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Job summary

Main area
Deputy Sister - Charge Nurse - Paediatrics
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Secondment: 6 months
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Part time hours would be considered. Full shift rotation.)
Job ref
164-6239064
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
QMC Campus
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/05/2024 23:59

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Deputy Sister Children's Assessment Unit

Band 6

Job overview

Children's Assessment Unit and Ward E37  within Nottingham Children's Hospital.

The Children's Assessment is a dynamic ward area. You will have the opportunity to work across two areas gaining a plethora of skills in assessing and treating the deteriorating patient.

You must be an RSCN or RN Child qualified nurse with substantial experience of working in a children's hospital setting as a Band 5 or Band 6 nurse.

You must be able to lead a team, demonstrating excellent organizational and clinical skills.

You will be expected to co-ordinate care on the ward and deputise and support the Ward Manager. We are committed to supporting you and offer various professional development opportunities to enhance your renal nursing skills and knowledge. 

 

Main duties of the job

Ensure high quality, evidence-based care is offered to patients and, in collaboration with the Ward Manager, identify the common issues which affect the quality of care, devising clear action plans to address any shortcomings. In collaboration with the Ward Manager, ensure that the patient has a satisfactory experience by evaluating patient process and the pathway of care. Support the Ward Manager in ensuring clinical audit takes place in line with the Trust’s requirements to improve practice. Being a point of contact for patients, visitors, relatives and staff acting as a resource for problems, needs and able to clearly present the patient’s view to others. Support the Ward Manager in ensuring the development and on-going management of work rosters that provide appropriate safe staff cover.

Working for our organisation

This post is essential to safe and effective running of the ward area as the role entails delivery of direct patient care as well as ensuring that consistently safe and effective care is delivered to patients and their families; this incorporates the provision of emotional support. In addition, this role provides leadership and management support to the Ward Sister and team to ensure safe, effective running of the ward on a daily basis.

The appropriate candidate would need experience of managing the ward on a daily basis (in charge of shifts regularly).

Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further details on the requirements of the role and utilise this for completing your application. 

Person specification

Communication and relationship

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrate basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team

Training and Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Current Level one NMC Registration
  • Have a suitable Teaching and Assessing Qualification
  • Possession of a Mentoring Course
Desirable criteria
  • Diploma or working towards a degree
  • A Degree in Children's Nursing

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience at band 5 for a minimum of 3 years
  • Supervision of non -registered staff, pre -registration and post basic students
  • Evidence of ability to mentor
Desirable criteria
  • Recent or current experience within the specialty
  • Audit or research within the clinical area
  • Providing staff with feedback

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Alice Banks
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07812279927
Additional information

 

 

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