Job summary
Employer heading
Secondment Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse Orthopaedic Ward 3A - Band 6
NHS AfC: Band 6
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
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Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a permanent Deputy Sister/Charge nurse to join our Dynamic Orthopaedic Trauma Team on ward 3A.
We are a dynamic, skilled and motivated team that strives to ensure high quality care is provided to all of our service users.
3A is a friendly team and extremely hard working - come and be part of it.
The ward provides quality care for orthopaedic trauma as well as elective orthopaedic patients and can have outliers from a variety of sources including Ambulatory Care, A and E, clinics and specialist nurse referrals.
3A work alongside their trauma co ordinators on the ward who refer patients to them direct.
Please note this position is not due to start until April 2025.
Main duties of the job
You will be working alongside the Band 7 to ensure the safe running of the department on a daily basis and supporting the ward manager with the HR agenda in accordance with Trust policy. The post holder will also support the ward Manager in implementing change and maintaining standards of care for patients and maintaining and developing the education of ward staff.
All support will be given for this transition if you are a dynamic Band 5 and feel the need to take on more responsibility for the ward which is aiming to always improve and give safe and quality care to our patients and you could be part of that team.
Successful applicants will be given a comprehensive individualised induction programme so that you may develop your skills and knowledge within the department setting around existing skills and knowledge.
Working for our organisation
Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details regarding the job role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with NMC.
- Teaching certificate ENB 998, FLIPS, SPL
- Registered mentor
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further Education and Training
- Degree / diploma or an equivalent level of knowledge in wider healthcare.
- Management certificate
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience at a band 5 or 6 or equivalent in an acute setting.
- Experience in managing a team.
- Committed to ongoing personal development
Desirable criteria
- Appraisal training
- 2 years experience in acute hospital setting
Evidence of Particular: Knowle
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate strong leadership and organisational skills.
- Excellent written and interpersonal skills
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
- Evidence of assessing junior staff.Demonstrate an ability to motivate staff awarnes
Desirable criteria
- IT skills
- Supported staff through a programme of change
Specific Requirements
Essential criteria
- Flexible and proactive in approach to work
- Demonstrate awareness in recent changes in NHS
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanne Allbones
- Job title
- Ward manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01205445632
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