Nurse Team Leader Children's Outpatient Department

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Variety Children's Hospital at Kings College Hospital is home to one of the UK's leading centres for Children. Every year more than 40,000 sick children/neonates are treated and cared for at the hospital.

The Vision of Kings is BOLD: to haveBrilliant People, provideOutstanding Care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, and to haveDiversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything that we do. This strategy will enable us to shape the future of healthcare to our patients across South East London and beyond. Additionally, the values of Kings College Hospital are evident throughout each and every service: Kind, Respectful Team. We have a rich and diverse range of people who work collaboratively to ensure that we deliver high standards of care to our patients and the communities.

Main duties of the job

Children's Outpatients Departmentis a part of theAmbulatory Paediatrics service it is located on the 3rd floor of Hambledon Wing.

It is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and provides a phlebotomy service to children as well as a wide variety of clinic appointments for our patient population. The busy department encompasses 16 clinic rooms - the service is used by a wide net of Paediatric services such as Liver, General Surgery, Neuro Surgery, Haematology just to name a few. There sum total of the specialities using the service when last checked was 18. During the pandemic the 2020-2021 the department opened it doors to support the wider trust and began caring for acutely jaundiced babies, some services from the Phillip Isaac ward were also moved to the department temporarily.

As a Nurse Team Leader you will be required to work closely as a team leader and with the MDT assisting patients with appointments obtaining heights and weight recording data ect. You will have the opportunity to interact with different specialities and patients/carers to ensure the patient journey being delivered remains gold standard.

The completion of the Outpatient transformation has meant the department is now unrecognisable to itself of old. It is child friendly, bright and inviting. We use an InTouchcall forwarding system to alert the physicians of patients arriving to the department and this also provides our patients with a visual aide of clinic delay times.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Date posted

07 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,471 to £50,364 a year PA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-DH-6938-B

Job locations

King's College Hospital (DH)

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a band 6 nurse team leader you will be supported closely by the Ward Manager and Matron who are dedicated to supporting you in the clinical area.

You can expect to receive a level of autonomy to lead your team and creative new innovations to help develop and improve the services we provide to the patient service users.

If you would like to be part of an organisation where everyone shares a commitment to delivering high standards of care and feel like your contribution is valuable and valid then look no further, join the team here at Kings College Hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a band 6 nurse team leader you will be supported closely by the Ward Manager and Matron who are dedicated to supporting you in the clinical area.

You can expect to receive a level of autonomy to lead your team and creative new innovations to help develop and improve the services we provide to the patient service users.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Band 5/6

Desirable

At least a years experience as a lead nurse or nurse in charge role

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Band 5/6

Desirable

At least a years experience as a lead nurse or nurse in charge role

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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