Deputy Sister / Charge Nurse, Kingfisher Ward

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in the UK is seeking experienced Registered Nurses to join their friendly team on Kingfisher Ward. This is a shift leader role requiring both night and day shifts, emphasizing patient-centered care and team collaboration. The role offers opportunities for professional development, access to the NHS Pension Scheme, and various work perks. Candidates should possess a Registered Nurse qualification and show a passion for delivering excellence in healthcare in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

Work perks and NHS discounts

Opportunities for flexible working

Onsite childcare provisions

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with leadership and supervisory experience.
• Passion for patient care and excellence.
• Commitment to clinical governance and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support the Ward manager in leading a high standard of nursing.
• Monitor and evaluate standards of patient care.
• Establish effective communication with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Leadership in nursing practice

Patient care management

Communication skills

Evidence-based practice

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

We are looking for experienced Registered Nurses, who regularly shift lead, to join our friendly team on Kingfisher Ward. Kingfisher is a 31 bedded surgical ward.

As a deputy sister you will be a shift leader both on night and day shifts. We always put our patients at the heart of everything we do and take pride in our unified team working ethos. We want to employ staff, who have a passion for excellence, caring for patients as they would a family member; if you think that's you please apply. Our aim is to provide excellence in clinical care, in a safe environment and we strive to continuously develop the service we provide. We ensure that care is provided in an evidence‑based manner and we are strongly committed to clinical governance and quality improvement. We are passionate about developing our staff. In return we offer opportunities for training and development, access to the NHS Pension Scheme, work perks, NHS discounts, and opportunities for flexible working and access to onsite childcare provisions.

Responsibilities

• Support the Ward manager in leading and supervising a safe, high standard of nursing practice and the delivery of evidenced based patient care in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, the Trust's Strategy for Nursing and Trust/Unit Policies and Procedures.
• Assist the Ward manager in providing and developing good nursing practice ensuring that said practices are in accordance with department and hospital policy.
• Assist in the establishment, monitoring and evaluation of agreed standards of patient care and quality service.
• Determine nursing care priorities, planning the delivery of patient care considering the skill mix of staff.
• Interpret the significance of the patient's clinical observations and records, making decisions and planning in areas affecting patient care; reports promptly to medical or appropriate staff any matters which fall outside his/her responsibility.
• Investigate and reports on all aspects of patient management, including accidents and complaints, in line with hospital policy.
• Monitor clerical and legal documents completed by ward staff, ensuring they are accurate and legible.
• Establish an effective communication system with patients, their carers, and all staff working in the multidisciplinary team.
• Assist with any appropriate evaluation projects and in the assessment of new equipment and technology.

About the Trust

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state‑of‑the‑art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well‑equipped environment.

We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious – why not, come and be a part of our journey.