Deputy Lead Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

To contribute to the provision of a quality 24hour service, being the nurse in charge of a span of dutyin the absence of a lead nurse or as required.

To provide expert paediatric palliative nursing care. To recognise deterioration and take timely action,including escalation where required.

To deliver nursing care in line with the All-Wales Palliative Care Standards for Children and YoungPeoples Specialised Healthcare Services and the End-of-Life care for infants, children and youngpeople with life-limiting conditions Nice Guidelines (2016).

To facilitate the provision of effective and efficient nursing care, participate in monitoring and evaluatingactivities in line with clinical governance. Ensuring the nursing care provided at Tŷ Hafan is maintain ata high standard.

To contribute to ongoing quality and service improvement projects as a transformational leader, toprovide clear guidance and support which empowers staff members to engage in changes in thepromotion of advancing care practices at Tŷ Hafan.

To support in the assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating of holistic care to children, andyoung persons with a range of complex life-shortening conditions.

When not in charge, to provide direct care and support for children independently or in collaborationwith colleagues.

To be responsible for the oversight of safe, effective and timely management and administration ofmedications.

To attend multidisciplinary team meetings and contribute as required, clearly articulating the needs ofchildren and families to ensure that palliative care delivery is needs led.

To promote effective discharge planning and hospital transfer, including high quality communicationwith parents and families, ensuring a safe transfer of services back into another setting is supported.

To support and be a positive role model for the implementation and use of data management systems(including RADAR).

To ensure that any clinical risks are identified and reported, and report any significant events inaccordance with policy, supporting investigation where necessary.

To maintain accurate, clear and contemporaneous records and documentation in line with Tŷ Hafansrecord keeping policy.

To undertake any other duties appropriate with the band and level of responsibility of this role for whichthe job holder has the necessary experience and/or training to complete.

Communication and Collaboration Skills;

To communicate effectively and timely with colleagues, children and families.

To be confident in communicating sensitive, complex information surrounding diagnosis, prognosis,treatment and bereavement.

To act as an advocate for the child, young person and family, representing their needs and views toother professionals. Providing an effective channel of communication which supports collaboration andpartnership working with internal and external stakeholders.

Personal & People Development:

To ensure continual development of personal clinical knowledge and skills, reflecting these in your roleand practice.

To actively seek opportunities to develop own practice, and to contribute to the development othersthrough the sharing of skills.

To support a positive lifelong learning environment at Tŷ Hafan. Providing guidance and assistance tojunior staff to meet achieve their required competencies, acting as a resource, sharing expertise andinfluencing the professional development of others.

To be a positive role model, consistently demonstrating effective clinical leadership and mentoring ofjunior staff and students.

To be develop as a link nurse or champion, working with the professional development lead nurse topromote and develop best practice in an area of clinical interest.

To meet PREP requirements for revalidation, and actively maintain your registration.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing:

To take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and other people who may be affectedby their actions at work.

To promote positive employee health and wellbeing through a supportive management approach.

To comply with and promote Infection Prevention and Control policies relevant to their area of workand undertake the necessary level of training.

To adhere to the reporting processes for incident and accident reporting and support investigation intoevents.

To maintain a high level of knowledge surrounding safeguarding and support the conscientiousawareness of safeguarding in others.

Equality & Diversity:

To be a positive role model within the organisation advocating for equality and diversity, preventingdiscrimination in adherence to Tŷ Hafans equal opportunities policy.

Confidentiality and Data Protection (GDPR):

To understand and adhere to Tŷ Hafans data protection policies, procedures and relevant legislation.

To work in accordance with The Caldicott Principles and Guidelines in regard of patient confidentialityand access to records.

To always maintain a high standard of information governance and confidentiality.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN / BSc Nursing Child / LD
• Relevant post registration diploma or evidence of
• relevant experience
• Mentorship/Preceptorship training

Desirable

• Teaching and assessing in clinical practice
• module
• Accredited management or leadership
• programme.
• Paediatric Palliative Care MSc
• module/Diploma

Experience

Essential

• Experience of complex paediatric nursing needs
• Experience of taking charge of a span of duty occasionally
• Working with children and or adult safeguarding.

Desirable

• Experience in clinical leadership/management
• Developing and maintaining relationships across organisational boundaries within health, social care and education.
• Experience of Clinical audit.

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.

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

Ty Hafan

Address

Ty Hafan

Hayes Road

Sully

Penarth

South Glamorgan

CF64 5XX

Employer's website

https://www.tyhafan.org (Opens in a new tab)