Pccu Senior Sister - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

Band 7

Main area

Paediatric Critical Care

Grade

Band 7

Contract

Permanent: Will rotate into the Operational band 7 role

Hours

Full time
Part time

30 hours per week (Nights and weekends)

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Site

Nottingham Children's Hospital

Town

Nottingham

Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 Per annum /Pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

28/08/2023 23:59

Job overview

Are you an experienced Paediatric Critical Care Nurse seeking a new challenge? There is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and motivated nurse to join our Paediatric Critical Care senior leadership team.

We are a 14 bedded Paediatric Critical Care Unit comprising of 8 Level 3 beds and 6 Level 2 beds.

We care for children under a wide range of specialities and work closely alongside the Children's Medical Emergency Transport (CoMET) service for the East Midlands region.

You must be an RSCN or RN Child, adult or LD qualified nurse with substantial experience of working in a Paediatric Critical Care environment as a Band 6 nurse.

You must hold a recognised Critical Care qualification and Mentors and Assessors qualification.

We are committed to supporting you and offer various professional development opportunities to enhance your critical care nursing skills and knowledge.

We offer a well-established tailor-made induction programme which is supported by the Paediatric Critical Care Education Team.

The clinical role includes working clinically covering the full range of shifts, leading the clinical team and working with the wider PCCU MDT.

The operational role is rotated between the band 7 team and involves working a 6-8 week rota covering core hours.

This role involves operational and managerial responsibilities and supporting the PCCU Matron.

The interviews will take place on the 27th April as part of a senior nurse recruitment day.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

The post holder will act as Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.

He/she will be required to:

Be an effective leader and role model and regularly take charge of the Unit, ensuring that the standards and quality of care given to patients, together with the environment in which care is delivered, are maintained at a high standard.

Provide regular direct clinical care and utilise experience to support the implementation of both clinical and non‐clinical governance.

Support and lead a cohort of Band 6 and 5 nurses and members of the admin team, carrying out yearly appraisals and ensuring staff training is up to date.

The post holder is required to be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Working for our organisation

Nottingham Children's Hospital is set within the vibrant city of Nottingham known for its many historical sites.

The Children's Hospital is housed within the Queen's Medical Centre campus and has 116 inpatient beds across 8 inpatient wards covering all specialities.

We are a major trauma centre, and the Children's Critical Care Unit works closely with the Emergency Department in providing front line care for trauma patients.

Nottingham Children's Hospital Critical Care provides an essential service for Neurology/Neurosurgical; Spinal/Orthopaedic; Oncology/Haematology; Respiratory; General Surgery and Rheumatology.

The Hospital is also a provider of paediatric renal services for the region, which allows staff on the unit to be actively involved with kidney transplants and haemofiltration.

This is a really exciting time to join Nottingham Childrens Hospital as we became the first Children's Hospital in Europe to achieve pathway to excellence accreditation in 2020.

This makes Nottingham Childrens Hospital a really special place to work.

Not only does this show that we provide excellent care to patients and family's it is also recognition that we have fantastic teams, leadership at all levels and a huge array of development opportunities.

Our staff are proud to work at Nottingham Childrens Hospital and all embrace the TEAM NUH ethos which we would love you to be part of.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and personal specification

The post holder is required to work as a member of Paediatric Critical Care nursing team, they will be a member of a team of Band 7 nurses who take managerial, professional and clinical responsibility for the paediatric critical care nursing team.

They will have 24 hours responsibility for the management and delivery of care within PCCU.

They will deputise when requested for the PCCU Matron including undertaking responsibility for the management of Children's Services when delegated by the Senior Nurse/Head Nurse.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria