Job summary
Employer heading
Deputy Department Leader
NHS AfC: Band 6
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Deputy Department Leader to provide essential support to the Department Leader and relevant personnel in delivering high standards of holistic child and family-centered care at King's Mill Hospital. As Deputy Department Leader, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the provision of top-tier care through individualized assessments of each child and fostering a culture of family-centered care.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the advancement of children's healthcare services in a supportive and collaborative environment. Join us in making a difference in the lives of children and their families.
Main duties of the job
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Working for our organisation
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.
Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Person specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and time management skills
- Enthusiastic, receptive
- Ability to work under fluctuating workloads
- Ability to demonstrate the required behaviour in keeping with Trust Values
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First level registered children nurse
- Teaching qualification
Desirable criteria
- Working toward leadership qualification or equivalent.
- NVQ 3 assessor/ Mentor
- Teaching Qualification
- ECDL
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Mandatory update
- PILS
- Venepuncture
Desirable criteria
- Appraisal Trained
- Recruitment and retention
- Sickness absence
- Appraisal
- Knowledge of the importance of Clinical Supervision
- EPALS
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant Post Registration Experience
- Flexible with diversity of role
- Deputises for Department Leader for outpatients in their absence
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of management experience
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Continued professional development
- Demonstrate professionalism and patient advocacy
- Ability to work flexibly within working hours of department which may include weekends
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
- Jo Yates
- Job title
- Sister Clinic 11 / Bramley Unit
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01623622515
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