Deputy Sister / Deputy Charge Nurse

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust; Truro; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Cornwall is seeking a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to join their Endoscopy Department. The successful candidate will lead a team of nurses while ensuring excellent patient-centered care in a fast-paced environment. This part-time role (25.5 hours per week) offers opportunities for professional development and team collaboration. Experience as a Registered Nurse is essential.

Benefits

Optional pension scheme

Childcare Co-ordination Team

Qualifications

• Must be an experienced Registered Nurse with leadership experience.
• Needs to demonstrate flexibility in a busy environment.
• Knowledge of endoscopy procedures is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support the management and leadership of the nursing team.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team members.
• Ensure high-quality patient-centered care.

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

Flexibility

Patient Care

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Are you looking for a new challenge? The Endoscopy Department are seeking to appoint a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to join our dynamic team. We are on a journey to deliver outstanding care at the Royal Cornwall Hospital.
We are looking to employ a suitable individual, who can not only support the management, leadership and development of the nursing team, but also be an excellent role-model and champion for high quality patient centered care, in our very busy department. You will be joining a team of deputy sister/charge nurses that support the endoscopy unit.
Applicants must be an experienced Registered Nurse and should possess experience of leading / managing a team. Flexibility is essential to ensure senior cover of this busy environment.
Part Time - 25.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job
The role requires you to be flexible, resilient, a forward thinking, enthusiastic and a positive motivator. You will deputise and support the Department Sister to lead a team of registered and unregistered nurses, ensuring team and individual learning and development.
You will work alongside a variety of multi-disciplinary team members, which will include gastroenterology consultants, surgeons, clinical nurse endoscopists and lower gastrointestinal specialist nurses; all striving to provide the safest and best quality care in an out-patient setting.
As a team we undertake a variety of procedures including Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, Trans-nasal Endoscopy (TNE), Endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography (ERCP), Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) and bronchoscopy, held across Royal Cornwall Hospital, West Cornwall Hospital and Bodmin Hospital.
You will be supported by the department sister and will be actively encouraged in your continuing professional development through the use of a care group specific Personal Development Plan and completion of the RCHT manager's / leader's passport., PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
+ Identity Checks
+ Professional registration and qualification checks
+ Employment history and reference checks
+ Occupational Health clearance
+ Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
+ Right to work in the UK
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We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Thank you for your application if you have not received a reply within 21 days of the closing date you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please be aware that your application and related documents will be retained confidentially for a period of 12 months.
It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. To work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require a visa - we may be able to provide sponsorship, but this is not guaranteed.
Benefits include optional pension and life assurance and a dedicated Childcare Co-ordination Team
We are committed to ensuring our staff are developed, engaged and supported to work in different ways to support the ever-changing environment in which we operate.
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is a non-smoking organisation.
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The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.
It's established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
Website: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/clinical-schools/royal-cornwall-hospitals-nhs-trust-clinical-school
https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871231209037