Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Jubilee Infusion Lounge

Job summary

If you are enthusiastic, well-motivated, with a flexible approach and you enjoy variety and a challenge, then come and join our team in Jubilee Infusion lounge at Clacton hospital.

We are currently recruiting into 1x 37.5 hours per week and 1x 30 hours per week roles.

We provided a range of treatments to ensure patients in the Tendring area can have care closer to home. Experience in coordinating and knowledge and skills with Infusions strongly desired, full training within this specialist area will be given.

You will be responsible for Co-ordinating and scheduling treatments, administering infusions, injections and treatments including PICC line and Portacath care in a busy day unit setting. Some treatments are complex and include the administration of chemotherapy and blood products and other Intravenous regimens.

You will part of a small highly skilled team, responsible for a wide remit of patients with sometimes complex care needs.

You will have the opportunity to develop a range of transferable skills to enable the provision of high quality, patient focused care in a fast changing, supportive and friendly environment.

Your hours of work will be 8am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

• To meet the needs of the Trust with regard to Induction, mandatory and statutory training
• To work within the framework for Clinical Governance to provide effective, high quality individualised nursing care to patients and relatives/carers and to contribute to the continuing development of nursing practice.
• To lead and ensure high standards of patient care at all times, in line with Trust policies and guidelines
• To lead as an effective member of the nursing and wider multi-professional healthcare team
• To work and ensure the wider team adhere to the Trust's Competency Framework for Registered Nurses, the Ward/ Department Philosophy and the NMC Code of Conduct/ Professional Standards for the Protection of Patients.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where 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.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

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

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Clacton Hospital

Clacton

CO15 1LH

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Clacton Hospital

Clacton

CO15 1LH

Employer's website

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

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