Deputy Sister / Charge Nurse - Gastroenterology

Deputy Sister / Charge Nurse – Gastroenterology

Band 6

Main area: Gastroenterology

Grade: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Rotational Shift Pattern)

Job ref: 434-IM6994512

Site: Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Town: Aylesbury

Salary: £37,338 – £44,962 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 11/03/2025 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world-renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics.
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services.
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services.
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals, and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures, and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family-friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact or phone 01494 734868.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

We currently have an exciting opportunity on Ward 17, Gastroenterology for a highly motivated individual to take up a post as Deputy Sister/ Charge Nurse. This is a great opportunity to expand current skills and gain management and leadership development within the senior team.

You will be required to assist the Ward Sister in the day-to-day management of the Ward as well as deputising when they are away. The successful applicant will be expected to work a flexible shift pattern.
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offers a range of further in-house training for skills relevant to this position.
The post holder is the designated deputy to the person with continuing responsibility and is designated to regularly take charge of the ward and provide effective professional and managerial leadership to all staff in the absence of the Sister.
On a 24-bedded Gastroenterology ward.

This specialty is very diverse and offers the opportunity for training and development.

Main duties of the job

• Acts at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and ensures colleagues also act in accordance with the Code of Conduct.
• Supervises the work of the nursing team.
• Ensures planned nursing care is delivered safely and effectively, taking into account the views of the patient and their relatives.
• Undertakes the nursing assessment of the patient, including risk assessments (e.g., Tissue viability, falls).
• Ensures plans of care for patients are written and updated as appropriate.
• Regularly takes charge of the ward and deputises for the Ward Sister.
• Assists the Ward Sister in the effective organisation of the Ward.
• Ensures that all supplies and the ward environment are maintained to a high standard.
• Liaises appropriately with the Ward Sister ensuring open and effective communication is maintained. In Sister’s absence, liaises with Matron.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension, and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?
• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant, there is the option for secondment; all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

• Registered General Nurse

EXPERIENCE

• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
• Experience of respiratory nursing.
• Previous work-related experience.

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

• Ability to write clearly and legibly in English.
• Able to manage own caseload with supervision.
• Ability to communicate clearly with patients and the multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of the role of a Band 5.
• Ability to work all shifts including night duty.
• Knowledge of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Knowledge of the Data Protection Act.
• Computer skills.
• Self-motivated.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice.

Special Circumstances

• Able to work required shift pattern.

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the closing date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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.

Name: Sally Clarke

Job title: Ward Sister

Email address:

Telephone number: 01296 418202

For any further information, please contact Sally Clarke at 01296 418202.

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