Paediatric Senior Nurse

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Operational Management

• To lead on paediatric site management within agreed policies, protocols and procedures, liaising with the relevant Clinical Site Manager, Senior Manager on Call and Senior Nursing Team where necessary.
• Assist in the development of new policies to support practice.
• To co-ordinate the provision of a safe environment for patients, carers and staff in accordance with the trust Health and Safety policy.
• To take appropriate action relating to complaints, accidents and untoward incidents involving patients, visitors and staff.
• To act as an effective role model for all staff.
• Undertake such duties as required to maintain the efficient running of all areas including Children and Young People, in conjunction with the Senior paediatric management team.

Clinical and Professional Issues

• Provide a clinically credible paediatric nursing service, demonstrating expert knowledge and clinical skills.
• To be responsible for the assessment of paediatric patients and ensuring utilisation of appropriate resources to meet the needs of the patient, in association with the medical and specialist teams.
• Provide expert advice on issues related to paediatric nursing care.
• Respond accordingly to reported and escalated NPEWS in line with Trust policy.
• To provide expert knowledge and support to nursing and medical staff, and have an overarching view and responsibility for all patients and families.

Communications

• To provide calm, supportive and problem solving approach to situations.
• To be flexible and empathise with difficult situations.
• Provide support and counselling when necessary.
• Promote and display the trust values.

Teaching and Supervision

• Assist with the development and delivery of training programmes for nursing and medical staff as required.
• To support and supervise staff with nursing skills, those undertaking intravenous drug administration and cannulation through supervision.
• To update own skills and knowledge as required by maintaining NMC registration.
• Assist in the development of research based practice.
• Assist with simulation teaching and training within the department.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (Child)
• Evidence of ongoing, continuing professional development within pediatric care linked to demonstrable clinical competences
• Assessing mentoring qualification
• APLS

Desirable criteria

• Possession of a relevant first degree and willingness to undertake or be undertaking an MSc in Advance Nursing Practice including Anatomy & Physiology, Assessment of the present Child, and Non-medical prescribing (2)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Excellent relevant Paediatric clinical skills
• Excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills
• Able to motivate and develop a multi-professional team
• Excellent teaching, training and preceptorship skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and listening skills

Skills

Essential criteria

• Relevant paediatric experience in an acute setting & taking charge of a department.
• Evidence of significant continuing professional development
• Experience of leading and managing a team of nurses
• Understanding of professional and current issues in children's nursing
• Demonstrates understanding of the role and fit of the Paediatric Senior Nurse within service provision.
• Child protection procedures

Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Putting patients first
• Responsive to, and supportive of, patients and staff
• Open, welcoming and honest
• Unfailingly kind, treating everyone with respect, compassion and dignity
• Determined to develop our skills and continuously improve the quality of care

Important

• There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly (and your junk folder) as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
• Some roles may require weekend shift working across multiple sites
• We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Right to work

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