Job Overview Medical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), Frimley Park Hospital The Medical SDEC Unit is a fast-paced assessment and treatment area comprising 6 chairs, 4 trolleys, and 3 dedicated assessment rooms. It operates under the leadership of an acute medical consultant and a multidisciplinary team (MDT), focusing on rapid assessment and intervention to support same-day patient care. As a Junior Sister in this dynamic setting, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care by: Leading the initial assessment, investigation, and treatment of patients attending the Medical SDEC, ensuring timely and appropriate care in the most suitable setting. Acting as a first point of contact for patients, facilitating prompt clinical decision-making and contributing to effective admission avoidance. Providing expert advice and support to patients and colleagues to enhance care delivery and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions. Main duties of the job Coordinate the flow of patients and monitor and manage capacity of unit as appropriate, liaising with other departments and unit Matrons to ensure safety and flow are maintained at all times. Appropriately interpret information and use knowledge and judgement to provide highly specialist advice when reviewing, analysing and evaluating all aspects of the patients care and treatment plan according to their holistic needs. Undertake appropriate investigations and treatments utilising evidence based practice/clinical guidelines applying skill, knowledge, experience and clinical judgement to meet individual’s specific needs. Aware of own limitations and limitations of role to refer to other practitioners when needs and risks are beyond their own scope of practice liaising with the multidisciplinary team as required. Obtain consent when undertaking assessments and when discussing implementation of investigation and treatment plans giving alternatives when appropriate to facilitate patient choice. Maintain legible and accurate patient notes, both written and electronic, in accordance with trust and national professional policies and guidelines. Provide clinical leadership and development support to the nursing team Working for our organisation Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Current first or second-level NMC Registration Completed Nursing degree or working towards Desirable criteria Leadership Course Advanced Life Support provider Skills & Knowledge Essential criteria Clinical practice skills and knowledge relevant to role Leadership skills Excellent communication skills (written & verbal) Evidence of effective change management skills Experience of coordinating a ward/department and leading a team Desirable criteria Teaching & assessing experience Experience Essential criteria Substantial experience of working in Emergency Care- e.g. Emergency Department/Acute Medicine or Surgical Assessment as a qualified nurse Evidence of knowledge of assessment and management of acute patients Desirable criteria Experience of working in Medical SDEC Experience of undertaking research and audit Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment . Our three core values , and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future . Apply online now. Location : Frimley, England, United Kingdom