Band 6 Children's Complex Care Nursing Care Co-ordinator

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Qualifications:-

RSCN/ or RN Child Branch

Applicants must be a car driver.

For further details / informal visits contact: Rachel McCarthy, Team Leader - Children's Complex Care on Telephone number 01212455779

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Children's, Adult or Learning Disabilities Nurse with an active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Degree plus significant experience

Desirable criteria

• ENB 998 (Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice) or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) within general management activities

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to manage team on a day to day basis in the absence of the Clinical / Team Leader
• Evidence of assessment skills and use of nursing process and nurse models

Desirable criteria

• Ability to lead complex services, setting clear direction and delivering service objectives.

Personal qualities

Essential criteria

• Self-motivated.
• Positive, energetic, enthusiastic in outlook and able to set a good example
• Evidence of strong leadership skills, the ability to negotiate, persuade and influence at a senior level with a supportive style whilst also able to take difficult decisions and act assertively

Desirable criteria

• Keen to develop services in line with service, educational and research priorities with the service.

Other job requirements

Essential criteria

• As per person spec

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience of working as a Children's Nurse either RSCN/RN Child
• Evidence of excellent clinical and professional engagement.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) within general management activities

Desirable criteria

• Significant experience and successful in-depth knowledge of staff management and the procedures and policies underpinning this.

UK Home Office Visa Sponsorship requirements

In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 6) with the exception of those which appear on this list -