Job summary We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Leader - Bluebell Ward who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will provide positive role modelling, clinical leadership and knowledge to facilitate, supervise and enable high, competent standards of safe, individualised, holistic, family centred care thatis evidence based, in consultation and partnership with the child, their family/carers and theMulti-disciplinary Team (MDT), that recognises the distinct needs of children and young people and ensures the provision of privacy and dignity.You will also assist in the safe, effective, efficient operational management of the department and nursing team, within allocated resources, undertaking delegated responsibility in the absence of the Ward/ Dept Matron.This post involves rotational duties over a 24-hour period.At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove.
We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job To take responsibility for delegating, supervising, identifying, assessing, planning implementing and continuously evaluating the care of all patients, within the unit, in partnership with the children and families, ensuring that the highest standards of care are delivered to meet the physical, emotional, spiritual and social needs of each child and their family, facilitating timely discharge, through robust discharge planning and a return to optimal health.Promote and ensure that due regard and respect are given to the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of children and their families, by all members of the nursing and multi-disciplinary teams.Promote and ensure that the physical environment reflects the psychosocial and developmental needs of children and young people, in terms of play, recreational facilities and educational provision.
Ensure specific provision for those with special needs.
About us At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care.
Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.We run the following hospitals: The Lister Hospital, StevenageNew Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden CityHertford County, HertfordMount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.
We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.
This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests.
Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification Qualifications / Training Essential RSCN/RN Child with current NMC registration Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning Evidence of Paediatric Immediate Life Support Course Evidence of Safeguarding Level 3 Evidence of Practice assessor course EPALS or APLS Desirable Leadership course Previous Experience Essential Experience within an acute paediatric setting Experience and evidence of effectiveness in co-ordinating and managing patient care Ability to prioritise, organise workload and delegate and supervise tasks appropriately Ability to analyse, resolve issues and make sound judgements on clinical issues, using initiative, whilst demonstrating an awareness of own limits.
Evidence of implementing and managing change Evidence of previous experience and efficacy in mentorship, teaching and assessing Experience of handling adverse incidents and complaints.
Skills Essential IV Administration Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written Ability to negotiate.
Ability to lead and manage a team Medicines management competency Ability to work within a team Good self-awareness Ability to priorities and organise workload Flexibility around working hours Accredited appraisal skills Desirable Computer literacy Central Venous Access Device competent Venepuncture Cannulation Blood transfusion competent Paediatric HDU Level 1 course Children's and young people mental health course Knowledge Essential Understanding of sepsis and management Understanding of Children's Safeguarding Understanding of Respiratory illness and Equipment Childrens and Young People Mental health Developed theoretical and practical knowledge of acute/chronic Paediatric care, Directorate, Trust and National policies.