Band 6 - Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse

Children's Outpatients and Ambulatory Care

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Paediatric Staff nurse to join our Children's outpatients and Ambulatory Care department at Chelsea & Westminster Foundation Trust.

Children's Outpatients and Ambulatory care department is a fast paced and dynamic clinical environment providing high standards of care to all our patients and their families. You will enjoy a challenging varied pace and an exciting working environment, caring for a varied paediatric workload. We can offer opportunities to gain knowledge and experience working within a diverse range of specialties.

The role will be to provide direct patient care but also to act in the role as a leader by taking charge and providing support to the multi-disciplinary team, provide high quality care to patients, ensuring patient safety and supporting the patients and their carers throughout their outpatient journey.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 to work in Children's Outpatients and Ambulatory Care department. Applicants need to have excellent communication skills, positive personality and a professional approach to their work. You must be able to deal with the public in a sensitive and polite manner, be flexible in their approach to duties of work, act as part of a team, and promote good teamwork.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a clearly identifiable senior clinical staff member, and team leader. They will have significant clinical experience, provide sound clinical expertise to their team, and coordinate and deliver high quality care. They will be a role model for expert clinical care, and lead on specific projects / management functions as delegated by the Sister / Charge Nurse. They will role model the identified Trust values at all times.

In general settings, they will be the assigned deputy for their manager, coordinating clinical, managerial and education requirements of the area, and being a role model for team members, whilst delivering and overseeing high standards of care.

In specialist settings, they will have a significant level of specialist clinical knowledge and expertise in the clinical functions of care delivery. They will provide advice and guidance also, and generally be known as a senior staff nurse.

About us

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England. We have two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

• Lead on assessing planning and implementing high quality care, and evaluating care options for patients in the clinical area, in line with the Trust values and objectives.
• Lead on complex clinical care for patients within their area.
• Ensure the safe custody, maintenance and administration of medication, in accordance with established Trust policy.
• Promote and maintain a safe therapeutic environment for patients, their families and staff, according to national and local Infection Control guidelines, Health & Safety legislation and Trust policies and objectives.
• Coordinate discharges and transfers, promoting timely and safe processes for them.
• Ensure that patient flow and the management of beds is effective and safe.
• Ensure the delivery of high quality end of life care in line with national pathways through the provision of holistic palliative and terminal care.
• Provide sound evidence based clinical advice as required to staff and patients.
• Maintain a good understanding and implementation of clinical escalation procedures as required.

Professional

• Maintain professional behaviour at all times and promote a positive image of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at all times, in line with Trust values.
• Contribute to a high quality safe working environment in which patients receive a high standard of care.
• Participate in the setting of standards for nursing practice and for care involving the multi-disciplinary team.
• Practice in accordance with, and aware of his/her responsibilities under, the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and other appropriate NMC guidelines.
• Understand and practice in accordance with Trust and Unit policies and procedures, and ensure they are understood and practiced by staff.
• Maintain a safe working environment recognising the health and safety requirements of patients, visitors and staff.
• Ensure all strategies, policies and protocols relating to infection control are implemented and monitored and that appropriate and timely action is taken in response to ensuring the prevention of control of infection.

Education and Development

• Participate in the education of all learners within their area.
• Actively support and assist in preceptorship and in pre-registration student support, supervision and guidance including mentorship where appropriate.
• Identify and respond to learning needs for area.
• Develop and deliver or organise local training sessions, mindful of the Trust values.
• Facilitate others in the development of informal teaching skills.
• Participate in the annual training needs analysis for their area.
• Participate in any local or related research projects, clinical trials etc.
• Apply and encourage others to utilise evidence based practice and relevant research findings in practice.

Management and leadership

• Manage the day to day staffing arrangements and rotas, to ensure safe levels of practice.
• Be a shift coordinator on a regular basis where appropriate.
• Ensure staff adhere to Trust protocols of care, eg Infection Control.
• Take continuing responsibility for the Ward / Department in absence of manager.
• Participate in senior nurse / unit on call rota / bleep holder (some areas, eg paediatrics) as appropriate.

Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Adult or child as appropriate)
• Diploma in Higher Education
• Post registration qualification relevant to area of specialty or equivalent experience
• Teaching / mentorship qualification

Desirable

• Degree or working towards one Masters degree or working towards

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Relevant post reg experience at Band 5 level
• Wide variety of clinical experience
• Experience of excellence in leading all /part of a clinical team in practice
• Experience of teaching and supporting learners / new staff etc

Desirable

• Proven management experience
• Experience of clinical supervision

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE - SPECIAL

Essential

• Proven clinical knowledge linked to area of specialty, and excellence in care delivery
• Proven knowledge of safety issues through clinical governance and risk management Proven leadership and deputising skills in clinical area
• Excellent communication skills with patients, relatives, staff and external contacts, including in challenging situations, demonstrating respect and kindness
• Knowledge of current challenging and issues in nursing
• Commitment to teaching and learning for self and others
• Commitment to quality initiatives and research
• Clinical decision making skills and ability to prioritise workload
• Computer literacy skills

Desirable

• Ability / experience of managing change personally and as a facilitator
• Knowledge of budgets
• Experience of data collection for quality monitoring / audit
• Experience of risk management / assessment

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chelsea & Westminster Hospital

Fulham Road

London

SW10 9NH

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