Job summary
To be managerially responsible for the Registered Nurses and Support staff on the ward / dept within the agreed establishment figures..
To have budgetary responsibility for the rostering of staff including bank within agreed funds to meet the agreed establishment figures as well as the ordering of equipment to ensure the smooth running of the ward/dept
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity to build your experience and develop your leadership skills has arisen due to maternity leave. You will be working with a well established team and encouraged to bring your knowledge and skills in to this role, making your mark and driving us to achieve the high standards of nursing care we strive to deliver.
You will have experience in guiding a team to deliver excellent care, have a broad understanding of nursing children in hospital and ability to communicate with staff across all skill sets and levels.
If you would like to know more about the role then please contact Ellen Duke - 07825 385 403 or ellen.duke1@nhs.net
About us
The post-holder is responsible for the overall management of the ward/dept both clinically and operationally 24 hours a day. Working collaboratively with other senior nurses and practitioners within the Trust ensuring that available resources are optimised to achieve strategic changes and improvements in services and operational systems within existing constraints.
To provide strong clinical leadership within the ward, empowering others in the team to ensure that patient care delivery is evidence-based, family centred and is compliant with the quality standards determined by the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Professional/Clinical
- To provide strong visible leadership to all staff within the ward/dept and across the organisation, ensuring that nursing practice is up to date, evidence based and cost effective.
- To develop the ward/dept teams, individuals and self to enhance performance, ensuring that staff training needs to meet organisational objectives are pursued through the principles of appraisal and knowledge and skills framework.
- To be responsible for own professional registration and ensure that all nurses working on the ward have valid NMC registration and practise in accordance with the NMC code, standards of conduct and in accordance to Trust policy.
- Provide leadership for the implementation of quality initiatives.
- Foster a strong team focus on high quality, clinically effective healthcare that meet our childrens and families needs is embedded in ward culture.
- Create and maintain a strong culture of Infection Prevention & Control awareness & practice and ensure compliance with systems in place to measure infection control and prevention standards, share good practice and develop and review action plans to address deficiencies
- Develop and lead a team that seeks to actively resolve complaints/concerns at a local level ensuring appropriate escalation of complaints, clinical incidents or near misses.
- Foster and embed a patient safety culture and participate in national and local patient safety work streams or campaigns to improve the patients environment and experience such as nursing metrics.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Professional/Clinical
- To provide strong visible leadership to all staff within the ward/dept and across the organisation, ensuring that nursing practice is up to date, evidence based and cost effective.
- To develop the ward/dept teams, individuals and self to enhance performance, ensuring that staff training needs to meet organisational objectives are pursued through the principles of appraisal and knowledge and skills framework.
- To be responsible for own professional registration and ensure that all nurses working on the ward have valid NMC registration and practise in accordance with the NMC code, standards of conduct and in accordance to Trust policy.
- Provide leadership for the implementation of quality initiatives.
- Foster a strong team focus on high quality, clinically effective healthcare that meet our childrens and families needs is embedded in ward culture.
- Create and maintain a strong culture of Infection Prevention & Control awareness & practice and ensure compliance with systems in place to measure infection control and prevention standards, share good practice and develop and review action plans to address deficiencies
- Develop and lead a team that seeks to actively resolve complaints/concerns at a local level ensuring appropriate escalation of complaints, clinical incidents or near misses.
- Foster and embed a patient safety culture and participate in national and local patient safety work streams or campaigns to improve the patients environment and experience such as nursing metrics.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Person Specification
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
