Job summary
- Main area
- Day Procedure Unit and Same Day Admissions Unit
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term/ secondment opportunity)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 234-25-A1817-A
- Employer
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/06/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 17/07/2026
Employer heading
Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Day Procedure Unit/Day Admission Unit
NHS AfC: Band 6
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) is a 1,200-bedded teaching hospital with state-of-the-art facilities for modern patient care: 1100 beds in the PFI and 100 in Cromer Community Hospital.
The NNUH is part of Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group which includes the James Paget Hospital, in Great Yarmouth and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King Lynn.
We carry out nearly one million outpatient appointments, day case procedures and inpatient admissions annually. The population we serve is predominantly the people of Norfolk and north Suffolk, although some patients are referred from further afield especially to access specialist services available at this Trust.
Our staff of c10,000 care for and support patients who are referred to us by around 100 local GP practices and from other acute hospitals. We run more than 60 specialist services as a tertiary centre, including more than a dozen specialist cancer and radiotherapy treatments, and we are one of the biggest cancer centres in the country.
We provide complex spinal surgery services, specialist Neonatal Intensive Care, neurosciences services and specialist cardiac services. Our Trust runs specialist dermatology, rheumatology, endocrinology, adult congenital heart disease services, treatment of complex liver and pancreatic diseases in adults, cystic fibrosis services and intestinal failure services. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre. NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs.
At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare, and our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’. If this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:
People-focused
We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.
Respect
We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.
Integrity
We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.
Dedication
We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.
Excellence
We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.
Wish you were here? So do we.
We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.
At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities and long term conditions and people within the LGBT+ community.
Job overview
Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity for 12 months
We are seeking to employ enthusiastic, highly motivated Deputy Sister/Charge Nurses to join our joint services within DPU and SDAU.
The Day Procedure Unit team at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is one of the major elective surgical units in East Anglia. Following the Nationally recognised British Association of Day Surgery Directory, the unit is continually reviewing and evaluating its services, providing pre and post operative nurse led care for wide range of surgical specialities, including Urology, Gynae, ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Oral, General Surgery, Vascular and Pain Management.
In conjunction the Same Day Admission Unit (SDAU) is a dedicated department which admits and prepares adult patients for elective surgery. Our patients attend the Same Day Admissions Unit for their admission, and after their surgery they are then transferred to an inpatient ward for their recovery and discharge. Our teams work closely with other departments in the Trust, including the Day Procedure Unit, Preoperative Assessment, Surgical Specialty Teams, Anaesthetics, Theatres and the wards.
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
Main duties of the job
The Day Procedure Unit and Same Day Admissions Unit embraces the opportunity for individuals to gain leadership skills to co-ordinate patient activity, to manage own workload and to assist the coordinator with day-to-day tasks in both departments.
The post holder will be expected to support the clinical leader in providing leadership and effective management for both Day Procedure Unit and the Same Day Admissions Unit. You will also undertake a full range of perioperative duties in the care of adult patients from admission, third stage recovery and discharge, and decisions of suitability to transfer patients, adhering to agreed admission discharge and transfer protocols according to training and competence. You will also be exptected to co-ordinate patient activity, staffing and utilisation within the clinical area in order to deliver high quality health care whilst upholding and influencing local and professional values. In order to co-ordinate and communicate DPU and SDAU you will need to maintain communication with people about difficult matters and in difficult situations as well as maintaining accurate and complete records of patient activities.
Our working hours are Monday to Sunday, from 07:00 – 19:30, 09:30 – 22:00. We currently do not work on Bank Holidays or nightshifts.
Working for our organisation
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the clinical area to ensure that the service provided is maintained at a high standard.
- Provide clinical leadership and expertise to promote a patient centred high quality approach to care.
- Work as a credible practitioner in a specified clinical area and exercise accountability over a designated sphere of practice.
- Demonstrate leadership by personal example, fostering good interpersonal relationships and encouraging high staff morale.
- Co-ordinate the activity within the unit and be responsible for setting standards and supervising clinical practice.
- Work within the boundaries of the Trust’s Clinical Governance framework.
- Deputise for the Clinical Leader in their absence.
- Develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and in difficult situations and maintain accurate and complete records of patient activities.
- Undertaking a full range of third stage recovery duties and the care of more complex dependant patients.
- Undertaking a full range of perioperative duties in the care of both paediatric and adult patients from admission, post op recovery and discharge, and the transfer of patients, adhering to agreed admission discharge and transfer protocols according to training and competence.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered 1st level Nurse
- NMC Registration
- Evidence of formal teaching qualification or working towards this
- Evidence of formal ongoing professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of organisation: •Prioritisation •Communication skills Including interaction with the multidisciplinary team
- Significant post-registration experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Expert at planning, delivering, and evaluating all aspects of patient care
Attitude, aptitude
Essential criteria
- Enthusiastic, flexible, adaptable, and reliable
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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
- Diana Bernardino
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01603 286012
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