Deputy Sister/ Senior Staff nurse

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Trinity Ward is a 25-bed Nurse Led Community Hospital ward. It mainly provides rehabilitation beds for elderly care following trauma/surgery and non-acute medical/minor illnesses. We also offer palliative care beds for those reaching the end of life or in crisis at home, ensuring dignified holistic care for patients and their families in a calm and caring environment.

We promote patient involvement and empower patients and family members to provide input into their clinical care and decisions. We respect that each individual has the right to autonomy and independence and endeavor to promote that independence as able.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a motivated, dedicated individual to join this established and hardworking team. You will be responsible for delivering the highest quality of care to a diverse client group predominantly managed within a nurse-led facility. You will utilize highly developed clinical skills including diagnostic skills, alongside experience in long-term condition management and elderly care.

The role requires effective communication skills and the necessary leadership abilities to manage a multidisciplinary team and assist in case managing a group of patients from admission to discharge.

Main duties of the job

1. Provide and support the team to deliver quality patient-focused care.
2. Administer medication, assess and implement care plans.
3. Act as a resource for the multidisciplinary integrated team, carrying out assessments, and contributing to the development and delivery of care.
4. Provide support, training, and advice to patients, parents, and carers.
5. Manage the performance and oversee the work of more junior staff, assistants, students, and volunteers.
6. Contribute to ESNEFT's overall patient care delivery model ensuring high quality, effective care for all.
7. Participate in audits and investigations, relaying learning to the rest of the team.
8. Prioritize your caseload and that of your team, ensuring patient care is prioritized and documentation of that care is completed.

About us

We are ESNEFT, providing 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, offering 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 offers 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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Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience in leading teams
• Evidence of clinical expertise
• Experience in coaching/mentoring/supervision
• Previous experience at Band 6 level
• Evidence of previous involvement in audits

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse experience at Band 5 - NMC registration
• Experience as a student assessor or preceptor
• Willingness for further study
• Evidence of palliative care experience

Knowledge

• Evidence of recent clinical ability and training
• Evidence of IT skills
• Evidence of ability to promote changes or make change in nursing practice
• Experience in rota management, sickness reviews, etc.
• Knowledge of patient flow management

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.