Job summary
This advert is only open to applicants who are currently
employed by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.
We're delighted to advertise this 6 month secondment, for an
experienced Children's Nurse to lead our clinical team in Childrens
Outpatients trustwide, comprising of 5.44WTE children's nurses and 4.66WTE
HCAs.
The department delivers over 34,000 appointments per year,
running a combined total of 19.5 days per week from 5 different sites at:
- University
Hospital North Durham (UHND)
- Darlington
Memorial Hospital (DMH)
- Bishop
Auckland General Hospital (BAGH)
- Chester
le Street Community Hospital (CLS)
- Stanley
Primary Care Centre (SPCC)
In addition to clinics delivered by Consultants, Nurse
Specialists and a range of other professionals from Paediatrics and other care
groups, there is an abundance of clinical activity delivered by the OPD
workforce, including:
- Paediatric
phlebotomy (for secondary care and all GP surgeries in the footprint)
- Urgent
child protection medical assessments 5 days per week
- Nurse led
allergy skin prick testing
- Oral food
challenges
- Patient
education and the development of emergency care plans
- Historic
sexual abuse examination/investigations
- Administration
of monoclonal antibodies
-
Endocrine tests
Main duties of the job
You'll support the Outpatients Manager to lead and manage
the nursing and support staff within the Childrens Outpatients Departments
trustwide.
You'll ensure high quality care to the patients using the
service, through the development of robust and standardised processeses,
clinical audit and engaging with patients to understands their experience of
the service.
You'll adjust and adapt the services according
to changes in guidance, legislation and research and oversee professional and
personal development of staff to meet the changing needs of the service.
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary £23,200, If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post. Pay award Pending
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a Trustwide
role and the successful applicant will be required to travel to all sites.
You'll be responsible for ensuring that the care we're delivering is high
quality, and our environments are clean, safe and welcoming. You'll support the
Outpatient Manager to manage the provision of staff and equipment to clinics to
ensure all clinics and clinical activity runs seamlessly. There will be some
direct clinical work involved, as well as support and supervision of staff.
This is a part time post for 28.5 hours per
week.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a Trustwide
role and the successful applicant will be required to travel to all sites.
You'll be responsible for ensuring that the care we're delivering is high
quality, and our environments are clean, safe and welcoming. You'll support the
Outpatient Manager to manage the provision of staff and equipment to clinics to
ensure all clinics and clinical activity runs seamlessly. There will be some
direct clinical work involved, as well as support and supervision of staff.
This is a part time post for 28.5 hours per
week.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of supervising staff
- Post registration experience
Desirable
- Experience of recruitment and selection
- Experience of undertaking performance appraisals
Statutory Registration
Essential
- Active 1st Level NMC Registration (RN Child)
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent level of demonstrable professional knowledge/ experience
- Supplemented by diploma level specialist training, experience, short courses
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Venepuncture training and competence
- Leadership qualification
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work hours flexibly when service needs require
- Ability to travel independently across sites to fulfil the requirements of the post
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines
- Experience of quality assurance activities/ audit
- Excellent organisational skills
- Knowledge of safeguarding children legislation and policy and able to apply this to decision making
- Good IT skills; able to use EPR and other electronic systems
- Good interpersonal skills and able to work flexibly in the multidisciplinary team
- Physical Skills:
- Driving, carries out immunisations/ restraint of patients/ clients using approved techniques; Dexterity and accuracy required for, e.g. intravenous injections, syringe pumps and infusion, insertion of catheters and removal of sutures
Desirable
- Competent in skin prick testing
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of supervising staff
- Post registration experience
Desirable
- Experience of recruitment and selection
- Experience of undertaking performance appraisals
Statutory Registration
Essential
- Active 1st Level NMC Registration (RN Child)
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent level of demonstrable professional knowledge/ experience
- Supplemented by diploma level specialist training, experience, short courses
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Venepuncture training and competence
- Leadership qualification
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work hours flexibly when service needs require
- Ability to travel independently across sites to fulfil the requirements of the post
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines
- Experience of quality assurance activities/ audit
- Excellent organisational skills
- Knowledge of safeguarding children legislation and policy and able to apply this to decision making
- Good IT skills; able to use EPR and other electronic systems
- Good interpersonal skills and able to work flexibly in the multidisciplinary team
- Physical Skills:
- Driving, carries out immunisations/ restraint of patients/ clients using approved techniques; Dexterity and accuracy required for, e.g. intravenous injections, syringe pumps and infusion, insertion of catheters and removal of sutures
Desirable
- Competent in skin prick testing
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).
