At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide high-quality nursing care and lead the team in the absence of the Ward Manager.
- Company: Join the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, a supportive healthcare environment.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development opportunities, and a chance to make a real difference.
- Other info: Permanent full-time role with excellent career growth potential.
- Why this job: Be part of a dynamic team and contribute to patient care and nursing practice.
- Qualifications: Registered Nurse with experience in evidence-based practice and team management.
The predicted salary is between 39959 - 48117 £ per year.
Two exciting opportunities have arisen for a Deputy Sister or Deputy Charge Nurse to join our dynamic friendly team. We have a permanent post and a maternity cover post available. Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only. One role is permanent and full time and one role is fixed term until 31st March 2027.
Main duties of the job:
- To provide high quality, individualised nursing care to patients and their parents/carers through working as an effective member of the inter‑disciplinary team.
- To develop clinical and managerial skills by taking charge of the ward in the absence of the Ward Manager.
- To contribute to the supervision, assessment and education/development of ward staff and students.
- To contribute to the continuing development of nursing practice through research and audit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Essential: Registered Nurse ENB 998 or equivalent, Evidence of ongoing professional development, Preceptorship module
- Desirable: Degree level qualifications, Willing to work towards a degree
Experience
- Essential: Proven experience in nursing and delivering evidence‑based practice, Team / people management
- Desirable: Experience in other fields of nursing, Involved in change management
Knowledge and Skills
- Essential: Awareness and understanding of current patient safety initiatives, Current practices/trends within nursing, Good knowledge of infection control procedures/initiatives, Awareness of current issues within health and nursing, Awareness and understanding of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Mental Capacity Act
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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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