Job summary Birmingham Women's & Children's NHSFT hosts six West Midlands Specialised Women's and Children's ODNs: Paediatric Critical Care Surgery in Children Congenital Heart Disease Children & Young People's/Teenage & Young Adults Cancer ODNs Perinatal Palliative Care ODNs are commissioned to create connectivity across the providers of a service within a geography, facilitating consistency of care, equity of access, quality improvement and operational effectiveness.
Whilst the ODN team is employed by BWC, the ODNs act autonomously and are clinically led to support all of our member organisations.
With this new group of ODNs we are aiming to build a collective which advocates for the needs of children and young people requiring NHS acute care (from birth to early adulthood).
The postholder will need to be able to travel across the West Midlands.
If you would like to discuss this vacancy in advance of submitting an application, contact Natalie Read, Lead Nurse for PCC & SiC Networks.
N. We are looking to appoint 3 people.
Main duties of the job Reporting to the Lead Nurse, the postholder will coordinate, support and develop the implementation of Marthas Rule at a range of West Midlands trusts.
This post will be part of West Midlands Children's Operational Delivery Networks (ODNs) and the Paediatric Critical Care Network.
The postholder will provide clinical expertise to support the overall programme of work to develop and strengthen sites together with building, managing and maintaining strong and collaborative working, relationships with all the key stakeholders across the networks and their member organisations.
The post holder will need to be proficient at building and maintaining excellent relationships and at fostering a culture of collaborative working.
They will need to be structured in their thinking and able to organise, plan and execute a complex programme that spans a wide range of provider, commissioner and patient organisations.
They will need the experience, skills and personal credibility to facilitate the bringing together of different perspectives and partners from across the region and, when needed, to act as an 'honest broker' reconciling conflicting views and interests.
Given that the role will support development of Marthas Rule and provision of paediatric services across the West Midlands, they will possess the relevant experience and skills to be able to engage, design, facilitate and support the delivery of initiatives to improve services and redesign patient pathways.
About us Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK.
Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families.
Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work.
Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership.
Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work.
We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential NMC Child registration to practice or other if paired with significant paediatric experience Degree in Nursing of equipment Evidence of relevant continued professional development APLS or EPLS Qualification Desirable Masters level qualification in a healthcare related subject or equivalent experience Knowledge & Nature of Experience Essential Sound knowledge and experience in managing the care of paediatric surgical patients with relevant EBP Sound knowledge and experience in managing the care of a critically ill child requiring stabilisation or escalation of care Evidence / experience of service development / change management initiatives Evidence / experience in nurse education / teaching / workforce development Significant experience in supporting colleagues Understanding of Local and National policy drivers Experience of engaging or managing others to enable achievement of project/development aims and objectives Analytical and Judgement Skills Essential Evidence of knowledge regarding clinical audit Able to apply judgement to complex sets of facts or situations, which require analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options and enable making recommendations to Trusts across the region Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge Essential Proactive, self-motivated with the ability to motivate others Ability to work independently and demonstrate autonomous/decision making Ability to manage own workload Competence with Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes Essential Articulate in a professional and confident manner Good communication and interpersonal skills Ability to influence, motivate and engage others as well as lead teams / projects Good analytical and problem-solving skills Excellent organisational skills Ability to identify and professionally manage situations of conflict Ability to translate research and national Policy in service improvement Ability to plan and deliver complex initiatives Ability to adapt to ensure achievement of objectives within constantly changing landscapes and situations Desirable Understanding of change management methodologies Other Requirements Essential The postholder must be able to travel across the West Midlands (, between hospital and event sites) and occasionally beyond