Job summary
Clinical Site Team Practitioner
Band 7
1 yr. fixed term - Maternity leave cover
Full shift pattern across 24/7 plus bank holidays etc.
Full time 37.5hrs a week
Are you an experienced staff nurse ready to take the next step in your career? Are you caring, compassionate and motivated? Do you want to work in a forward & fast thinking NHS Foundation Trust?
The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC) is one of the most established and cutting-edge Children's Hospitals in Europe. Our patients are extraordinary, each of them with their own unique personality, strength & drive, which is why we look for these exact same qualities in our nurses.
We are looking for a dynamic practitioner who can multi-task, make high level decisions & demonstrate excellent people skills. Within the role you will be managing the Children's Hospital on a rotational basis - this involves decisions about bed usage, staffing ratios, managing all emergency & elective admissions to the hospital.
Applicants are required to be RSCN or RN-Part 15 (Child Branch), & ideally to have a post-registration qualification in a related acute paediatric field as well as experience as a Band 6 or 7. Have excellent communication skills, proven clinical skills together with organisational & management expertise and be able to multi-task.
Interviews week commencing 24th July 2023
Main duties of the job
- Be an expert clinical practitioner, demonstrating skills in clinical examination and patient assessment throughout all clinical areas within BRHC.
- Expertly participate in the management of the haemodynamically unstable child, providing respiratory and vital organ support at an advanced level.
- Utilise clinical assessment expertise and skills to strategically think through a plan of nursing management with ward staff and team members.
- Provide clinical advice to staff on pain relief out of hours e.g. use of PCA's, epidural care etc
- Ensure that nursing practice is in accordance with Trust policies, procedures and guidelines, the NMC Code of Conduct and the Scope of Professional Practice and appropriately refer concerns to senior Clinical Site Team Nurses (CST).
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- RSCN or RN-Part 15 (Child Branch)
- Current NMC Registration
- 1st Degree in nursing or health related topic or willingness to work towards
- Qualification in Teaching, Assessing and Mentoring
Desirable
- Evidence of Masters level academic study or willingness to work towards Masters (in relevant health related subject)
- Management qualification
- Non-Medical Prescribing
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Thorough and up to date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice particularly within speciality area
- Significant relevant clinical and management experience
- Able to lead and manage the nursing team
- Effective standard setting, monitoring and feedback
- Understanding of the principles and application of effective budgetary management
- Understanding of the principles and application of effective staff & HR management/appraisals
- Understanding the theory and application of clinical governance
- Understanding of NMC Code of Practice and requirements of it for practice and behaviour and its application to the management of staff and self
Desirable
- Experience and knowledge of advanced practice/protocols
- Undertaken nursing research
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Highly effective communication skills - verbally and written to staff, patients and relatives including in situations of conflict or distress
- Able to gain credibility with and influence colleagues including influencing clinical changes where appropriate
- Strong organisational skills - prioritising complex situations
- The Ability to lead and influence change
- Able to accept responsibility for ward/area working under own initiative within the boundaries of role
- Demonstrates ability to take overall responsibility and accountability
- Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
- Demonstrates ability to implement and utilise audit data to improve quality
- Clinical expert in defined area of work
- Able to advise on and implement improvements to the quality and efficiency of care for patients in ward/area.
- Ability to act as facilitator, mentor and supervisor to colleagues
- Familiar with current local and national nursing issues
- Information technology skills
- Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care
- Initiative
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- RSCN or RN-Part 15 (Child Branch)
- Current NMC Registration
- 1st Degree in nursing or health related topic or willingness to work towards
- Qualification in Teaching, Assessing and Mentoring
Desirable
- Evidence of Masters level academic study or willingness to work towards Masters (in relevant health related subject)
- Management qualification
- Non-Medical Prescribing
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Thorough and up to date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice particularly within speciality area
- Significant relevant clinical and management experience
- Able to lead and manage the nursing team
- Effective standard setting, monitoring and feedback
- Understanding of the principles and application of effective budgetary management
- Understanding of the principles and application of effective staff & HR management/appraisals
- Understanding the theory and application of clinical governance
- Understanding of NMC Code of Practice and requirements of it for practice and behaviour and its application to the management of staff and self
Desirable
- Experience and knowledge of advanced practice/protocols
- Undertaken nursing research
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Highly effective communication skills - verbally and written to staff, patients and relatives including in situations of conflict or distress
- Able to gain credibility with and influence colleagues including influencing clinical changes where appropriate
- Strong organisational skills - prioritising complex situations
- The Ability to lead and influence change
- Able to accept responsibility for ward/area working under own initiative within the boundaries of role
- Demonstrates ability to take overall responsibility and accountability
- Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
- Demonstrates ability to implement and utilise audit data to improve quality
- Clinical expert in defined area of work
- Able to advise on and implement improvements to the quality and efficiency of care for patients in ward/area.
- Ability to act as facilitator, mentor and supervisor to colleagues
- Familiar with current local and national nursing issues
- Information technology skills
- Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care
- Initiative
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
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Upper Maudlin St.
Bristol
BS2 8BJ
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
