Job overview
The role is a primary function supporting the team for the optimal care of our patients. The delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate health care to the patients of the Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust is the most important objective for the organisation
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity for a Deputy Charge Nurse/Sister within the Trauma Orthopaedics Ward D3.
D3 ward is a 16 bedded Ambulatory Trauma Orthopaedic ward. We care for patient with a range of different Orthopaedic conditions and injuries. We have a strong focus on multidisciplinary team working, which helps to ensures a complete approach to patient centered care. We are looking for applicants who have a passion to embrace new and innovative ways of managing change and believe that the patient experience is central to care delivered.
There are good opportunities for your continuing professional development within Hampshire Hospitals, and this will be supported and encouraged by the Clinical Matron and Senior Ward Sister.
If you are an experienced nurse, who is looking to take the next steps in your career, to take on a role with additional leadership and management responsibilities then we would really like to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Professional UK registration e.g. NMC, HPC
2. Post registration qualification(s) in field of expertise
3. Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience
Desirable criteria
4. Level 3 Certificate/Diploma in management and leadership, or equivalent NVQ 3
5. Additional Post graduate learning in specialist field including masters degree or working towards
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
6. Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD)clearly recorded for professional profile
7. Experience of staff supervision and mentorship including, employee relations, performance, conduct and training needs analysis
8. Experience of staff supervision including workforce budgets and staff development planning
Desirable criteria
9. Experience of project management for policy development for large scale projects
Skills & Ability
Essential criteria
10. Ability to work and lead within a multidisciplinary team across an organisation
11. Clinical Skills appropriate to the relevant specialty
12. Ability to work and lead within a multidisciplinary team across an organisation
Desirable criteria
13. Highly specialist clinical skills across the relevant specialty
14. To ability to work at problems from a unique or different angle
Other Specific Requirements
Essential criteria
15. Highly self-motivated – possesses high work standards, helps others to set attainable goals: wants to improve, to be more effective and efficient, measures progress against targets
16. Customer focused – committed to ensuring a positive hospital experience for patients, their relatives and carers
Desirable criteria
17. Full driving licence
18. Responds positively to constructive feedback