Paediatric Sister Paediatric assessment Unit

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is seeking a registered Children's Nurse to join our children & young people team in Wolverhampton. You will work within a dynamic nursing team caring for a diverse caseload of pediatric patients with medical and surgical needs.

Applicants should hold an RSCN or RN Child qualification, with evidence of recent professional updating, and have post-registration training. Leadership experience and the ability to lead shifts and support the ward team are highly

Qualifications

• Evidence of updating within the last 12 months.
• Post-registration course relevant to pediatrics.
• Management experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead shifts, supporting staff.
• Facilitate discharges and ensure high-quality care.
• Undertake risk assessments and contribute to audits.

Skills

Leadership

Coordination

Communication

Discharge planning

Education

RSCN / RN Child

Job description

Are you ready for a new challenge and would like to be part of our children & young people team?

This role will allow you to work within a dynamic, forward thinking and established nursing team. We see a wide range of children and young people with a variety of different medical and surgical conditions which will provide fantastic learning opportunities.

To be considered for the role you will be a registered Children's Nurse with an RSCN or RN Child qualification. You must also have evidence of professional updating within the last 12 months and have an appropriate post registration course. It would be advantageous to have management experience and evidence of effective leadership skills. As a nurse in charge you will be responsible for co-ordinating and leading shifts, supporting staff, facilitating discharges and ensuring high quality care is provided to our children and families. The posts will also include some managerial responsibilities, such as under taking risk assessments, being involved in audits and being involved in safer staffing. You should be a positive role model, who inspires and empowers others to reach there full potential, supporting learning and education needs.

Main duties of the job

• To be professionally accountable and maintain the standards of professional practice as set by the appropriate regulatory body applicable to your profession or role.


• To deliver compassionate person-centred care, and treat patients, service users, their families and their carers with consideration, dignity and the respect you would want for yourself or your family.


• To support and deputise for the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in ensuring the standards of professional practice as set out by appropriate regulatory body applicable to your profession or role are maintained.


• Utilise clinical proficiency in delivering a high standard of nursing care.Provide managerial and leadership skills to support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse and nursing team to deliver continually improved standards and efficient and effective use of resources.


• To be accountable for : Delivering safe and effective clinical practice Enhancing the patient's experience with regular and constructive communication Managing and developing the performance of a team of nursing staff Ensuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation's objectives Efficient and effective use of resources Deputising for Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.