Junior Sister

Job summary

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assist the ward manager in the smooth delivery of a high standard of care to those patients with respiratory illnesses.

Alongside their RGN role they will also be responsible for managing staff in terms of recruitment, sickness monitoring, educational needs, learning events and any disciplinary actions.

They will also be responsible for answering any safeguarding concerns and putting actions in place to learn from these incidents. Auditing will be part of the role also and giving feedback following these.

Service improvement ideas will be explored and actioned if appropriate.

Key responsibilities will include the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, effective leadership and staff management/development.

Job responsibilities

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

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