Deputy Sister/Deputy Charge Nurse - Child Health in Bournemouth

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work. We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women’s Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group. As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are looking for experienced nurses to join our friendly forward thinking unit as part of our senior team. Our nurses work closely alongside our multidisciplinary colleagues. This is an exciting time to join us as we prepare for the move of the children’s unit from the Poole site to our new build on the Bournemouth site in 2024.

As part of the Band 6 role you will support junior staff and deputise for the band 7. The role includes managing patient flow, staff allocation when co-coordinator for the unit. The children’s unit currently includes a busy assessment unit, 2 inpatient wards, a HDU and a surgical/medical day unit. This enables development in a variety of skills including assessment and triage skills as well as the early detection/treatment of the deteriorating child including care of those requiring the high dependency unit.

We offer a support programme for all nurses with further support for the deputy sister role in developing managerial skills, co-ordinator role. Shifts are 12 hours rotation days/nights/weekends.

Main duties of the job:

• Co-ordinate a team to ensure the delivery of effective nursing care to patients and their families reflecting UHD Trust Values.
• Deputise for the Ward Manager as and when required.
• Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision.
• Provides clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff.
• Assist in leading and monitoring the performance and work of the Nursing Team.

Person specification:

• Registration on Part 1, 8 or 15 of NMC RSCN/Child Branch.
• Relevant experience in related speciality at previous grade.
• Experience of leading, motivating and supporting a team.
• Ability to manage change.
• Ability to work as part of a team and project a positive image.
• Implementation of evidence based practice.
• Decision making skills – clinical and non‑clinical.

Please note: Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage your staff to get vaccinated.