Are you an ambitious nurse who is looking to the next leadership step in your career?

We have the perfect opportunity for you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Kesgrave Ward. You will manage our 22 bedded ward specialising in Endocrine and Neurology medicine. Kesgrave is a well established ward, with a highly skilled and enthusiastic team who are able to meet the specialist needs of this cohort of patients.

The Ward Sister/Charge Nurse has overall responsibility for the operational management of clinical service delivery, standards of professional practice and delivery of quality care.

You will be a dynamic, motivated and committed individual and will be a role model to the team. You should be dedicated to the continual development of the team and ensuring that delivery of a high standard of care is paramount.

If you have an interest in developing your clinical knowledge and skills as well as welcome service development and innovation then we are interested in hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

In addition to providing clinical leadership and enhancing patient experience, duties will include Governance, workforce planning and recruitment, budgetary management, training, and development of the team, whilst maintaining a high level of visibility on the ward to aid communication with patients and relatives, providing support to the nursing and medical team. You will work closely with the Multidisciplinary team to optimise management and improve patient outcomes.

In return we will offer you the chance to become part of a large forward thinking organisation, with opportunities to further develop your strategic, operational and management skills in a supportive and innovative environment.

You will be committed to deliver within agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, resource controls and constraints and will positively contribute to the Trusts strategic vision.

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.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details on the role and responsibilities of this role please see attached job description and person specification

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Registered Nurse with proven experience at Band 6 in the acute setting
• Experience of relevant specialities

Desirable

• Experience in rehabilitation environment
• Previous Ward Sister experience

Qualifications

Essential

• ENB 998 recognised post-registration course in teaching/ assessing and mentorship
• 1st level registration

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of current Trust wide and Department of Health initiatives
• Knowledge of shared Governance
• Demonstrates ability to influence and manage successfully

Personal Skills

Essential

• Leadership skills with evidence of staff motivation and team building
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

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