Deputy Sister - Alysham Day Unit and OPAT

Job overview

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced Band 6 Registered Nurse to join the friendly and dedicated team at Aylsham Medical Day Unit (AMDU). AMDU is a nurse-led service providing planned care for patients referred from a wide range of specialties across the Acute Trust. Since its establishment in 2018, the service has continued to grow and develop, caring for more than 11,000 patients in the last year alone.

We provide a range of services, including:

• Blood product transfusions
• Intravenous iron therapy
• Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT)
• Venesection
• Day-case biopsies
• Paracentesis
• Day-case heart failure assessment and management

Our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We care for patients with both acute and chronic conditions, supporting them to remain in their own homes wherever possible. We aim to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions, facilitate early discharge, promote patient independence and improve patient experience.

Main duties of the job

• Provide senior clinical leadership within the unit, ensuring safe and efficient patient-centred care.
• Manage patients with acute and chronic medical conditions, recognising deterioration and escalating appropriately.
• Safely administer and oversee blood transfusions, IV iron, OPAT, venesection and other ambulatory treatments.
• Support the delivery of day-case procedures, ensuring appropriate pre- and post-procedure assessment and monitoring.
• Coordinate patient flow, treatment schedules and discharge, helping to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Provide clinical advice and support to Band 5 nurses, HCSWs and students, including delegation and supervision.
• Liaise closely with consultants, specialist teams and the wider MDT to ensure continuity of care.
• Promote safe discharge, patient education and self-management, enabling patients to remain at home where appropriate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for outlined in full details regarding the role.

As a Band 6 nurse, you will be expected to demonstrate a high level of clinical knowledge, assessment and decision-making skills. You will provide clinical leadership within the nurse led unit, acting as a positive role model for colleagues and supporting the development of a safe, effective and supportive working environment. You will work collaboratively with professional colleagues across the Acute Trust to ensure patients receive coordinated, seamless care. You will also contribute to effective communication with patients, relatives and carers, ensuring that information is provided and patients are supported to make informed decisions about their care. You will be encouraged to contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development initiatives, helping to ensure that AMDU continues to provide safe, efficient and innovative care.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Registered Nurse who can demonstrate:

• Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills
• Effective leadership and delegation skills
• The ability to prioritise and manage a busy and varied workload

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.