Sister/ Charge Nurse inDerby inDerby PUBLISHED 25 JUN 2024

We are excited to offer an opportunity to join an experienced and dynamic team on ward 308.

This is a unique opportunity to join the team at a band 6 level and help to lead this team through the ever changing dynamic that is surgery at present.

We are looking for an effective communicator, who can support the senior sister and existing band 6 team to lead this ward moving forward. Adapting to the changing environments and supporting the staff to continue to deliver the high standard of patient care that is currently in place on the ward.

In surgery team work is essential to ensure we offer a high quality service, with the aim of ensuring clinical outcomes are excellent, patients are safe and staff are skilled and productive. We aim to exceed the expectations of our patients and their families.

3is currently a 29 bedded general surgery and urology ward taking direct admissions for elective surgery and post operative patients from theatres, day case and critical care for all surgical and urology inpatients as well as taking emergency urology and general surgery patients from SAU.

As a band 6 you will also be supported to hold the surgical unit at times to support the wider surgical business unit.

Ward 3is an area that is used to change and as such this is a fast paced, dynamic ward that prides itself on looking after all surgical specialities. As part of this we have been focusing on team time outs days to continually educate and train all the staff to update them on all the knowledge base that they will need. The management team on the ward are expected to work closely with the Surgeons and Education team to achieve this.

In return we will offer you opportunity to continually develop and grow as well as attending leadership training and development.


Closing date: 3rd July 2024



Interview date: 16th July 2024


As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.


In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
  
  

Key Facts About Our Trust

• Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
• We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust – over 3,300 per week
• An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day – 6th largest in the country
• Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
• We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
• We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
• We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mandie Linnington Job title: Senior Sister Email address: Telephone number: