EDU Deputy Sister/ Charge Nurse inLeicester inLeicester PUBLISHED
MON 16 DEC 2024
The role involves acting as a clinical leader, contributing to service improvements, and coordinating patient care to ensure continuity. The Deputy Sister will also support the Department Manager in staff allocation, recruitment, and maintaining professional standards within the ward. Overall, the position emphasises exceptional nursing leadership, patient care quality, and staff development to meet the needs of patients, service users, and their families.
An opportunity has arisen for highly motivated individuals to apply for the role of Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse in the Emergency Decision's Unit.
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, confident and self-motivated nurses who possess excellent communication skills and enjoy a challenge to join our senior nursing team. Applicants must enjoy a fast pace acute environment as well as having a keen interest in ensuring high quality nursing standards are being delivered.
EDU takes patients on different pathways from the emergency department which includes mental health, head injury, toxicology, anaphylaxis, post trauma and many more.
EDU has 12 beds and up to 6 chairs.
For further information or to organise an informal visit, don't hesitate to contact Emergency Decisions unit Ward Sister Elaine Newton on / or Matron Simone Chivers on
Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of evidence-based nursing care to a group of patients.Leadership and supervision of others carrying out all aspects of the caring process.
Deputise and take charge of the given area regularly in the absence of the department Manager who has 24 hour accountability and responsibility.Actively contribute to setting and maintaining high standards of quality nursing care.
Participate in the effective clinical leadership and management of the department team.
Actively contribute to the improvement of services and the quality of care provision to meet the needs of patients, service users and their families.
Act as a role model, mentoring, teaching, assessing and supporting students and learners on placement and participate in the education, development and mentorship of other staff.
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Assist the Department Manager with the allocation and utilisation of staff, ensuring that there is maximum use of resources available to enable the delivery of highest standards of care
Assist the Department Manager in allocating student learners to appropriately qualified mentors and assessors and ensure learning opportunities are provided and learning outcomes met.
Ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times and information relating to patient/users and personnel is used only in connection with authorized duties
Co-ordinate, priorities, facilitate and monitor the delivery of care to own patients and to other patients when in charge, ensuring continuity of care.
Act as a professional and clinical role model to all staff, patients, carers and the public at all times.
Supervise the performance standards of own team members and, in the absence of the Department Manager, other nursing staff within the ward.
Assist with and deputise for the Department Manager in the management and organisation of the ward.
Maximise use of clinical and staff resources, implementing best practice in patient flow, admission and discharge arrangements.
Maximise use of clinical and staff resources, implementing best practice in patient flow, admission and discharge arrangements.
Promote the development of new services within the ward area and assist the Department Manager in implementing change.
Participate in staff recruitment and selection processes and wider recruitment and retention strategies.
Act in a professional manner and ensure self and ward staff adhere to the UHL Uniform policy at all times.
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