Deputy Sister/ Charge Nurse - AECU

Esneft; Colchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse for their Emergency Department. This exciting role in the Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit (AECU) involves providing high-quality patient care and leading a new team. Candidates should possess strong problem-solving abilities and leadership skills, ensuring that patients receive timely and effective treatment. With a supportive environment that prioritizes staff development and well-being, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact in emergency medicine. If you are dedicated to patient care and eager to grow your skills, this role is for you.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Unsocial hours payments

27 days annual leave

Access to NHS discounts

Staff Health and Wellbeing programme

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of care fundamentals and customer service.
• Evidence of leadership qualities and team working skills.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with Matron and bed manager for patient admissions.
• Assess and triage patients to ensure timely care.
• Lead high standards of patient care in line with Trust policies.

Skills

Problem Solving

Leadership

Customer Service

Teamwork

Education

Nursing Qualification

Job description

Join to apply for the Deputy Sister/ Charge Nurse - AECU role at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for a Deputy Sister/ Charge Nurse to join our enthusiastic and motivated Emergency Department based at Colchester Hospital.

Are you passionate about working within Emergency Medicine? Do you like a challenge that is both rewarding and exciting? If so, working within our new Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit (AECU) is the place for you!

AECU is designed to help stream patients out of the Emergency Department who needed same day care but not in this environment. The unit is conducive to caring for patients who present as stable with the intention of being discharged after assessment and treatment. There can be a small conversion rate of patients that need to be admitted so flexibility is key. Although the unit does not have an official target time to discharge patients by, we aim to see all our patients in a timely manner to provide the best possible standard of care. The successful candidates must have an excellent understanding of the fundamentals of care while displaying excellent customer service attributes.

As we continue with building the team to help give AECU its identity we will be looking for an individual with excellent problem solving skills, leadership qualities and evidence of team working to support growing a new team.

Responsibilities:

• To liaise with the Matron on duty and bed manager when patients are medically referred requiring an admission and maintain a safe and ordered running of the unit.
• To move the patients through their journey in the AECU and AMSDEC and to assess and triage patients ensuring those who require care first, receive it.
• To lead and ensure high standards of patient care at all times, in line with Trust policies and guidelines.

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.

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

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jennifer Joy Job title: Sister - AMSDEC / AECU Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01206742728

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care