Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse- Paediatric Emergency Department

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 29 October 2024

Job summary

JOB SUMMARY

We are vibrant and energetic team with patient care at the forefront of everything we do. We have a brand new multi- million pound department with state of the art facilities including a dedicated Resus area, observation cubicles and treatment room where we see and treat a wide variety of children aged 0-16 with illness and injuries.

We are seeking a Paediatric Emergency Department Sister with experience working in an acute setting to come and join our amazing team. You will be responsible for co-ordinating the department and supporting junior members of the team to deliver an excellent standard of care to our patients.

The successful candidate must have up to date knowledge and evidence to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care, communicate findings, influence changes and promote health and best practice.

The individual must make person centred, evidence-based judgements in partnership with others involved in the care process to ensure high quality care, Promote a clean and safe environment for staff, patients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation /policies and procedures, health care associated infection prevention, governance including risk management and incident reporting and act without delay in the reporting and escalating any areas of concern.

Main duties of the job

The department provides 24-hour care through a variety of shift patterns. The individual will be expected to co-ordinate the department using excellent time management skills to ensure children are assessed within 15 minutes of arrival, clinical concerns escalated in a timely manner and work closely with the MDT to meet our four hour target.

The individual will be confident to care for and support junior members of the team looking after children alerted in by ambulance and taken into the Resuscitation room to stabilise.

You will use excellent communication skills to liaise with the ward staff for patients being admitted enabling flow through the department.

To provide education and teaching to parents and staff when the opportunity arises supporting the education team.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

01 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

10459

Job locations

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Paediatric Nurse on the NMC register.

Experience

Essential

* Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS
care setting supervising / mentoring junior staff.
* Evidence of professional /clinical
knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD.
* Can demonstrate understanding /
experience / willingness to be a
practice based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment.
* Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration.
* Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff.
* Experience of mentoring undergraduate students.
* Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department.
* Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
* Demonstrable ability, experience and passion in the following:
o Leadership
o Team Building
o Managing resources

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Paediatric Nurse on the NMC register.

Experience

Essential

* Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS
care setting supervising / mentoring junior staff.
* Evidence of professional /clinical
knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD.
* Can demonstrate understanding /
experience / willingness to be a
practice based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment.
* Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration.
* Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff.
* Experience of mentoring undergraduate students.
* Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department.
* Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
* Demonstrable ability, experience and passion in the following:
o Leadership
o Team Building
o Managing resources

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).