We are looking to recruit a professional and enthusiastic senior sister who will be expected to support and provide strong leadership and clinical expertise to staff working within the Childrens assessment area and Children's inpatient ward at Airedale General Hospital to provide acute and elective care to patients.

The role carries continuing responsibility for the management of the Children's unit, as delegated by the Matron. We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate a kind and compassionate attitude, with skills and experience to lead effective and efficient peadiatric care.The post holder will lead and manage the nursing teams to allow them to provide high quality family centred care as well as lead and manage changes within the ward environment, role model safe high quality clinical care and ensure managerial duties are undertaken.

You will be an experienced Children's nurse with leadership experience. The successful applicant will have strong organisational skills and will be able to inspire multi-disciplinary team working and drive change. You will have a strong ethos around delivering excellent standards of care and seek to improve patient safety through ensuring stock/equipment/staffing/ward environment are maintained at a consistently high level of safety and clinical standards. You will need to be highly skilled in communication to be able to have challenging conversations and complex negotiations with members of the team.

Main duties of the job

To ensure the planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care in accordance with recognised standards of practice.

To work within national, regional and local guidelines relating to nursing practice.

In all these respects, to perform as a professional role model to junior staff.

To manage revenue expenditure so that budgetary limits are not exceeded.

To demonstrate a commitment towards quality care by:-

a) ensuring junior staff have an awareness of quality issues

b) facilitating the setting, auditing and maintaining of standards

c) encouraging the initiation and implementation of quality initiatives

To ensure effective communication between all staff, patients, their families and visitors .

To take responsibility for self development and that of all staff with regard to professional knowledge, managerial skills, clinical skills and competencies.

To ensure that yourself and all staff participate in individual performance review at least annually.

To facilitate the orientation, induction and training of new members of staff of all grades.

To lead and actively promote developments in nursing practice based on relevant research, clinical audit and professional consensus.

To ensure that all nurses undertake or participate in at least one research, clinical audit, practice or service development project annually.

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details and full details of the role please see the attached job description and person specification attached

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Childrens Nurse (RSCN/RN(Child)
• Degree or working towards
• Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent

Desirable

• Management qualification
• Leadership course

Experience

Essential

• 12 months at band 6 experience or above in acute paediatric setting

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of current children's nursing issues and implications
• Understand principles of Safeguarding
• Relevant insight into safety and governance issues in paediatrics

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrates leadership qualities including communication skills

Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Skipton Road

Steeton

BD20 6TD

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423-6450554