Deputy Sister / Charge Nurse SDEC

An Exciting opportunity has arisen to join the leadership team of SDEC ( same day emergency care ) at the city hospital campus . We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring, compassionate and highly motivated Deputy Ward Sister/ Deputy Charge Nurse to join our excellent team.Every day is different but very rewarding. We pride ourselves on team work, forward thinking, and the delivery of high standards of care, patient safety and quality are our priority. As a caring and positive person you will be committed to delivering high quality patient care.SDEC is under Cancer Associated Specialities (CAS) based at City Campus. SDEC is a unit that is currently specialises in the care of oncology patients in a day care/ outpatient setting.The unit also provides a nurse-led service for Renal and Haematology patients. Oncology patients can be assessed, diagnosed and be treated without being admitted to a ward and if clinically safe to do so, will go home the same day when their care is provided
to avoid admission to Specialist Receiving unit (SRU). Nurse-led service for Renal patients involves administration of infusions. The units also provides blood transfusion for Haematology patients. The unit currently opens from 08:00 hrs - 18:00hrs, Monday to Friday for Oncology patients and Saturday and Sunday for nurse-led service., The post holder will act as Deputy to the unit Manager they will be required to:Act as the deputy to the ward manager, completing managerial roles such as, return to work discussions, sickness monitoring, rota completion.Be an effective leader and role model.Will be expected to provide regular direct clinical care, administration of medicationsSupport the implementation of both clinical and non clinical governance.Work flexibly as a member of the team to ensure standards are being maintained, evaluated, and where necessary improved.Ensure high quality, evidence-based care is offered to patients and, in collaboration with the ward manager identify the common issues which affect the quality of care, devising clear action plans to address any shortcomings ensuring agreed action is undertaken.

Our values are: Caring and helpful; Safe and Vigilant for our patients and colleagues; Being Clinically Excellent and driving innovation to meet the needs of our patients; Using our Resources wisely whilst; Providing Quality products, services and experiences for staff and patientsPatients - We will ensure our patients receive consistently high quality, safe care with outstanding outcomes and experiencePeople - We will build on our position as an employer of choice; with an engaged, developed and empowered team that puts patient care at the heart of everything it does.Places - We will invest in our estate, equipment and digital infrastructure to support the delivery of high quality patient care.Performance - We will consistently achieve our performance standards and make the best use of resources to contribute to an affordable healthcare systemPartners - We will support the improvement of the health of the communities we serve through strong system
leadership and innovative partnerships to deliver integrated models of carePotential - We will deliver world-class research and education and transform health through innovation