Job summary
The post holder will act as a role model for all team members ensuring the delivery of a high standard of specialist, evidence backed nursing care. They will, utilise effective management and leadership skills with responsibility for a team of nursing staff.
The post holder will provide a positive learning environment enabling staff to develop to their full potential.
The post holder works as part of the multi-disciplinary team and delivers a high standard of family centred care. She/he provides clinical advice, support and leadership within HDU, ensuring that quality is maintained. This involves managing a wide range of complex and sometimes conflicting priorities.
Facilitate and provide the delivery of a high standard of patient care within HDU in conjunction with the child and their family. Promote practice development, which is innovative, proactive and research based.
Provide clear and consistent leadership within the ward, act as a role model and ensure a cohesive approach to maintaining high standards of care.
In conjunction with the Unit Manager and Head Nurse ensure that any human, financial and material resources are effectively used within the ward so enabling agreed budgets and targets to be met.
Ensure that Clinical Governance initiatives meet the strategic aims of the Trust in delivering a quality and evidence-based service.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
Accountable for the standards of care delivered within the clinical area by the nursing team, ensuring best practice.
Maintain personal clinical competence by taking responsibility for the 2:1 care of an HDU patient on at least two shifts per month.
Responsible for the management of poor performance of nursing staff, putting action plans into place to address issues of capability and competence, liaising with the education team.
In conjunction with the Ward Manager is responsible for the safe and effective operational management of the unit.
Responsible for clinical support and decision making.
Managerial/leadership
Acts up as required in the absence of the Ward Manager.
Contribute to the managerial rota to oversee the operational duties within HDU.
Responsible for the line management of a team of nurses, managing performance through personal development plans and competencies, addressing poor performance when required.
Responsible for ensuring the team identify and address ongoing health care needs of the patient and undertake effective discharge planning.
Ensure the effective utilisation of financial and physical resources.
Monitor and evaluate health, safety and security of self and others, implementing best practice in the clinical environment.
Participate in risk management assessment at local level and manage changes required to maintain and improve quality of care.
About us
As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.
We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will act as a role model for all team members ensuring the delivery of a high standard of specialist, evidence backed nursing care.
They will, utilise effective management and leadershipskills with responsibility for a team of nursing staff.
The post holder will provide a positive learning environment enabling staff to develop to their fullpotential.
The post holder works as part of the multi-disciplinary team and delivers a high standard of family centred care. She/he provides clinical advice, support and leadership within HDU, ensuring that quality is maintained.
This involves managing a wide range of complex and sometimes conflicting priorities.
Facilitate and provide the delivery of a high standard of patient care within HDU in conjunction with the child and their family. Promote practice development, which is innovative, proactive and researchbased.
- Communication Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Planning and Organising Skills
- Responsibility for Patient/Client Care
- Responsibility for Policy/Service Development
- Responsibility for Financial and Physical Resources
- Responsibility for Information Resources
- Responsibility for Research and Development
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will act as a role model for all team members ensuring the delivery of a high standard of specialist, evidence backed nursing care.
They will, utilise effective management and leadershipskills with responsibility for a team of nursing staff.
The post holder will provide a positive learning environment enabling staff to develop to their fullpotential.
The post holder works as part of the multi-disciplinary team and delivers a high standard of family centred care. She/he provides clinical advice, support and leadership within HDU, ensuring that quality is maintained.
This involves managing a wide range of complex and sometimes conflicting priorities.
Facilitate and provide the delivery of a high standard of patient care within HDU in conjunction with the child and their family. Promote practice development, which is innovative, proactive and researchbased.
- Communication Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Planning and Organising Skills
- Responsibility for Patient/Client Care
- Responsibility for Policy/Service Development
- Responsibility for Financial and Physical Resources
- Responsibility for Information Resources
- Responsibility for Research and Development
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- Registered children's nurse or equivalent experience
- Post registration qualification appropriate to HDU
- Successful completion of High Dependency care course
- Evidence of support, supervision and training of junior staff on HDU.
- Advanced paediatric life support.
- Two years of Band 6 experience on HDU
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to supervise and lead a team.
- Able to describe the responsibilities of the team leader and coordinator, awareness of the key leadership skills required.
- Effective team worker
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to discuss key issues in relation to the provision of critical care services.
- Awareness of trust and divisional objectives
Desirable
- Actively involved in change.
Skills
Essential
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Good organisational and problem solving skills.
- Ability to plan and prioritise workload.
- Able to act on own initiative.
- Active in developing the nursing workforce.
- Ability to teach and assess junior nurses.
- Committed to the professional development of others and self
Desirable
- Evidence of creativity and promoting new ways of working.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Approachable.
- Role model.
- Professional.
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- Registered children's nurse or equivalent experience
- Post registration qualification appropriate to HDU
- Successful completion of High Dependency care course
- Evidence of support, supervision and training of junior staff on HDU.
- Advanced paediatric life support.
- Two years of Band 6 experience on HDU
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to supervise and lead a team.
- Able to describe the responsibilities of the team leader and coordinator, awareness of the key leadership skills required.
- Effective team worker
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to discuss key issues in relation to the provision of critical care services.
- Awareness of trust and divisional objectives
Desirable
- Actively involved in change.
Skills
Essential
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Good organisational and problem solving skills.
- Ability to plan and prioritise workload.
- Able to act on own initiative.
- Active in developing the nursing workforce.
- Ability to teach and assess junior nurses.
- Committed to the professional development of others and self
Desirable
- Evidence of creativity and promoting new ways of working.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Approachable.
- Role model.
- 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).
