Job summary
On a shift-to-shift basis, play a major role in coordinating the operational activity of the BC site. To ensure safe, efficient, and effective patient flow, whilst ensuring optimal bed utilisation across the Trust through co-ordination of admissions, transfers and discharges. To act as the senior nursing lead during 'out-of-hours' periods, provide line-management and clinical operational support to all on-site staff. To oversee management of the site, including the response to security incidents, and to escalate any clinical and non-clinical issues to relevant on-call staff.
Main duties of the job
Site Coordinator at BCH-
On a shift-to-shift basis, play a major role in coordinating the operational activity of the BC site. To ensure safe, efficient, and effective patient flow, whilst ensuring optimal bed utilisation across the Trust through co-ordination of admissions, transfers and discharges. To act as the senior nursing lead during 'out-of-hours' periods, provide line-management and clinical operational support to all on-site staff. To oversee management of the site, including the response to security incidents, and to escalate any clinical and non-clinical issues to relevant on-call staff.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Child Branch)/ RS CN
- Nursing and Midwifery Council Registration
Desirable
- Degree (or willingness to work towards)
- ILS (or willingness to undertake)
- Leadership Course
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Recent and extensive experience in an acute Paediatric setting at Band 6 or above, to include shift leadership and managing staff.
- Excellent operational understanding of safeguarding and infection control management
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Ability to triage need for medical assistance, and prioritise the deployment of Site Practitioners and Junior Medical Staff and other AHPs
- Able to be resourceful when problem solving in difficult situations
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Able to make autonomous operational decisions concerning patient activity, bed management, patient acuity, staff management and site management
- Able to coordinate staff and physical resources to provide safe and high quality patient and family care
- Able to balance competing priorities, delegating and escalating when appropriate.
Professional / Managerial / Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Able to act as senior nursing leader during 'out-of-hours' periods to nurses working in all areas, and provide line management support to all other staff groups present.
- Able to portray positive customer-focused attitude
- Able to motivate staff and teams to deliver high quality patient and family care.
- Able to support staff through listening to their needs, facilitating solutions and providing pastoral care.
- Demonstrates mature attitude to difficult decision making, challenging situations and responsibilities.
- In person and via telephone; must be able to signpost staff, parents and other visiting professionals or members of the public to the appropriate service, department or professional.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Child Branch)/ RS CN
- Nursing and Midwifery Council Registration
Desirable
- Degree (or willingness to work towards)
- ILS (or willingness to undertake)
- Leadership Course
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Recent and extensive experience in an acute Paediatric setting at Band 6 or above, to include shift leadership and managing staff.
- Excellent operational understanding of safeguarding and infection control management
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Ability to triage need for medical assistance, and prioritise the deployment of Site Practitioners and Junior Medical Staff and other AHPs
- Able to be resourceful when problem solving in difficult situations
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Able to make autonomous operational decisions concerning patient activity, bed management, patient acuity, staff management and site management
- Able to coordinate staff and physical resources to provide safe and high quality patient and family care
- Able to balance competing priorities, delegating and escalating when appropriate.
Professional / Managerial / Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Able to act as senior nursing leader during 'out-of-hours' periods to nurses working in all areas, and provide line management support to all other staff groups present.
- Able to portray positive customer-focused attitude
- Able to motivate staff and teams to deliver high quality patient and family care.
- Able to support staff through listening to their needs, facilitating solutions and providing pastoral care.
- Demonstrates mature attitude to difficult decision making, challenging situations and responsibilities.
- In person and via telephone; must be able to signpost staff, parents and other visiting professionals or members of the public to the appropriate service, department or professional.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Birmingham
B4 6NH
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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