Deputy Sister/ Charge Nurse inYork inYork PUBLISHED 1 JUN 2024

You will be responsible for supporting the Band 7, to provide management support for Ward 26, which entails managing the Nursing team.
An exciting opportunity has risen for a dynamic, self-motivated Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse, to work on Ward 26. We are currently a 29 bedded surgical ward based on ward 26 - Head & Neck.

This role requires you to be assertive, flexible, resilient, forward thinking, and ready to develop your leadership skills in an acute setting. You will be required to always take charge in challenging circumstances and support junior colleagues, especially in the absence of the Ward Sister.

We are looking for an experience and dynamic nurse who is willing to enhance their leadership skills. The role is to consistently drive excellent clinical quality standards by providing visible clinical leadership to the team and support them in the delivery of high quality, effective and evidence-based care. Focus will be on patient experience, patient safety and providing assurance that standards are met for every patient, every time.


Responsibilities


You will be responsible for supporting the Band 7, to provide management support for Ward 26, which entails managing the Nursing team. This includes, but not limited to:

  • Allocation of staff to teams, and ensuring they are working within their level of competence.
  • Working alongside Doctors, to ensure patients receive appropriate care.
  • Liaising with the operational team, to ensure timely transfer of patients out of the unit to appropriate ward areas.
  • Taking charge in challenging circumstances within the unit, and ensuring that support is given to junior colleagues at all times.
  • Assisting the Band 7 to ensure appraisals, mandatory training and competency assessments for all nursing staff are kept up to date.

Overall, the focus of this role is to ensure the unit is safe and functional at all times.


Our Benefits


We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
  • A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
  • Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
  • NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
  • An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
  • Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joanna-Bartliff-Young Job title: Sister Email address: Telephone number:

Contact name: Julie Allan

Contact job title: Matron, Ward 26

Contact telephone number:
An exciting opportunity has risen for a dynamic, self-motivated Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse, to work on Ward 26. We are currently a 29 bedded surgical ward based on ward 26 - Head & Neck.

This role requires you to be assertive, flexible, resilient, forward thinking, and ready to develop your leadership skills in an acute setting. You will be required to always take charge in challenging circumstances and support junior colleagues, especially in the absence of the Ward Sister.

We are looking for an experience and dynamic nurse who is willing to enhance their leadership skills. The role is to consistently drive excellent clinical quality standards by providing visible clinical leadership to the team and support them in the delivery of high quality, effective and evidence-based care. Focus will be on patient experience, patient safety and providing assurance that standards are met for every patient, every time.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for supporting the Band 7, to provide management support for Ward 26, which entails managing the Nursing team. This includes, but not limited to:

  • Allocation of staff to teams, and ensuring they are working within their level of competence.
  • Working alongside Doctors, to ensure patients receive appropriate care.
  • Liaising with the operational team, to ensure timely transfer of patients out of the unit to appropriate ward areas.
  • Taking charge in challenging circumstances within the unit, and ensuring that support is given to junior colleagues at all times.
  • Assisting the Band 7 to ensure appraisals, mandatory training and competency assessments for all nursing staff are kept up to date.

Overall, the focus of this role is to ensure the unit is safe and functional at all times.

Our Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
  • A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
  • Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
  • NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
  • An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
  • Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joanna-Bartliff-Young Job title: Sister Email address: Telephone number:

Contact name: Julie Allan

Contact job title: Matron, Ward 26

Contact telephone number:


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