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Job summary

Main area
Nursing
Grade
Band 6
Contract
20 months (Fixed-Term Contract to end 30/09/25)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long-day (11 hour shift pattern) across 7-day working.)
Job ref
220-WHT-1716-D
Employer
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University College Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£42,471 - £50,364 per annum including inner London HCAs
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/05/2024 23:59

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UCLH@HOME Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse

Band 6

Covid-19 Vaccination 

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19.
We encourage and support  staff to get  COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible. 

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.

For our current apprenticeship vacancies, please go to https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship and use Keyword ‘Whittington’

By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

 


 

Job overview

UCLH@HOME Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our UCLH@HOME team, a service provided by Whittington Health in partnership with UCLH. We are  forefront of integrated care – providing innovative and transformational care that best serves local communities.

UCLH@Home is an NHS service that helps by supporting patients to leave hospital once medically optimised and safe to be managed in the community. Whilst under this service patients remain under the care of your consultant team.

As a member of our Team your role will include direct care delivery within the Patient's own homes and the use of 'remote monitoring' technologies.

 

Main duties of the job

To provide care for patients who are transferred to the community from UCLH prior to estimated discharge date. The post holder will have a leadership role and take responsibility for case-finding, team co-ordination and organisation of transfers home. 

We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds including emergency nurses, primary care and acute medicine. It is an exciting time to join our team and be supported to enhance your scope of autonomous practice.

If you are seeking a challenge, are passionate about patient care and interested in joining an enthusiastic, dynamic and dedicated team we would love to hear from you.

 

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff.  We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.  The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will work with colleagues from acute specialities, the emergency department, as well as community services. The role will provide a unique opportunity to be part of a service able to provide a truly integrated care pathway for patients across acute and community settings; developing and expanding the services to provide the best care possible for our patients in the best way for them.

Please refer to the Job description for detailed information.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RGN
  • Current NMC Registration
  • 2 years experience
Desirable criteria
  • Post registration education in a relevant area

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Excellent clinical and holistic assessment skills
  • Good knowledge of infection prevention and control
  • Good written communication skills
  • Ability to demonstrated good leadership skills
  • Advanced nursing skills
  • IT skills
  • Effective people management skills

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Portfolio of varied Clinical experience
  • Knowledge of current issues in the NHS
  • Experience in Community/ A and E/ Care of the Elderly
  • Nurse Prescriber (or willing to work towards)
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of Audit/Change initiatives
  • Understanding and insight into integrated care

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident leaderInvestors in PeopleImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident committed

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nigel Steventon
Job title
UCLH@Home Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07932 026 209
Additional information

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Matron Nigel Steventon (07932026209) or [email protected]).