Deputy Ward Manager

NHS; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Ward Sister to deliver patient care and support a nursing team. Responsibilities include venepuncture and ECG tasks, ensuring service responsiveness. Candidates must hold a nursing degree, possess excellent communication and negotiation skills, and be registered with the NMC. This position emphasizes professional growth and patient experience improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective patient care as a member of the nursing team.
• Maintain high standards of patient care responding to service needs.
• Facilitate staff development and empowerment.

Skills

Venepuncture

Cannulation

ECG

Verification of Death

IV Drugs

Good communication skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Degree in Nursing

NMC

Preparation of mentors or equivalent

Job description

Job summary: Working as a Ward Sister to provide effective patient care whilst working as a member of the nursing team across East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust. To ensure the maintenance of high standards of patient care in response to service needs.

Main duties of the job include: Venepuncture, Cannulation, ECG, Verification of Death, IV Drugs and HLS, good Communication skills. Facilitating Staff development and empowerment. Negotiation. The ability to converse at ease with patients, doctors and relatives, and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

About us: We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'.

Person Specification:

Qualifications and Training:

• Degree in Nursing
• NMC
• Preparation of mentors or equivalent

Clinical Skills and experience:

• Venepuncture, Cannulation, ECG, Verification of Death, IV Drugs and HLS.
• Facilitating staff development and empowerment
• Negotiation Skills
• The ability to converse at ease with patients, doctors and relatives and provide advice in accurate spoken English

Knowledge:

• On-going professional development
• Clinical Governance
• Risk Management issues
• Key issues and developments in nursing

Other requirements:

• Upholds and models the Trust Values
• Current understanding of key issues facing the NHS both locally and Nationally
• A drive for improvement to patient experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.