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The successful applicant will have responsibilities that include staff management, conducting appraisals, overseeing training, and contributing to health roster management and audits. The Trust values inclusion, diversity, and community-centered care, and seeks individuals who share its commitment to compassion, accountability, respect, and ensuring that everyone counts.
We are recruiting for a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS on St Helen's Ward. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients and staff receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards great people, great place.
St Helens is a new acute ward within the trust bed reconfiguration in the hospital design. This will be an 18 bedded ward with 6 side rooms all with ensuite and 3 bays of 4 all ensuite.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with a willingness to learn, to join us as a deputy Sister/Charge Nurse. This role will be in addition to the other deputy sister in place within St Helens to provide improved senior cover across 7 days.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.
About us
As a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse you will be accountable to and expected to provide support to the Ward Manager in St Helens. You will be expected to deputise for the Ward Manager when they are on leave, and to provide Nurse in Charge cover across the week, including weekends and Bank Holidays.
As part of this development opportunity, you will have responsibility for a given number of staff for appraisals, attendance management and training. There will be an expectation that you will also learn to support with Health roster, Datix and the completion of Audits. We also work very closely with the MDT team, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and the Integrated Discharge Team.
The successful applicant will need to have excellent communication and organisational skills. They must be able to work under pressure and be able to manage their time effectively.
To support your development the successful applicant will be offered development support and appropriate training to enhance the skills needed for the role.
If you believe you have these qualities and are looking to take on a new role this may be the perfect development opportunity for you.
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