We are looking for Registered Nurses to join our team as Band 6 Deputy Team Leaders for Recovery/Post- op in our brand new Planned Care Centre.

We want every patient to have the best possible care and support so have started an extensive re-organisation of our three sites in Leicester - the Leicester Royal Infirmary, the Leicester General Hospital and the Glenfield Hospital.

As part of that work, we've created the East Midlands Planned Care Centre, a stand alone unit on site at the Leicester General Hospital. A multi million pound investment to improve care and reduce waiting lists for the people of Leicester and beyond.

Having welcomed our first patients in early Summer 2023, recruitment has now commenced on phase 2 to expand our services. The Centre is due to open in December 2024, at least 86,000 additional outpatient contacts with treatment where required will be made per year.

When the East Midland Planned Care Centre opens in December 2024 the building will consist of two operating Theatres, 14 outpatient rooms, four clean rooms and a surgical day case facility, together with two 18-bedded wards dedicated to elective day case / post surgical activity, as well as medical day case for Oncology, Haematology and Gastroenterology patients.

Main duties of the job

We need a highly motivated practitioner to join us in this evolving team that will grow and develop over time. The Surgical unit will deliver Daycase surgical activity from a number of specialties.

The East Midlands Planned Care Centre will see a high volume of patient's per day. It will be a fast paced environment and will require a highly motivated, adaptable candidate who will lead be example and teach new members of the team.

The surgical unit with offer same day discharge to patients and the nurses will lead this process, with the additional skill of criteria lead discharge. There will be an post-op ward, staffed day and night to facilitate patients and their post- op recovery period.

• To be a visible clinical expert, leading daily providing direction, effective and inspirational leadership.
  
• Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
  
• Leadership and supervision of others carrying out all aspects of the caring process.
  
• Deputise and take charge of the given area regularly.
  
• Participate in the effective clinical leadership and management of the team.
  
• Actively contribute to the improvement of services and the quality of care provision.
  
• Act as a role model, mentoring, teaching, assessing and supporting students and learners and participate in the education, development and mentorship of other staff.
  
• Confident to Admit/Recover/Discharge patients independently.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Support the Team Leader/Matron to ensure the ward/Department environment is safe, clean, comfortable and well maintained in line with patient and public expectations.
  
• Ensure that the delivery of care to own patients and for all patients when in charge meet the standards determined by the Sister/Charge Nurse/Team Leader.
  
• Ensure that self and team members act at all times to provide a personalised service to patients in accordance with agreed standards and promotes quality, diversity and rights.
  
• Contribute to setting, maintaining and monitoring of standards of care to the optimum level and lead the improvement of care, through benchmarking, audit and research.
  
• In the absence of the Team Leader ensure there is adequate support, safe mentorship and supervision of learner nurses and all staff
  
• Proactively seek feedback on patient and public experience in order to address concerns in a timely manner and build on success.

please see job description/person specification for further details on the role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN/ODP - First Level
• Recognised NMC Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent

Desirable

• Degree in nursing or health related subject
• Clinical Leadership Programme(e.g. LEO, RCN, ILM)

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience within the area.
• Good understanding of quality, safety and risk management.
• Experience of improving patient experience.

Desirable

• Audit experience / research skills

Skills

Essential

• Can analyse activity data and plans workforce accordingly.
• Recognises own limitations

Desirable

• Project management

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

East Midlands Planned Care Centre

Leicester General Hospital Gwendolen Road

Leicester

LE4 5PW

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358-6461272-ITA