Junior Sister/Charge Nurse Paediatric ED
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The post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care for patients, supporting and guiding junior staff in the process. S/he will provide direct patient care and have detailed clinical knowledge of the specialist area. The post holder will assist the senior Sister/Charge Nurses in ensuring that high standards of quality of care are delivered and maintained. The post holder will act as a positive role model within the department for staff, patients and carers. The post holder will deputise for the senior sister as required.
Key Relationships
* Patients and families – (Adults & Children)
* Modern Matron, Senior and junior nurses within the department
* Education Leads, Consultant and junior medical staff, Support and ancillary staff, including nursing students
* Community Nursing Services, GP’s and Social Services
* Clinical Governance team and teams of nursing specialists based in the hospital and outside the hospital setting
* All members of the multi‑disciplinary team to ensure a coordinated service is provided
Previous interviewees in the last 3 months need not apply. The job vacancy is a full‑time post.
Responsibilities
* Be responsible for the delivery of clinical expertise in all aspects of the clinical setting, acting as a visible practitioner.
* Collaborate with other health care professionals in the delivery of high standards of effective health care within best practice guidelines.
* Act as a resource of specialised knowledge and clinical expertise to ensure care delivered to the ill children and their families is appropriate and optimum, enabling early recognition of condition changes and ensuring appropriate corrective action is instituted.
* Demonstrate awareness of legislation regarding ill children and their families (e.g. child protection, vulnerable adults, mental health issues) and act appropriately when required.
* Practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct to provide a safe and quality service.
* Promote the shared objectives of the multidisciplinary team by working closely to ensure that best practice is achieved utilising Clinical Benchmarking and the Improving Quality Programme processes.
* Promote the interface between hospital and community to provide a seamless service for the ill children and their families.
* Promote and collaborate in developing good working relationships with departments to ensure the patient journey is effective and efficient.
* Encourage and promote an evidence‑based culture through pathways and protocols of care within an interdisciplinary approach.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3 bn. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000‑person workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate and we’ve built a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & drive research and innovation through Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic research centre & education provider, offering a robust infrastructure to facilitate high‑quality research programmes. We’re also embarking on our Green Plan to make healthcare more sustainable. At MFT, we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protect your health and wellbeing and shape the future of our organisation together.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kimberley Walton
Job title: Ward Manager
Email address: kimberley.walton@mft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0161 922 3676
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