Job summary
- Main area
- Urgent and Emergency Care - MSSU
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Combination of day/night/weekend)
- Job ref
- 176-U-8047105
- Employer
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Peterborough City Hospital
- Town
- Peterborough
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - MSSU - Peterborough
Band 6
Job overview
MSSU is a 31 bed medical short stay Unit within Urgent care. This is an exciting, fast paced and challenging Unit to work on, with a fantastic multi-disciplinary team. We receive our patients from MAU and the Emergency department when they are in need of a short stay in hospital.
A necessity for this role is to have a broad general medicine base and a flexible ability to work. . The ideal candidate will have some knowledge and experience in supporting a team and experience with co-ordinating a busy ward area in an acute setting. The candidate for this position would be highly motivated and have a genuine desire to help people in every way they can and also provide the best health care across the board.
Our service is continually expanding and developing, we will offer you training and education to enable you to gain specialist skills to develop within your career.
You will be fully supported by the ward to ensure you get the most positive experience
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical expertise to the Team and develop practice. To work in close liaison with the Ward Manager, and other Deputy Sister/ Deputy Charge Nurses, Matrons, Practice Development Team (PDT) and the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) to provide the highest quality of assessment and evaluated care required to support each patient in their care pathway and improve the patient experience. To act as a clinical nurse leader, taking responsibility for the professional development of yourself and a group of nurses.
Working for our organisation
We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for additional information regarding this post
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st Level NMC Registration
- Mentorship module/Preceptor training
- Evidence of leadership qualities
- ILS trained
Desirable criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Post registration qualification relevant to clinical speciality
- Management qualification
- Leadership course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 2 years experience in an acute area
Desirable criteria
- Management experience
- Experience of coordinating an acute area
Qualities/Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of excellent prioritisation skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Meade
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01733 673012
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Resourcing Department
Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Hinchingbrooke Park
Huntingdon
Cambs
PE29 6NT
- Telephone
- 01480 847491
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