Job overview
The Deputy Sister / Deputy Charge Nurse will undertake the management of the unit on a day-to-day basis in the absence of or in conjunction with the Sister/Charge nurse.
This challenging role involves providing excellent leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care. You will be a key member of the multi-disciplinary team, progressing the patient pathway, managing critical care resources effectively whilst assisting in leading and developing a team of nurses.
The unit at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital is a 9 bedded unit and at Basingstoke is a 18 bedded unit. We are a team of approximately 130 nurses and pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive reputation. Patients vary and we admit both medical and surgical admissions from the Emergency Department and the wards. We have an outreach service and this team works alongside the critical care team to ensure best care for our patients. The post holder is required to be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. You are required to work cross site.
You will be required to work cross site.
If you would like to be part of these exciting times and contribute to developing our services further we would be delighted to hear from you.
We would highly recommend an informal visit to the department.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical leadership and support colleagues to plan, monitor and evaluate skilled and appropriate care for the critically ill patient and ensure the provision of evidence-based care. The post holder must act as a role model in providing specialist knowledge within critical care. You will work as part of a team supporting and developing colleagues by mentoring and assessing their skills.
The post holder is required to be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Working for our organisation
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) provides hospital services to around 570,000 people living in Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire, and specialist services to patients from all over the country. We deliver a full range of district hospital services in a variety of locations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached job description.
We would encourage an informal visit and contact with the matrons of the unit/ lead educator.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. Examples of mentoring and coaching
2. Demonstrates through examples leadership and role modelling
3. Demonstrates through examples Trust values
Qualifications
Essential criteria
4. Nursing Diploma/Degree
5. Critical Care Course
6. Practice Assessor & supervisor trained and in date
Desirable criteria
7. QI silver
8. Leadership course
Registration
Essential criteria
9. NMC Registration
10. Demonstrates through examples of adherence to NMC code of conduct
Supporting information
Essential criteria
11. Examples of evidence based practice
12. Evidence of managing complex situations
13. Examples of patient safety in line with NMC and Trust values
14. Examples of leadership and role modeling