Job summary
Medical Same Day Emergency Care (MSDEC) is looking for a highly motivated and dedicated individual to join our senior team at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced nurse who wants to develop and enhance their skills into a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse position. As a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse you will be a solid support for the junior staff and will manage 1:1 feedback sessions and appraisals and sickness reviews. You will work closely with the ward sister, deputy sisters and practice development Nurse to ensure that the unit maintains the highest standard of care provision. This exciting position forms part of the nursing team that cares for medical patients with the aim to getting home on the same day. The unit accepts referrals from the Emergency Department, EMAS, GPs and other wards within the hospital. Planned Care also forms part of the MSDEC family, and you may be required to support this area at times. The main responsibilities will involve co ordinating the shift, liaising with medical disciplines and members of the MDT, supporting junior staff and deputising for the ward manager. You will be caring for patients with a wide variety of medical conditions, and should be confident in identifying and prioritising patients who may need urgent assessment.

Main duties of the job

• An expert clinical practitioner who is able to articulate best practice within their specialty
• An effective role model who emulates expert practice and professional standards
• A motivated, dynamic leader who supports the Ward Sister in striving for improvements in care and practice
• Effectively maintains a clear view of the competence and skills of the team, ensuring that staff can deliver safe, effective care and a positive patient experience
• Able to articulate the education and training requirements of the team to support competence and professional development commissions
• Deputises for the Ward Sister in their absence
• Effectively uses all sources of data to inform practice development needs and seeks to lead and deliver sustainable change
• Role models effective application of the nursing process, assessment, care prescription, evaluation, and documentation for patient centered care
• Emulate best practice in relation to Safeguarding, ensuring that they maintain and share their knowledge of Mental Capacity Act Assessment, Deprivation of Liberty and Best Interests
• Demonstrates an understanding of relevant admission & discharge pathways and the relationship with high quality, safe care

About us
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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Nursing Diploma/Degree

Desirable

• Teaching/Assessing Qualification
• Evidence of continued professional development

Knowledge
Essential

• Previous Medical Ward Experience (2 Years)
• Identification, assessment and development of patient needs and development of programmes of care
• Able to deal with communication problems
• Dealing with distressed people

Desirable

• Experience with patient flow and capacity

Skills
Essential

• Able to make judgements based on evidence based practice and translate this for use in the ward environment
• Leadership/teaching skills
• Able to communicate sensitive information to patients
• Excellent communication skills
• Sound knowledge of current nursing issues
• Extended Clinical skills
• Organisational skills e.g. prioritising/delegating
• Hand/eye co-ordination e.g. for preparation of drugs for injections

Desirable

• Ability to undertake audits and develop areas of development from any areas identified
• Understanding of current developments in the NHS

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).