Deputy Sister / Deputy Charge Nurse | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 28 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 April 2024 |
| Location: | Truro, TR1 3LJ |
| Company: | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6191383/156-5884812-C |
Summary
Endoscopy at the Royal Cornwall hospital are seeking to appoint a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to join our Innovative team that deliver an array of Endoscopy procedures and Services.
We are looking to employ a suitable individual to join and support our Leadership team. The successful candidate will assist with the leadership and development of the nursing team and also be an excellent role-model and champion for high quality patient centered care.
Endoscopy/ Gastroenterology knowledge would be preferred.
Applicants must be an experienced Registered Nurse and should possess experience of leading / managing a team. Flexibility is essential to ensure senior cover of this busy environment.
This is a full time post working 37.5 hours per week.
The role requires you to be flexible, resilient, a forward thinking, enthusiastic and a positive motivator. You will deputise and support the Department Sister to lead a team of registered and unregistered nurses, ensuring team and individual learning and development.
You will work alongside a variety of multi-disciplinary team members, which will include gastroenterology consultants, surgeons, clinical nurse endoscopists and lower gastrointestinal specialist nurses; all striving to provide the safest and best quality care in an out-patient setting.
As a team we undertake a variety of procedures and services including Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, Trans-nasal Endoscopy (TNE), Endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography (ERCP), Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) and bronchoscopy, held across Royal Cornwall Hospital, West Cornwall Hospital and Bodmin Hospital. We use modern technology to carry out our pre-assessment service and will soon be overseeing two gastroenterology outpatient clinics.
You will be joining our supportive leadership team consisting of the Endoscopy unit Leader, a Deputy Sister and a Deputy Charge Nurse. You will be actively encouraged in your continuing professional development through the use of a care group specific Personal Development Plan and completion of the RCHT manager’s / leader’s passport.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael’s Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.
The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations -including NHS Kernow and NHS England- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000- which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods.
The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally.
We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community.
Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place that offers surfing beaches and fishing harbours to beautiful countryside and historic towns. With clean air, plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and excellent schools, colleges and universities (including adult education) it is the ideal place for families and for you to develop your own career.
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• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Work health assessments
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• Right to work checks
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Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
This advert closes on Thursday 11 Apr 2024