actively promotes the workplace as a learning environment, manage resource issues affecting learning and support all learners as mentor, assessor or role model.
To support and implement the integration of clinical governance into all aspects of patient care delivery.
Maintain and develop a healthy and safe environment promoting effective and efficient teamwork that encompasses equality and diversity and respect for the individual.
Ensure training and development needs detailed in your personal development plan are followed up and the effectiveness of the acquired training and development evaluated in terms of self, patient and service.
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 over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. 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
Details
Date posted
17 October 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-HR1489-23
Job locations
Bluebird Lodge
Ipswich
IP3 9GJ
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bluebird Lodge
Ipswich
IP3 9GJ
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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