Job summary
The post holder will work as a senior member of the team providing support and advice alongside effective leadership to a specified clinical team. This will be achieved by ensuring the provision of high quality safe and effective care.
Deliver high quality care to children and young people presenting with a wide variety of undifferentiated conditions. This will include comprehensive assessment, interpretation of investigations, provision of treatment and decision making about ongoing care
To monitor clinical outcomes and patient experience
Main duties of the job
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment and interventions and care for children and young people presenting with a number of diagnosis.
- Utilise highly effective communication skills to ensure children, young people and their families are fully informed and consent to treatment
- Recognise and work within own competence and professional code as regulated by the NMC
- To be a highly visible presence, acting as a role model
- To work within multi-agency and multi-disciplinary teams in order to ensure children and people's needs are met
- Ensure accurate documentation and record keeping in line with local and National guidance.
- To develop own learning and contribute to the development and innovation of the service.
- Review training and development of all staff, so all staff have a personal development plan and to support staff in reaching their full potential as identified through the appraisal process.
About us
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"
Job description
Job responsibilities
Within CYPED all paediatric patients are assessed and those requiring admission are transferred to the inpatient ward for continuing care. Patients are admitted under many specialties including medical, orthopaedic and surgical and no two days are ever the same. We are a level 1 unit however we do at times have level 2 patients who require High flow Humidified Oxygen and on occasions CPAP and 1-1 care.
Our team consists of Team Leads, Nurses, Heath Care Assistants, Hospital Play Specialists and Nursery Nurses who are motivated and passionate to ensure all care we deliver is Patient and Family centred, high quality and compassionate. You will see Multi-Disciplinary Team working at its best within our unit as we involve all allied health professionals to ensure the child receives the most appropriate care. We provide 24/7 care and work 11.5 hour shifts.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Within CYPED all paediatric patients are assessed and those requiring admission are transferred to the inpatient ward for continuing care. Patients are admitted under many specialties including medical, orthopaedic and surgical and no two days are ever the same. We are a level 1 unit however we do at times have level 2 patients who require High flow Humidified Oxygen and on occasions CPAP and 1-1 care.
Our team consists of Team Leads, Nurses, Heath Care Assistants, Hospital Play Specialists and Nursery Nurses who are motivated and passionate to ensure all care we deliver is Patient and Family centred, high quality and compassionate. You will see Multi-Disciplinary Team working at its best within our unit as we involve all allied health professionals to ensure the child receives the most appropriate care. We provide 24/7 care and work 11.5 hour shifts.
Person Specification
Assessment
Essential
- registered children's nurse
- leadership qualification
- Recent paediatric experience
Desirable
- teaching qualification
- paediatric clinical skills
- safeguarding experience
Person Specification
Assessment
Essential
- registered children's nurse
- leadership qualification
- Recent paediatric experience
Desirable
- teaching qualification
- paediatric clinical skills
- safeguarding experience
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.
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University Hospital of North Tees
Hardwick Road
Stockton-on-Tees
TS19 8PE
Employer's website
https://www.nth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
