Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse, CAU (30 hours)
Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAlready thinking ahead to interview?
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly dynamic, motivated and passionate nurse to join our Band 6 team on the Clinical Assessment Unit team ASPH.
We are a fast paced, poly speciality acute assessment unit receiving patients directly from ED and Same Day Emergency Care.
We are a 31 bedded unit, caring for acutely unwell patients who are likely needing a short stay at hospital.
The applicant should be passionate about acute medicine that has innovative ideas to help further improve our fast paced and dynamic Unit which offers an abundance of learning opportunities and progression in a friendly and supportive environment.
Are you ready to be a good leader and role model? If the answer is yes then we look forward to your application and we hope you are successful.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be professionally accountable for the maintenance of standards and professional practice as set by the NMC Code of Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour and relevant professional guidelines.
- They will regularly take charge of the practice setting or defined area of the practice setting / group of patients and take responsibility for ensuring the coordination and direct provision of high standard of holistic, patient centred care by assessing nursing care and health education needs, and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for each patient.
- To demonstrate and facilitate others to develop the necessary skills and experience in ward/department management and provide leadership in the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.
- To support the development and implementation of audit, quality and risk management initiatives.
- To teach and act as a facilitator/ mentor /assessor / preceptor to nursing students, junior registered and unregistered staff.
- Act as a visible, clinical nurse leader and promote team work within a multi-professional environment. Demonstrate critical analysis and decision making skills when undertaking, leading and or supervising the delivery of consistent high quality evidence based care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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