Job overview

Tintagel Ward is a 29 bedded acute Neurology and eldercare ward specialising in providing care to those with Neurological deficits, ongoing neurological disease and disorders.

We are a supportive team who work together to achieve the best outcomes for our most vulnerable patients. Our specialty makes us an exciting  ward that provides holistic, multi-professional care. Tintagel Ward is involved in delivering specialist care to its neurology patients as well as supporting tracheostomy and laryngectomy patients, spinal and eldercare chest wall injuries.

 We are looking for a Deputy Ward Leader to come and work within our fantastic team, striving to provide outstanding patient care. We are seeking to appoint highly motivated and enthusiastic people that want to ensure the highest of quality in nursing care.

Successful applicants will have excellent communication skills and have a good knowledge and understanding of clinical standards. You must be able to work on your own initiative and also be an excellent team player whilst being prepared to develop as an individual and support others to develop. We will encourage you to influence and enable others, to be a role model who leads from the front by utilising your clinical expertise to improve practice, to challenge tradition and to work with the team to create a culture of therapeutic optimism and hope. 

Part time - 34.5 hours per week (days, nights, weekends and bank holidays)

Main duties of the job

Constantly promote the importance of the patient experience within the ward / department. Promote and embed working practices that maintain patient’s privacy and dignity.

Demonstrate on-going professional development by keeping up to date with national and local developments in nursing / midwifery and NHS policy and practice. To provide a positive image of the Trust. To maintain clinical competence in specialist field, maintaining clinical credibility.

To maintain current registration with the NMC and to comply with all standards set by them. To work flexibly throughout the hospital when required. Work in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team, supporting departmental development and change. Support staff development in order to maximise potential, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.

To manage allocated resources effectively and efficiently. This includes maintaining the correct skill mix of staff for patient dependency, bed management, utilisation of time, pharmacy stocks, equipment and maintenance / repairs.

To communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team.

To be able to take charge of the unit clinically

To be able to manage the patient flow within the department with consideration to target delivery.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It serves a population of around 470,000 people, a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £740 million. 

RCHT is responsible for the provision of services at three main sites with approximately 780 inpatient beds: 

Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro 

St Michael’s Hospital in Hayle 

West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance 

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School. 

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities, and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation. 

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles. This plays a vital part in attracting and retaining highly skilled teams of doctors, nurses and other health professionals who support the care of well over half a million people each year.