Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - BNHH ED- paediatrics

Job description

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

Job overview

Are you looking to develop your paediatric skills in a well-supported environment?

This role will offer the opportunity to be clinically in charge of a shift leading a team and supporting them in delivering high quality care. You will also be able to use your clinical expertise working in our expanding ambulatory service. You will be supported by the Clinical Matron and ward sisters. Development of staff is key to running our service effectively and we will invest our time in developing you.

Main duties of the job

• Enthusiastic and passionate registered Nurses with experience who are eager to develop your own clinical practice, knowledge and skills
• Staff who are able to (or willing to learn) to act as a role model for colleagues and student nurses within our team
• Nurses who are able to support the team to ensure that clinical services are delivered to a high standard.
• Registered Nurses who are able to provide holistic care for patient and their families when they are at their most vulnerable

What we Offer:

• Flexible working
• In house & university based development & education
• A friendly well supported environment to work in
• Enhanced care skills including venepuncture and cannulation, ILS & palliative care
• An opportunity to look after a wide variety of paediatric patients (respiratory, gastro, cardiology, endocrinology, neurology & many more)

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience
• Level 3 Certificate/Diploma in Management and Leadership, or equivalent eg NVQ 3
• Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent study or work experience

Desirable criteria

• Additional Post graduate learning in specialist field including masters degree or working towards

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile
• Evidence of significant post registration clinical work experience
• Experience of staff supervision and mentorship including, employee relations, performance, conduct and training needs analysis

Desirable criteria

• Experience of project management for policy development or large scale projects

Skills & Ability

Essential criteria

• Clinical Skills appropriate to the relevant speciality
• Understanding of effective clinical governance including implications, quality and audit
• Ability to work and lead within a multidisciplinary team across an organisation

Desirable criteria

• Customer Service experience i.e. dealing with complaints
• Highly specialist clinical skills across the relevant speciality

Using AI in Your Application

We support the use of technology to help manage time and improve efficiency, but it is your responsibility to ensure your application is personalised and accurately reflects your own skills, experience and values.

AI tools can be useful when drafting an application, but they should only be used to assist you. The content submitted must be your own work and an authentic representation of your knowledge, abilities and experiences.

Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content may be rejected. For example, we may receive multiple applications containing identical or generic wording that does not reflect the individual applicant.

The use of AI during assessments, including interviews, is not permitted unless this has been agreed in advance as a reasonable adjustment. For virtual interviews, you may be asked to provide a 360-degree view of the room and confirm that no additional devices are being used. If AI use is suspected during an interview, we may pause the interview, ask questions regarding its use, or adapt our assessment approach.

Working in healthcare requires integrity, honesty and accountability. We expect all applications and assessments to be a genuine reflection of your own experience, knowledge and values.
Our Commitment to Inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both the delivery of our services and the recruitment and management of our staff.

We welcome applications from everyone who has the skills, experience and values required for the role, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working

We are committed to supporting flexible ways of working and will consider all requests for flexible and part-time working wherever service needs allow.
Important Information About Your Application
Recruitment Process

Applications are submitted through our recruitment system, Trac. Following submission, all correspondence relating to your application will be sent from apps.trac.jobs. Please regularly check your inbox, including your junk or spam folders.

Shortlisted candidates will normally be contacted at least five working days before their interview date.
Vacancy Closing Dates

This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications are received. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
English Language Requirement

In line with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate effectively in spoken and written English. This will be assessed during the recruitment process.
Pre-Employment Checks and Probation
Keeping Patients Safe

At Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, patient safety is our highest priority. We recommend that staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and understand that we continue to care for patients who are COVID-19 positive within our services.
Probationary Period

All new employees will be required to complete a six-month probationary period as part of their employment with the Trust.

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