Deputy Sister / Deputy Charge Nurse - Peterborough

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Leadership and Clinical Practice

• Maintain clinical credibility to act as a role model and take a lead role in the patient's journey.
• Deputise for the Ward/Department Manager when required.
• Act as shift coordinator to facilitate effective patient care pathways and ensure that patient care remains a priority in inter-professional practice and that timely referrals to the MDT and discharge planning take place.
• Act as clinical leader and participate in the clinical management of the ward/department ensuring practice is safe and Trust policies are followed.

Education

• Develop own clinical practice and skills through training and education.
• Once competent as an assessor, train and competency assess others.
• Participate in Ward/departmental in-service training programmes to help develop staff.
• Act as a clinical resource, mentor and where appropriate sign-off mentor to learners.

Safety

• Be aware of the safeguarding agenda. Role model best practice in line with safeguarding policy, ensuring protection and identification of vulnerable patients.
• To report all adverse events and near misses and take appropriate action. Follow up investigations and where required work with the ward manager to share lessons learnt for practice.
• Participate in a wide range of local and trust-wide patient safety initiatives such as falls and pressure ulcers.

Effectiveness

• Working with the ward team and wider MDT, develop productive ways of working to deliver the best care to patients. Identify new ways of working to improve the patient experience.
• Foster an environment where the practice is research/evidence-based and undertake and participate in audits to ensure this is effective. (Safety audit, matron's balanced scorecard, stroke audit etc.)

Patient experience

• Act as a patient advocate through the application of ethical, legal, and professional knowledge and skills as required.
• Increased partnership working with the patient, ensuring that quality of patient care is delivered, monitored, and sustained.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for more information relating to the role.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• 1st Level Registration.
• 3 Years experience within a speciality/ Acute care area
• Teaching qualification- ENB 998 or equivalent, City and guilds 730 or mentorship module.
• Completed or undertaking a first-level degree in Nursing/ Health Studies
• Evidence of leadership qualities.
• Expert clinical role model who is committed to the improvement of standards and patient care.

Desirable criteria

• Leadership Course.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Management qualification ILS / ALS trained.
• Post-registration qualification relevant to clinical speciality.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Uses evidence-based practice to support patient care delivery.
• Experience in managing teams
• Evidence of being a Reflective Practitioner.
• Understanding of Healthcare Governance and its application.
• Demonstration of autonomous practice
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
• Demonstrates record of achievement in changing and developing practice
• Working knowledge of Trust and National Nursing initiatives

Desirable criteria

• Previous management experience

Key Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Excellent interpersonal/ liaison skills
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Highly motivated
• Ability to be adaptive and work under my initiative. Ability to negotiate effectively.
• Innovative approach to professional issues
• Change management skills
• Ability to resolve conflict and motivate a team.
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of networking across professional boundaries.

Disclosure & Barring Check Fee

Where your role requires a DBS check, the Trust will pay the fee upfront and reclaim the cost (including a £5 admin fee) from your first month's salary. Volunteers are exempt.

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Early closure notice

We may close this advert early if we receive enough applications-please apply without delay.

International Applicants & Sponsorship
Applications from candidates requiring UK sponsorship are welcome where the role is eligible for sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) rules.

Please note that not all roles will meet the eligibility requirements for Skilled Worker sponsorship. Eligibility is determined by factors including occupation code, skill level and salary thresholds in line with UKVI guidance.

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