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Senior Sister
| Reference | 520397 |
| Trust / Employer | Spire Healthcare |
| Location | Redbridge, Essex |
| Career Level | Senior Nurse |
| Specialism | Adult / General |
| Working Hours | Full Time |
| Salary | Negotiable |
| Vacancies | 1 |
| Updated Date | July 8th 2010 |
| Start Date | Not Specified |
Spire Healthcare is the second largest provider of private healthcare in the UK with 36 hospitals employing 7,600 staff and treating 930,000 patients each year.
Spire Healthcare offers treatment for private patients, funded by health insurance, those choosing to pay for themselves and NHS patients under the government's Free Choice system. The hospitals provide a wide range of services, from diagnostic and routine investigations, to more complex surgery. Spire's commitment is to clinical excellence, patient safety and infection control.
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All applications for this vacancy should be received by: 23rd February 2010
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Please complete our online application form, including your full employment history and current salary. Include reasons for leaving and explain any gaps in employment.
Tell us why you are attracted to the vacancy and why you feel it is the job for you.
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Main responsibilities: To assist the Senior Ward Manager and Senior Sister in the day to day running of the wards, ensure that high standards of patient care are delivered. Assist in the development of the nursing team. Ensuring patient and Consultant satisfaction. Assist the ward in delivering its current and future business plans
Working hours: shift pattern including some internal rotation
Location: Spire Roding Wards
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Salary: £30,000. to £34,000 depending on experience
Benefits: Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance, Wellness screening, Free Car Park, Eyesight tests, Subsidised catering, Retail and entertainment discounts, Refer A Friend `Bounty¿, Social Events
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Qualifications & Training: Registered Nurse, Desirable to have supervisory/management and HDU/ITU qualification
Experience: ability to analyse staff and ward management problems, able to apply clinical reasoning skills to a range of complex and varied patient case mixes. To be able to challenge consultants to influence evidence based practice. Excellent man management skills. Some teaching experience would be desirable
The vacancy you have applied for is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 which means that all convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings on your criminal record need to be disclosed. A disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau (or Disclosure Scotland) will be applied for in the event of a successful application.
Only relevant convictions and other information will be taken into account, so disclosure will not necessarily be a bar to attaining this position.
Candidates applying from outside the EU and EEA should satisfy themselves that they can fulfill the immigration requirements of the UK Border Agency before applying for Spire vacancies.
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