Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse

Job overview

Ward 1 is looking to recruit an experienced nurse into the role of Deputy Sister/ Charge Nurse to help lead our dynamic team.

Ward 1 cares for children and young people between the ages of 0 - 17 years with a variety of congenital cardiac conditions.  Ward 1 is a busy and exciting cardiology unit that cares for children for a variety of complex cardiac needs requiring surgical or medical intervention. We are a part of the East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre (EMCHC) and are one of few level 1 paediatric congenital cardiac centers in the UK.

Successful applicants will help lead the nursing team as  well as working with the EMCHC multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality and holistic care to our cardiac patients. We offer lots of learning and development opportunities both clinically and professionally .

Main duties of the job

• The successful candidate will be a clinical role model and will also have line management responsibilities. Therefore, the successful candidate will need to have a strong clinical knowledge and excellent clinical skills appropriate to this role, as well as excellent leadership skills.
• The candidate's line management responsibilities will include sickness absence management, performing appraisals and a commitment to develop their team.  The successful person will also be expected to help maintain safety by investigating incidents and monitoring and maintaining staffing levels and rosters.
• The successful candidate will need to be hard working and able to adapt their approach. They will also need to have excellent problem solving skills and demonstrate the ability to prioritise their work load and responsibilities.
• The successful person will need to be experienced in cardiology and will need to be passionate about this area of nursing in order to help improve and sustain excellent service delivery.  The successful candidate should have paediatric cardiology experience.
• The successful candidate will be passionate and committed to excellent patient care and delivering the highest standard of care possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of evidence-based nursing care to a group of patients.
• Leadership and supervision of others carrying out all aspects of the caring process.
• Deputise and take charge of the given area regularly in the absence of the Ward/Unit Manager who has 24 hour accountability and responsibility.
• Actively contribute to setting and maintaining high standards of quality nursing care.
• Participate in the effective clinical leadership and management of the ward team.
• Actively contribute to the improvement of services and the quality of care provision to meet the needs of patients, service users and their families.
• Act as a role model, mentoring, teaching, assessing and supporting students and learners on placement and participate in the education, development and mentorship of other staff.
• Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you wish to discuss this opportunity further.