Role Summary
• The overall job purpose of the Sister is to provide clinical and managerial leadership to the Nursing and Multi-professional Team. This includes acting as a clinical leader and an expert practitioner liaising, guiding and advising the Multidisciplinary Team and external agencies in the provision of optimum patient care.
• This will require the Sister/Charge Nurse to regularly review the clinical records of patients under their sphere of responsibility, to evaluate the effectiveness of the standard of care planning and delivery, and to use the results to work with the team to improve patient outcomes. Within their leadership role they will be responsible for providing feedback on the evaluation of good and poor practice to team members ensuring effective role modelling and mentorship to the team.
• S/he will also be expected to play a proactive role in quality and service improvement and working closely with the Clinical Nurse Manager and Multidisciplinary Team, assist in the auditing of clinical standards of care within their clinical area. This includes ensuring a good working environment in which all patients receive a high standard of clinical care.
About the Role
We will work with you to help you be the best version of you at work.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you're starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, physiotherapy, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.
About Us
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Ward Sister/ Charge Nurse position at the South Devon Satellite Kidney Unit, on the outskirts of Torquay.
We are a nurse-led unit, providing haemodialysis 6 days a week from 07:30-23:00hrs. The unit is situated approximately 20 minutes from Exeter, benefits from a free car park and is close to local bus routes. We are closed on Sundays, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, with no overnight working required.
We are looking for a dedicated and motivated applicant with excellent interpersonal skills and high standards of clinical practice to join our team to deliver high quality care in a professional and friendly environment.
You will be required to work collaboratively with dialysis unit staff and the wider renal team to provide direct patient care, as well as being able to work autonomously to undertake non-clinical duties such as off-duty planning, auditing and sickness management.
The role also includes working closely with the Clinical Nurse Manager to assist in implementing and promoting service development and Trust protocols, therefore the candidate needs to demonstrate leadership qualities.
Although dialysis experience is preferred, this is not essential as full haemodialysis dialysis training can be provided. Ongoing development is encouraged, with a variety of learning opportunities available throughout the renal service.
This role is available as either a permanent contract or as a secondment for those who have an interest in this role as a developmental opportunity.
Working Pattern: There is flexibility to offer this post as a full time position or as a 30 hour/week contract.
Interview Date: TBC
For further information please contact Claire Wing (Clinical Nurse Manager) or Ria Taylor (Clinical Matron for Renal and Dermatology) on 01392 402519.
Benefits
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
It’s never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you'll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
