Deputy Sister​/Charge Nurse - Procedure Unit​/Admission Unit

Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Day Procedure Unit/Day Admission Unit

Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity for 12 months

We are seeking to employ enthusiastic, highly motivated Deputy Sister/Charge Nurses to join our joint services within DPU and SDAU.

The Day Procedure Unit team at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is one of the major elective surgical units in East Anglia. Following the Nationally recognised British Association of Day Surgery Directory, the unit is continually reviewing and evaluating its services, providing pre and post operative nurse led care for wide range of surgical specialities, including Urology, Gynae, ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Oral, General Surgery, Vascular and Pain Management.

In conjunction the Same Day Admission Unit (SDAU) is a dedicated department which admits and prepares adult patients for elective surgery. Our patients attend the Same Day Admissions Unit for their admission, and after their surgery they are then transferred to an inpatient ward for their recovery and discharge. Our teams work closely with other departments in the Trust, including the Day Procedure Unit, Preoperative Assessment, Surgical Specialty Teams, Anaesthetics, Theatres and the wards.

If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.

The Day Procedure Unit and Same Day Admissions Unit embraces the opportunity for individuals to gain leadership skills to co-ordinate patient activity, to manage own workload and to assist the coordinator with day-to-day tasks in both departments.

The post holder will be expected to support the clinical leader in providing leadership and effective management for both Day Procedure Unit and the Same Day Admissions Unit. You will also undertake a full range of perioperative duties in the care of adult patients from admission, third stage recovery and discharge, and decisions of suitability to transfer patients, adhering to agreed admission discharge and transfer protocols according to training and competence.

You will also be exptected to co-ordinate patient activity, staffing and utilisation within the clinical area in order to deliver high quality health care whilst upholding and influencing local and professional values. In order to co-ordinate and communicate DPU and SDAU you will need to maintain communication with people about difficult matters and in difficult situations as well as maintaining accurate and complete records of patient activities.

Our working hours are Monday to Sunday, from 07:00 - 19:30, 09:30 - 22:00. We currently do not work on Bank Holidays or night shifts.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students.

We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

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