Job summary
Working in conjunction with the Clinical Manager, nursing staff, paediatricians, service users and the Directorate and Divisional senior management teams, the post holder will co-ordinate, prioritise, appropriately delegate and organise the safe and effective running of the department on a day-to-day basis.
The department includes Ward 3 and the Paediatric Assessment Area at Calderdale Royal Hospital and Ward 4 at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.
The post holder will undertake delegated non-clinical duties to support quality, safety and service improvement in accordance with the Trust vision and values.
Main duties of the job
- To effectively co-ordinate the ward area to ensure a seamless and timely pathway of care for children and families.
- To manage roster allocation for present and future shifts in order to provide safe staffing levels in line with the agreed workforce model.
- To be responsible for ensuring the provision of compassionate, safe and high quality care of all patients.
- To lead the multidisciplinary team on a daily basis using resources efficiently.
- To ensure the delivery of quality care to patients and to supervise the working of junior staff during the span of duty.
- To provide nursing clinical expertise, leadership and education in high dependency care, medical and surgical nursing, competently supervising staff to manage straightforward and unplanned, complex cases. This includes supervising junior staff to gain competence in line with the Paediatric Nursing and Support workers essential training policy.
- To lead in delegated non-clinical duties that will assist the effective management of the ward areas.
- To work on a rotational basis at HRI to maintain audit and performance.
- To confidently escalate in a timely manner to Clinical Manager, Matron, On Call Consultant, General Manager, Clinical Director, Associate Director of Nursing and Senior Management Team (as appropriate) concerns about patient safety, quality and experience, offering solutions and evidence based recommendations.
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation Trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To contribute to a culture that recognises and works in partnership with patients and their families, involving them in all decisions.
- To provide assurance that individualised plans of care are formulated and implemented for all patients including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
- To ensure early intervention is provided to ensure the safe discharge of patients, working in collaboration with the medical team and community services with the aim of avoiding admission/ readmission.
- To work within the NMC Code of Professional Practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust.
- To ensure that high standards of nursing care in line with national and local policy and guidance are delivered and maintained.
- To act accordingly when standards are not being maintained.
- To recognise changes in a patients condition responding to and when the intervention of others is required and refer on as appropriate
- To act as an advocate for the child, young person and their family, including promoting and protecting their interests, rights, equality, inclusion and privacy.
- To act as a Link Nurse within a defined speciality/ interest area
- To be involved in and encourage participation in trust initiatives to improve patient safety and quality care, e.g. Exemplar ward, Safer Patient Initiative, Friends and Family Test, Ward Assurance .
- To ensure exemplary infection control standards are maintained in the clinical area.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To contribute to a culture that recognises and works in partnership with patients and their families, involving them in all decisions.
- To provide assurance that individualised plans of care are formulated and implemented for all patients including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
- To ensure early intervention is provided to ensure the safe discharge of patients, working in collaboration with the medical team and community services with the aim of avoiding admission/ readmission.
- To work within the NMC Code of Professional Practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust.
- To ensure that high standards of nursing care in line with national and local policy and guidance are delivered and maintained.
- To act accordingly when standards are not being maintained.
- To recognise changes in a patients condition responding to and when the intervention of others is required and refer on as appropriate
- To act as an advocate for the child, young person and their family, including promoting and protecting their interests, rights, equality, inclusion and privacy.
- To act as a Link Nurse within a defined speciality/ interest area
- To be involved in and encourage participation in trust initiatives to improve patient safety and quality care, e.g. Exemplar ward, Safer Patient Initiative, Friends and Family Test, Ward Assurance .
- To ensure exemplary infection control standards are maintained in the clinical area.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- R.N. Child
- Current NMC registration
- ENB 998 or equivalent
Desirable
- Evidence of study at degree level
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Extensive clinical experience within NHS at band 5 level or above
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Evidence of ability to effectively co-ordinate a ward area
- Safeguarding level 3 training
- An understanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times
- Updated research and evidence based practice
- Knowledge of Health & Safety issues
- Data Protection
- Sound basic knowledge/awareness of infection control
- Awareness of legislation relevant to the post
- Proven experience in all aspects of acute paediatric care
- APLS
- Cannulation/ phlebotomy/ CVADs/ TIVADs
- Demonstrate ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
- Organisational abilities
- Appropriate IT skills
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate awareness of or evidence of clinical governance
- Coaching skills
- Undertaken or willing to undertake the Trust 'Work together to get results' programme
- Investigation training
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Pleasant/friendly manner
- Flexible approach
- Ability to work under pressure independently
- Enthusiastic
- Self-motivated
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Effective in prioritising workloads
- Able to work well under pressure and demonstrate personal resilience
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- R.N. Child
- Current NMC registration
- ENB 998 or equivalent
Desirable
- Evidence of study at degree level
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Extensive clinical experience within NHS at band 5 level or above
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Evidence of ability to effectively co-ordinate a ward area
- Safeguarding level 3 training
- An understanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times
- Updated research and evidence based practice
- Knowledge of Health & Safety issues
- Data Protection
- Sound basic knowledge/awareness of infection control
- Awareness of legislation relevant to the post
- Proven experience in all aspects of acute paediatric care
- APLS
- Cannulation/ phlebotomy/ CVADs/ TIVADs
- Demonstrate ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
- Organisational abilities
- Appropriate IT skills
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate awareness of or evidence of clinical governance
- Coaching skills
- Undertaken or willing to undertake the Trust 'Work together to get results' programme
- Investigation training
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Pleasant/friendly manner
- Flexible approach
- Ability to work under pressure independently
- Enthusiastic
- Self-motivated
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Effective in prioritising workloads
- Able to work well under pressure and demonstrate personal resilience
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).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
