Deputy Ward Leader- Surgical Day case unit- EMPCC

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Deputy Ward Leader- Surgical Day case unit- EMPCC

The closing date is 09 March 2026

We are looking for a Registered Nurse/Practitioner to join our team as Band 6 Deputy Ward Leader for our Surgical Day case unit, in our brand new Planned Care Centre.

The East Midlands Planned Care Centre is a newly renovated, impressive building which opened in December 2024. It is a stand alone unit on site at the Leicester General Hospital. It was a multi-million pound investment build to improve care and reduce waiting lists for the people of Leicester and beyond.

The vacancy post is part of the ITAPS team and will deputise within 2 areas: The Surgical day case unit - consisting of TAA, Recovery and Discharge and The Post-operative unit - which houses an 18-bedded ward dedicated to elective day case / post surgical activity.

Main duties of the job

We need a highly motivated practitioner to join us in this evolving team that will grow and develop over time. The Surgical unit will deliver day case surgical activity from a number of specialties.

The East Midlands Planned Care Centre will see a high volume of patients per day. It will be a fast paced environment and will require a highly motivated, adaptable candidate who will lead by example and teach new members of the team.

The surgical unit offers same day discharge to patients and the nurses will lead this process, with the additional skill of criteria lead discharge. There will be a post op ward, staffed day and night to facilitate patients and their post op recovery period.

To be a visible clinical expert, leading daily; providing direction, effective and inspirational leadership.

Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.

Leadership and supervision of others carrying out all aspects of the caring process.

Deputise and take charge of the given area regularly.

Participate in the effective clinical leadership and management of the team.

Actively contribute to the improvement of services and the quality of care provision.

Act as a role model, mentoring, teaching, assessing and supporting students and learners and participate in the education, development and mentorship of other staff.

Confident to admit/recover/discharge patients independently.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years ().

We have four primary goals:

• high quality care for all
• being a great place to work
• partnerships for impact
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate
• we are proud
• we are inclusive
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

Job responsibilities

Support the Team Leader/Matron to ensure the ward/department environment is safe, clean, comfortable and well maintained in line with patient and public expectations.

Ensure that the delivery of care to own patients and for all patients when in charge meets the standards determined by the Sister/Charge Nurse/Team Leader.

Ensure that self and team members act at all times to provide a personalised service to patients in accordance with agreed standards and promotes quality, diversity and rights.

Contribute to setting, maintaining and monitoring of standards of care to the optimum level and lead the improvement of care, through benchmarking, audit and research.

In the absence of the Team Leader ensure there is adequate support, safe mentorship and supervision of learner nurses and all staff.

Proactively seek feedback on patient and public experience in order to address concerns in a timely manner and build on success.

please see job description/person specification for further details on the role

Person Specification Qualifications

• Recognised NMC Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent
• Evidence of Post registration Educational Continuing development
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Degree in nursing or health related subject
• Clinical Leadership Programme (e.g. LEO, RCN, ILM)

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years post registration including 2 years within the speciality
• Demonstrates a high level of clinical expertise
• Good understanding of quality, safety and risk management.
• Knowledge of the role in the context of local and National plans and professional strategies to deliver services within the current and future NHS.
• Experience of Patient and Public Involvement and qualitative data collection application to improving patient experience.
• Audit experience / research skills

Skills

• Can analyse activity data and plan workforce accordingly.
• Recognises own limitations
• Project management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

East Midlands Planned Care Centre