Paediatric Sister Paediatric assessment Unit

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is seeking a Paediatric Sister for the Paediatric Assessment Unit. This Band 6 post involves leading a dynamic children’s and young people’s team, coordinating shifts, supporting staff, and ensuring safe, compassionate care for children and families.

You must be a registered Children’s Nurse with RSCN or RN Child, with recent professional updates and relevant post-registration training. Leadership experience is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Registered Children’s Nurse with RSCN or RN Child qualification.
• Evidence of professional updating within the last 12 months.
• Post-registration course relevant to paediatric care.
• Management experience and effective leadership skills advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate and lead shifts, supporting staff and facilitating discharges.
• Ensure high quality care for children and families.
• Undertake risk assessments and contribute to audits.
• Demonstrate Safe staffing and act as a positive role model.

Skills

Leadership

Paediatric Nursing

Staff mentoring

Education

RSCN / RN Child

Job description

Paediatric Sister Paediatric assessment Unit

Band 6

Job overview

Are you ready for a new challenge and would like to be part of our children's & 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.

Working for our organisation

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.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

With rapidly expanding Paediatric services there has never been a more exciting time to apply for a job with us. We are committed to building on your existing skills and knowledge and we relish in the opportunity to learn from you and help you realise your potential. In return we are able to offer wide ranging development opportunities alongside our Clinical Nurse Education Team which includes in‑house training and funded post graduate courses.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities

Person specification

Experience

• Appropriate post registration course for care setting

Experience

• Evidence of professional updating within the last 12 months

Skills

Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on‑boarding process.
Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre‑employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Visa/Sponsorship Information

In line with UKVI requirements, the Trust is unable to sponsor any applicants for Skilled Woker Visas who do not meet the minimum eligibility requirements including applicable salary thresholds and concessions. Before applying, please ensure that you have the right to work in the UK, or that the role is eligible for sponsorship. For more information, please visit: Health and Care Worker Visa orSkilled Worker Visa .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.