Deputy Sister/ Charge Nurse - Children's Assessment Unit (CAU)inChichesterinChichesterPUBLISHED TUE 18 MAR 2025
Opportunities to work in a dedicated paediatric team, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
Responsibility to lead and influence the delivery of high-quality, compassionate care for children and young people.
Ability to significantly impact patient care by ensuring that care is tailored to the individual needs of children and their families.
Role in mentoring and supervising student nurses and junior staff, contributing to their professional development.
Engagement in holistic nursing practices through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.
Experience in a dynamic clinical environment, managing diverse nursing needs and gaining valuable leadership skills.
Involvement in effective discharge planning and coordination, enhancing patients' transitions from hospital to home.
Join our dynamic paediatric team at Chichester Hospital as a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse in our Children's Assessment Unit (CAU). This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and skilled nurse to make a real difference in the lives of children and their families. As part of our supportive environment, you'll collaborate closely with our dedicated ward team to deliver exceptional, compassionate care to young patients with various nursing needs. Your leadership and clinical expertise will ensure a safe and effective service, whilst championing holistic, personalised care tailored to each child's unique circumstances.
In this role, you'll not only oversee patient care but also be a vital mentor for nursing students and healthcare assistants, fostering a nurturing atmosphere for learning and growth. Your ability to communicate effectively with children and their families will be crucial as you advocate for their needs and coordinate care plans with the multi-disciplinary team. If you're ready to take on this rewarding challenge, and contribute to a family-focused care environment where kindness and professionalism go hand in hand, we would love to hear from you!
In this role, you'll not only oversee patient care but also be a vital mentor for nursing students and healthcare assistants, fostering a nurturing atmosphere for learning and growth. Your ability to communicate effectively with children and their families will be crucial as you advocate for their needs and coordinate care plans with the multi-disciplinary team. If you're ready to take on this rewarding challenge, and contribute to a family-focused care environment where kindness and professionalism go hand in hand, we would love to hear from you!
Opportunities to work in a dedicated paediatric team, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
Responsibility to lead and influence the delivery of high-quality, compassionate care for children and young people.
Ability to significantly impact patient care by ensuring that care is tailored to the individual needs of children and their families.
Role in mentoring and supervising student nurses and junior staff, contributing to their professional development.
Engagement in holistic nursing practices through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.
Experience in a dynamic clinical environment, managing diverse nursing needs and gaining valuable leadership skills.
Involvement in effective discharge planning and coordination, enhancing patients' transitions from hospital to home.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our paediatric team at Chichester Hospital. We are looking to appoint a forward thinking and enthusiastic nurse to work in our Children's Assessment Unit (CAU). The successful candidate will work alongside the Children's ward and Ward Sister to support the paediatric nursing team whilst maintaining responsibility for a safe and effective service.
- The post holder will be a proficient clinical practitioner who will be able to lead, influence and deliver effective care. They will take charge of CAU caring for children and young people with nursing needs. They will have a responsibility for ensuring care is coordinated and resources are used, effectively.
- Ensuring the highest quality, effective and compassionate patient care is received by the child, young person and their families/ carers whilst on the unit.
- Excellent, holistic and individualised nursing care will be delivered through assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating. This will be in line with local, Trust wide and National policies, procedures, values and behaviours.
- Promoting a supportive learning environment in which to supervise and mentor student nurses, paediatric Nursery Nurses and Health Care Assistants.
- The post holder will act as an advocate whilst demonstrating effective communication and listening skills which are age appropriate for the child and young person.
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Ensure care is family focused and tailored to the needs of the child or young person.
- Participate in the assessment, implementation and delivery of individualised patient care seeking guidance where appropriate.
- To report on the condition of patients to the Clinical Leader/Medical staff, assisting them in ascertaining treatments and ensure these are carried out.
- To ensure that all patients' data is accurately recorded.
- Ensure that all patients have nutritional assessment and that individual needs are fully met.
- Be responsible for the control and custody of all medication and drugs in accordance with Trust policy.
- To administer drugs as prescribed, checking and witnessing controlled drugs.
- Ensure safe effective discharge planning, involving the multidisciplinary team as necessary.
- Take charge of a group of patients, taking into account patient/relative/carers wishes.
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