SDEC Dept. leader | Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 October 2025 |
| Location: | Chesterfield, S44 5BL |
| Company: | Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHSFT |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7382470/166-MEC-7382470 |
Summary
The main purpose of this role will be:
To provide strong, effective leadership coupled with a solid sense of commitment to delivering excellent nursing care and patient experience on the Medical Same Day Emergency Care Unit, and to ensure the improvement and sustainability of the quality-of-care indicators for caring for the patients.
You will be expected to work with the matron to ensure the operational efficiency of the unit, working collaboratively with all departments across the Trust.
You will be expected to promote consistent safe, effective, well led and responsive quality care and working practices in the unit and ensure that staff will receive the appropriate leadership, support, appraisal and continual professional development.
This role will require flexibility of hours and working patterns.
You will be expected to work within the Acute care Leadership Team and multidisciplinary team to develop and evolve our pathways for acute admission avoidance and admissions. Through demonstration of high levels of clinical expertise and practice, work collaboratively with members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), divisional care unit and others to review and plan services which are responsive, cost effective and evidence based
Provide strong, professional leadership working in partnership to enhance professional standards of care across the service linking in with primary, secondary and tertiary care as appropriate
1. Patient Care
2. Multidisciplinary Team Working
3. Communication/Information
4. Clinical/ Operational Management
5. Human Resource Management and Development
6. Budget Management
7. Unit Environment
8. Clinical Governance
9. Research\Education
10. Professional Development/ Personal Performance
Our Vision: Exceptional patient care provided by exceptional people
Our Mission: To bring our people communities & partners together- providing patient care we can all be proud of.
As colleagues, we will always be guided by ourProud to CARE values:
· Compassion:Treating everyone with kindness – welcoming diversity and inclusion, considering individual needs; and challenging inappropriate behaviours outside of our values.
· Ambition:Aspiring to be the best – reaching high standards, providing exceptional care and services; and achieving measurable improvements in people’s health and wellbeing.
· Respect:Valuing and appreciating everyone – listening, learning, and acting on their experiences, being open and honest; and recognising that working with others brings benefits.
· Encouragement:Opportunities for all – supporting education and development, helping people to bring their improvement ideas to life and speak-up; and getting everyone involved in our future.
Please see attached job description & person specification for a more detailed overview of the advertised vacancy.
If you would like any further information or to arrange a visit please contact Gary Durrant- Matron.
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Sep 2025
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