- To provide leadership/ coordination/support on each shift to other members of team
- To link with ward 8, ED and day case coordinators to ensure patient flow is maintained
- To liaise with multidisciplinary team regarding care of patients
- To ensure all relevant referrals are completed, such as safeguarding, health visiting and children's community team
- Be an appraiser to a number of the team, helping to develop the future workforce.
- Maintaining standards and encourage continuous improvement.
- oAppropriate NMC Registration
- oRN8 or RNC Children's Nursing Posts
- oDiploma in Nursing
- oNMC recognised Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards following 18 months commencement in post
- oEvidence of continuing education or development for more experienced Band 5 nurses
- oLevel 3 Safeguarding
- oDegree
- oAPLS/EPALS
- oRelevant courses/ qualification
- Awareness of changes within Nursing Practice
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the relevance to practice
- Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
- Demonstrates competency during internship
- Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality or willingness to expand clinical role venepuncture and cannulation
- Knowledge of ethical issues
- Knowledge of Leadership and Management
- Research and development
- Understanding of CQC standards and Processes
Sister/Charge Nurse - Preston, United Kingdom - Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Job summary
We want all our young patients and their families to have a positive experience whilst at our Trust and are looking for some very special staff to join our team. Superpowers include ability to prioritise, resilience, communication, working as part of a team and independently, time management skills, a willingness to develop and also the ability to maintain high professional standards with an element of fun.
Are you an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated paediatric nurse who is passionate about delivering high quality care to the children of Preston and surrounding area? The Paediatric Assessment unit has an opening for a fixed term of 12 months to cover a secondment. We can offer an induction package with a ward based educator. The Trust also offers a package of health and well-being support to all staff.
Main duties of the job
We are a small team but are proud of the service we deliver. We work collectively as a team to constantly evaluate and improve our service where possible. We value everybody's input and see all staff as having a vital role in the delivery of high class, safe and effective care.
Working with others we have close links with the inpatient ward, children's outpatients department and paediatric community service. Our ward based team is multi-disciplinary including physios, pharmacist, play specialists, patient experience coordinator and CAMHS team.
You will be responsible for the day to day coordination of the unit and will work closely with the ward manager. The role is both a clinical role and a leadership role and as such you will be responsible for staff appraisals, the completion of the off duty in line with Trust policy, liaising with the clinical educator regards training, managing sickness and absence and performance management.
About us
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
The department has just been awarded Gold on their latest Star Accreditation Visit and nominated for a Health Academy Award as an area of excellent learning.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Duties will include, but not be limited to:
As you may know the Government passed legislation requiring vaccination as a condition of deployment which was due to come in from 1 April 2022. However on the 31Jan 2022 the Secretary of State has announced thatthis is being reconsidered. Whilst we wait for further guidance, asa Trustwe have made the decision to continue to gather vaccine status during our pre-employment stagesshould you be made an offer, no offer would be conditional upon you having a vaccine but we need to make you aware that if the decision is taken by the government to implement mandated Covid vaccines in the future then your employment may be at risk if you do not have these.
Vaccination against continues to be the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and, of course, your patients from the virus. NHS England and NHS Improvement have always been clear that staff have a professional duty to be vaccinated.
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