Paediatric Junior Sister - Luton, United Kingdom - Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Luton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are seeking motivated, dynamic experienced children's nurses looking for their next challenge.

Are you a positive role model, with a good range of clinical skills in an acute environment? Would you like to develop your clinical, managerial and teaching skills in a busy diverse environment, whilst being well supported by a large friendly team? You might be a band 5 thinking about making your next career move or already working as a band 6 and looking for a change of environment.

Our family centred, 54 bedded acute general paediatric unit has a progressive forward thinking multi-disciplinary team, caring for children and families with a wide range of conditions including general medicine & surgery, oncology, ENT, ophthalmology, maxillo-facial, orthopaedic, and those requiring high dependency nursing care.

We are looking for both Full Time and part time permanent staff

please contact SR Toyin Obuseh/ SR Helen Allman for informal visit. contact on extension 8730

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.

Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff.

As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care.

The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job

JOB SUMMARY
To deputise and support the ward manager in achieving the Directorate's aims and objectives. To take charge regularly of the clinical area in the absence of the ward manager.

To take responsibility for the assessments of the care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of care without supervision and to supervise and teach other nursing and non-nursing staff, acting as a clinical role model.

OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSE OF THE POST:
Clinical responsibilities

To be responsible for assessing and developing individual programmes of care in conjunction with the ward team
To assist in setting standards, objectives and priorities in span of care
To be responsible for implementing and evaluating nursing care programmes and ensuring a high standard of service for patients and their families or carers
Working closely with the ward manager, develop and implement clinical audit and effective programmes for all staff working in the department/ward

Managerial responsibilities

To take charge regularly in the absence of the person with continuing responsibility and participate in the Directorate's bleep holder rota and undertake the responsibilities associated with this role
To provide supervision, mentorship and support to nursing staff working within the department/ward
To participate in planning the duty rota maintaining a flexible approach to ensure ward cover
To assist the department/ward manager in department budgeting and to be economic in the use of ward stocks and clinical requisitions, avoiding waste wherever possible
To investigate patient complains, accident and incident reporting and take corrective actions to prevent recurrence
Monitoring sickness absence levels
To participate in selection and interviewing of staff at Band 5 and below
To be actively involved in promoting good communication channels across the multi-disciplinary team.

Education, training and development

To ensure the procedures for extending the role of the nurse and scope of professional practice are implemented and revised regularly
To contribute to the ward learning environment through teaching and by example
To act as mentor to the nurses with particular attention to monitoring and continuous assessment of students, creating an atmosphere conductive to learning for all staff
To undertake appropriate activities to update clinical knowledge and skills.

Professional and Legal responsibilities

To be conversant with policies and procedures relating to Fire and Health and Safety
To report all accidents and complaints in accordance with agreed policies and assist in investigations of complaints and accidents as required
To uphold the principles of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
To be conversant with department/ward's Policies and Procedures.

Care and Compassion

The post holder must be able to actively demonstrate and proactively deliver effective and personal care, which is safe for the patients, in a calm and compassionate manner to every patient, every