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Sister- Children's Elective Care Unit

Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Colchester
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 per annum pro rata
Closing date
2 Aug 2024
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Sister on our Children's Elective Care unit in Colchester.

You will be responsible for the management of the Children's Elective Care Unit (CECU), including Children's Outpatient Department and medical/surgical Day cases. You will provide clinical leadership and direction for the nursing team.

You will need to be a highly motivated individual who is keen to further develop and lead. You must be dynamic and enthusiastic to lead the clinical team and ensure best practice and high standards of care are maintained at all times.

In turn, we are keen to give you the opportunity to further develop your skills and practice, supporting you in your career development.

This is part time post for 18.75 hours per week, working alongside with current Sister.

Main duties of the job

  • To effectively manage and develop nursing staff and services to provide professional and managerialleadership in the delivery of high quality, safe, cost effective care of children, families and staff.
  • To inspire and facilitate the development of staff by providing an open supportive and encouragingenvironment in which all staff feel valued and where best practice prospers


About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RSCN/RGN, RN Child
  • EPLS
  • ENB 998 or equivalent
  • Diploma in Nursing


Desirable

  • BSc in Child Health
  • Undertake current academic study
  • Certificate in Management


Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in Children's nursing at Band 6
  • Clinical expertise within speciality
  • Mentoring
  • Managing change
  • Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience


Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

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432-HR815-24

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