Sister/Charge Nurse | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata pa |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2024 |
| Location: | Derby, DE22 3NE |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6208319/320-CDCS-3004 |
Summary
Are you ready for career progression?
Do you have the passion and drive to improve the patient experience?
Do you want to be part of the ever evolving and exciting speciality of cancer care?
If the answer is yes to the above, then look no further and come and join the motivated and enthusiastic nursing team in the Combined Triage Assessment Unit (CTAU).
CTAU provides urgent care to patients known to Haematology and Oncology who are experiencing side effects from their condition, or their anti cancer treatment.
CTAU can often have up to 25 patients a day in our small 9 chair/bedded unit. With a 77% admission avoidance rate we aim to treat and discharge our patients. For those who are acutely unwell, we admit to one of our 3 cancer wards.
Patients usually come through to CTAU either via the triage line, radiotherapy, specialist clinics or The Combined Day Unit.
As a strong, visible team leader, you must be a positive role model with the ability to motivate others to develop and improve. You must be a forward thinking individual who is keen to implement changes to further improve our service delivery.
You must be a motivated and enthusiastic leader, who willprovide high-quality, patient-centred care. This involves assessing, planning, and implementing care , as well as evaluating outcomes to ensure the highest standards of clinical care are maintained.
You will be responsible for the effective coordination of the unit and have exceptional problem solving abilities to deal with the day to day challenges of leading a department and team.
Clinical skills including venepuncture; cannulation and triaging using the UKONs tool, are desirable but not essential. In return, we can offer a period of supernumerary supervision, relevant clinical skills training and additional support from the team.
Closing date of applications: 02 June 2024
Interview date: 14 June 2024
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
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This advert closes on Sunday 2 Jun 2024