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Deputy Ward Sister/Charge Nurse - Alexandra Ward | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	04 February 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£44,806 - £53,134 p.a inc HCA
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	06 March 2025
Location:	London, SE1 7EH
Company:	Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	6977385/196-NM12523

Summary

Deputy Ward Sister/Charge Nurse (Band 6)

Alexandra Ward - Older persons Unit (OPU)

Acute & General Medicine Directorate

Areyou a kind and compassionate, inspirational leader who sets high standards that others aspire to?

Doyou have extensive post-registration experience in patient care, particularly medicine?

Areyouan enthusiastic nurse who is a great team player and really motivates a team?

Areyouthat special person who will support your ward Sister as well as those more junior than you, and help get the team together.

Areyoualready a band 6 Senior Staff Nurse who would like to challenge themselves to a new role or different environment.

If so we would likeyouto join OPU!

We have a deputy vacancy on Alexandra Ward

You need to be able to provide strong clinical leadership ensuring a high standard of care is delivered to patients and their families.

You will also take an active role in the development of staff and the service.

Advert closing: 10th February 2025

Interview: 25th February 2025

Guys and St Thomas’ Older Persons Unit provides acute and rehabilitation services in each ward Alexandra, Anne and Henry Ward. Each 28-bedded ward underwent refurbishment to provide patients a dementia friendly environment in Central London. We take pride in setting a good standard of care of elderly and ensuring our nursing workforce has the necessary skills to deliver the best care possible.

In Acute & General Medicine we pride ourselves on our expertise in complex patient management and discharge planning.

The Deputy Ward Sister/Charge Nurse’s key responsibility is to ensure that the patient experience is of the highest quality inspiring patient and public confidence. This will be achieved through high visibility, accessibility and surveillance.

The post holder will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity and respect, also promoting best practice in the prevention of infection through ensuring a clean and safe environment.

What we can offer is a band 6 leadership programme that is designed to grow the band 7's of the future which you would start straightaway and is transferable to any ward-based area.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to join our dynamic and motivated team.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally.

Organisational Values:

Ourvalueshelp us to define and develop our culture,what we doandhow we do it. It is important that you understand and reflect these values throughout your employment with the Trust.

The post holder will be:
• Caring - we put our patients first
• Ambitious - we innovate and strive for excellence
• Inclusive - we respect each other and work collaboratively

Clinical Leadership and Managerial
• Provide strong clinical leadership skills, supporting, energising, inspiring
and empowering others in pursuit of a shared vision to ensure the effective
management of the ward/department.
• To assist and support the Sister/Charge Nurse in the establishment of an efficient working environment, making the most effective and efficient use of staff, supplies and services.
• In co-ordinating the day-to-day management of the clinical area, delegates duties and care appropriately, whilst maintaining overall responsibility. Ensures that staffing and skill mix is maintained, at all times, to a level that does not compromise patient safety.
• Responsible for the assessment and subsequent ordering of bank and
agency staff within the clinical area including being an authorised signatory for temporary staff
• To be involved in the development, assessment and implementation of
guidelines, protocols and pathways.
• To deputise for the Sister/Charge Nurse in their absence.
• To attend and participate in monthly departmental meetings and ward rounds in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse. To help to promote new ideas and methods for the delivery of care and assist in their implementation through liaison and co-operation with the multidisciplinary team.
• To participate in the development of care pathways to promote uniformity
of care.
• To apply the Directorate and corporate Clinical Governance strategies to
the clinical area.
• Deal with complaints in a calm and courteous manner, ensuring that
wherever possible complaints are dealt with efficiently and satisfactorily
and resolved locally.
• Support the Sister/Charge Nurse implement local initiatives within the area.
• When required to be involved with managing local projects within the area.
• Understand and participate in the procedure for ordering supplies as required with the agreed budget and to ensure the appropriate use of
resources.
• Responsible for maintaining stock control e.g. controlled drugs.


This advert closes on Monday 10 Feb 2025