Professional Nurse Advocate Lead - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Sheffield Children's

Description

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Are you an experienced senior nurse who is passionate about supporting staff and developing the nursing workforce? We have an exciting opportunity to undertake a temporary new role of Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) Lead across the Trust.

The role involves overseeing and developing a cohesive approach to promoting the introduction of Professional Nurse Advocates within the Trust and across the nursing workforce, developing and implementing a Restorative Clinical Supervision framework.

Focus will be on ensuring all nurses have access to restorative supervision to support their wellbeing at work.

You will work with staff at all levels across the organisation, Educational Learning and Organisational Development (ELOD), Health and Wellbeing Leads, Chief Nurse, Senior Nurses, departmental managers/educators to ensure the implementation of Professional Nurse Advocacy, it's success and sustainability.

You will also work with the regional PNA advisory team, participating in relevant networks to share best practice and learning and developments across the region.

You will be a role model and ambassador to promote wellbeing and empowerment of nurses and support them to deliver quality improvement initiatives in the workplace, inspiring a culture of improved patient safety and experience outcomes for service users and staff.

You will oversee and develop a cohesive approach to promoting the Professional Nurse Advocate practice within the Trust and across the nursing workforce This includes developing a Restorative Clinical Supervision framework and implementing it in the Trust.

Focus will be on ensuring all nursing colleagues have access to restorative supervision to support colleague wellbeing at work.

You will work with colleagues at all levels across the organisation, the regional PNA advisory team, participating in relevant networks to share best practice and learning and developments across the region.

You will work with Educational Learning and Organisational Development (ELOD), Health and Wellbeing Leads, Chief Nurse, Senior Nurses, departmental managers/educators to ensure the implementation of Professional Nurse Advocacy, it's success and sustainability.

Sheffield Children's is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.

We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision "to create a healthier future for children and young people.

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Outstanding patient care
Leader in children's health

generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.

We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work.

This is supported through the offer we have in place for flexible working and the three equality network groups we have in place.

Colleagues are encouraged to join these groups and request flexible working.

Oversee the implementation of professional nurse advocate (PNA) practice across the Trust by developing a clear PNA restorative clinical supervision (RCS) model to support, supervise, and coach practitioners in practice.

Focus will be on sustaining colleague wellbeing at work.

Work together with Nursing leadership teams to ensure all nursing colleagues have access to restorative supervision and to support PNAs in their roles.

This includes establishing a steering group to create a network for programme development.
Qualifications and Training
~ RN Child (RSCN) / RMN/RN (Mental health) registration Professional Nurse Advocate qualification Educated to Masters level or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through a combination of in-depth experience, post- graduate or post registration study and/or courses Recognised leadership/mentorship/coaching course

Ability to demonstrate empathy, active listening and provision of advice Ability to write evidence based reports for a range of different audiences Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative and prioritise workload Ability to influence and negotiate with colleagues to reach solutions and problem solve Able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment IT literate including sound knowledge of MS Office software such as; Excel, Powerpoint etc Ability to work effectively within a team, developing positive relationships with others and working collaboratively to achieve shared goals and objectives

Flexible approach to work with a desire to make positive changes to practice Passionate about creating an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can fully participate and thrive

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.

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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