Job summary
Ward Sister- Clinical Decisions Unit and Winter Ward 2
Applications are invited for the position of Ward Sister within the Urgent and Critical Care Clinical Group, on the Birmingham Children's Hospital site of Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. We can offer you an exciting career opportunity to join the team on Ward 2 and the Clinical Decisions Unit at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Ward 2 is a 18 bedded Winter Ward looking after all specialties of patients open October to April. TheClinical Decisions Unit (CDU) is a 12 bedded Assessment Unit apart of the Emergency Department open 24 Hours a day 365 days a Year. This Post is to be the Ward Manager for both areas in Urgent Care .This position will enable you to manage and lead a dedicated team, participate in developing and delivering specialist nursing provision and coordinate multidisciplinary care for children and young people.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record of having expertise in a pediatric nursing background and have a passion for achieving high quality patient care through nursing excellence - underpinned by professionalism and excellent personal organisational skills. In return for your hard work and commitment you would be part of a caring, valued and supportive team.
This is a new Role in Urgent Care, are you up for the challenge?
Main duties of the job
Demonstrating visible accessible leadership and the Trust values the post holder will take continuing responsibility and accountability for the 24 hour management and organisation of the ward/department and for safeguarding children and young people. This involves managing a wide range of complex and sometimes conflicting priorities.
Acting as a professional role model and a skilled practitioner the post holder will take overall responsibility for all aspects of patient care and patient experience, leading and coordinating the team and ensuring the delivery of evidence based, safe high quality nursing care to children/young people and their families.
Taking overall responsibility, the post holder will ensure that the ward /department is a clean, well maintained child and family focussed environment in which privacy and dignity is promoted and sustained.
Demonstrating compassion and resilience, the post holder will take overall responsibility for monitoring and acting on patient feedback to improve care. The post holder will proactively manage and resolve conflict by responding to challenging situations, PALS issues and complaints using advanced communication skills and escalating to senior colleagues as appropriate.
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
- RSCN/RN Child Branch
- Current NMC registration
- BSc degree in Nursing
- Appropriate child protection Training
- Teaching/Mentoring qualification
Desirable
- Certificate in management/approved management training/equivalent management experience
- Clinical leadership Course e.g. ILM, BCH Team Maker/Player
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of on-going and current professional development Essentia
- Knowledge of and ability to work within the Trust and wider NHS policies
- Knowledge of the Trusts safeguarding policies and procedures and the ability to raise concerns appropriately
- Extensive knowledge at Band 6 or above of Paediatric Medical Nursing
- Evidence of managing staff and dealing with difficult situations
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
- Experience in budgetary management and control, or the willingness to acquire
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership roles
- Experience of implementing a change in practice
- Evidence of audit or research projects
ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS
Essential
- Experience of implementing change in practice
- Evidence of leadership roles
- Excellent customer care skills
- Methodical and well organised
- Attention to detail
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- 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.
- Able to portray positive customer-focussed attitude
Personal skills/ abilities and attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills - oral, written and telephone
- Proven ability to prioritise demanding workload and that of others
- Ability to identify stress in self and others and to take effective action to manage the situation
- Ability to demonstrate compassion in all aspects of care delivery and staff management
- Highly motivated and able to motivate others
- Legible handwriting
Desirable
- Friendly outgoing personality
- Demonstrates previous experience of performing appraisals in line with the Trusts appraisal process
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN/RN Child Branch
- Current NMC registration
- BSc degree in Nursing
- Appropriate child protection Training
- Teaching/Mentoring qualification
Desirable
- Certificate in management/approved management training/equivalent management experience
- Clinical leadership Course e.g. ILM, BCH Team Maker/Player
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of on-going and current professional development Essentia
- Knowledge of and ability to work within the Trust and wider NHS policies
- Knowledge of the Trusts safeguarding policies and procedures and the ability to raise concerns appropriately
- Extensive knowledge at Band 6 or above of Paediatric Medical Nursing
- Evidence of managing staff and dealing with difficult situations
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
- Experience in budgetary management and control, or the willingness to acquire
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership roles
- Experience of implementing a change in practice
- Evidence of audit or research projects
ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS
Essential
- Experience of implementing change in practice
- Evidence of leadership roles
- Excellent customer care skills
- Methodical and well organised
- Attention to detail
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- 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.
- Able to portray positive customer-focussed attitude
Personal skills/ abilities and attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills - oral, written and telephone
- Proven ability to prioritise demanding workload and that of others
- Ability to identify stress in self and others and to take effective action to manage the situation
- Ability to demonstrate compassion in all aspects of care delivery and staff management
- Highly motivated and able to motivate others
- Legible handwriting
Desirable
- Friendly outgoing personality
- Demonstrates previous experience of performing appraisals in line with the Trusts appraisal process
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 WOMENS AND CHILDRENS
BIRMINGHAM
B4 6NH
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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