Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse

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Job summary

Join Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust as a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse in the oncology unit. This full-time role focuses on managing care for young adult patients receiving treatment, demonstrating leadership and clinical skills. Ideal candidates will be passionate about improving patient outcomes and have experience in acute nursing, especially with youth demographics. Opportunities for personal development and career progress within a diverse and supportive environment await you.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with recent experience in an acute setting.
• Competent in chemotherapy, cannulation, and venepuncture.
• Experience with teenagers and young adults is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the oncology nursing team on Hogarth Ward.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality patient care and support staff.
• Evaluate and prioritize patient care effectively.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Diploma/BSc

Teaching and Assessing Qualification

Chemotherapy trained

Venepuncture and cannulation trained

Job description

Main area Oncology Grade Band 6 Contract Secondment: 12 months (Fixed term if external) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hrs per week) Job ref 164-7146551

Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site City Campus Town Nottingham Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/07/2025 23:59

Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse

Band 6

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced registered nurse to join the senior oncology nursing team on Hogarth Ward as a full time Deputy Ward Manager. Hogarth provides inpatient adult oncology care and also a Day Case for the 17-25 year old patients receiving anti-cancer treatment. The Deputy Manager role will require the applicant to work in both of these roles with a particular focus on the Day Case.

Hogarth ward is a 15 bedded unit with 4 rooms dedicated to the Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) patients. Hogarth also has a Day Case for the TYA patients.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

The successful applicant willbea enthusiastic, dynamic and committed Deputy Ward Manager. We will welcome any forward thinking, caring individual with experience of leading a team who is committed to providing a high standard of safe quality patient care.

We are eager to hear from candidates who want to be part of delivering excellent patient outcomes and improving the job satisfaction of nurses at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. We have a team that is passionate and proactive, with numerous staff successfully completing patient improvement projects, Daisy award winners and Chief Nurse Fellow.

We recognise responsibility to ensure that staff are developed and stimulated within their environment in order to achieve vision and deliver care that reflects the values and behaviours of the Trust.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You must display excellent leadership and communication skills and be confident to deal with members of the public and the hospitals multidisciplinary team. It is essential that you have recent experience in an acute environment and Chemotherapy competent and able to undertake cannulation and venepuncture. You will also be required to support staff and take an active role in band 6 management duties.

We are looking for an individual who is hard working, confident and possess good negotiation skills, enjoys a challenge and working as part of a team.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

• Teaching and Assessing Qualification or willingness to complete
• Chemotherapy trained
• Venepuncture and cannulation trained
• Diploma/BSc

Experience

• Recent experience in the specialty
• Experience of working with teenagers and young adults

Communication

• Ability to work effectively in a team

Analytical and Judgement

• Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, priorities and evaluate patient care

Planning and Organisation

• Evidence of ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to ugent and emergancy situations

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks : NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.