Job summary
We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Leader who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Children's Emergency Department (CED) and Children's Assessment Unit (CAU) are co-located units delivering all aspects of emergency care to approximately 29,000 children and young people per annum.
In October 2022 we expanded, refurbished, state of the art facility and as such are looking to expand our nursing team.Our friendly and talented team work flexibly between both the CED and CAU, and provide high quality emergency care to children and young people presenting with a broad spectrum of conditions.CED has a separate minor's area made up of 3 bed spaces which is predominantly staffed with Children's Emergency Nurse Practitioners and provides care to children and young people with minor injuries and illness.Care is provided to acutely sick and injured children through the use of a major's area which consists of 6 bed spaces. The department also has a dedicated ambulance entrance and a 2 bedded resuscitation area.CAU is a 9 bedded unit and provides up to 24 hour care to children and young people who have been referred by a health professional for further assessment by a specialist doctor and or admission to hospital.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
To provide effective leadership, clinical expertise, knowledge, advice, and positive role modelling.
To innovate, develop, facilitate and supervise excellent standards of safe,individualised, holistic care that is evidence based, in consultation and partnership with the Child/Young Person (CYP), their family/carers and the Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT).
To have continuing responsibility for the effective and efficient operational management of the above services within allocated resources.
To be accountable for the quality, delivery and monitoring of robust, infection control measures, nursing standards and nursing quality and patient experience indicators within all areas of day services.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- RSCN/RN Child with current NMC registration
- Recognised Teaching and Assessing qualification
- Evidence of ongoing dynamic professional development and application to practice
- EPLS or APLS or equivalent
- Appraisal training
- Level 3 Safeguarding training
Previous Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience in general Paediatrics at a junior management level
- Experience and evidence of effectiveness in co-ordinating and managing patient care, the shift/unit and team
- Ability to prioritise, organise work load and delegate and supervise tasks appropriately
- Evidence of implementing and managing change
Desirable
- Previous management of a ward/unit at Band 7
- Evidence of implementation of audit/research recommendations
- Budget and resource management
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to work across professional team and organizational boundaries
- Excellent Leadership and Management skills
- Accredited appraisal skills
- Advanced competency in nursing skills, Central line management, Advanced Paediatric Life Support
- IT skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of acute/chronic Paediatric care and National standards
Desirable
- Experience of managing HR issues e.g. poor performance etc
Other requirements
Essential
- Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
- Ability to initiate, manage and sustain change
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- RSCN/RN Child with current NMC registration
- Recognised Teaching and Assessing qualification
- Evidence of ongoing dynamic professional development and application to practice
- EPLS or APLS or equivalent
- Appraisal training
- Level 3 Safeguarding training
Previous Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience in general Paediatrics at a junior management level
- Experience and evidence of effectiveness in co-ordinating and managing patient care, the shift/unit and team
- Ability to prioritise, organise work load and delegate and supervise tasks appropriately
- Evidence of implementing and managing change
Desirable
- Previous management of a ward/unit at Band 7
- Evidence of implementation of audit/research recommendations
- Budget and resource management
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to work across professional team and organizational boundaries
- Excellent Leadership and Management skills
- Accredited appraisal skills
- Advanced competency in nursing skills, Central line management, Advanced Paediatric Life Support
- IT skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of acute/chronic Paediatric care and National standards
Desirable
- Experience of managing HR issues e.g. poor performance etc
Other requirements
Essential
- Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
- Ability to initiate, manage and sustain change
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).
