Deputy Sister / Charge Nurse - Paediatric ED
Are you an enthusiastic, motivated and hardworking nurse who thrives in a busy environment where no two days are the same? If so this post is for you!
We are seeking experienced dynamic, energetic and committed children trained nurses to become our next Band 6 Deputy Sisters.
At St Peters we have a dedicated Paediatric Emergency department which is situated alongside the general A&E Department. It is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and is staffed by an amazing team of paediatricians and paediatric nurses who work together delivering high quality care.
The post holder will provide visible, credible professional clinical leadership for the nursing team in Paediatric ED on a shift by shift basis.
They will need to ensure the nursing care delivered is of high quality, research based and is patient and family focused. The post holder will be a role model for junior team members supporting and promoting a learning environment and a daily basis will lead, manage and facilitate the effective and efficient use of allocated resources and ensure the smooth patient flow from paediatric ED through to the ward.
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
Clinical
* To be clinically able to undertake and direct high quality research based clinical nursing care, sharing expertise with the nursing team.
* Develop and maintain own competence in agreed basic and advanced clinical skills.
* Demonstrate clinical knowledge/expertise at the level of advance practice in field relevant to clinical speciality.
* To have excellent verbal and written communication skills so that professional advice or care guidance and instructions are well understood by patients, their relatives and/or carers and members of the multidisciplinary team.
Managerial
* To effectively manage the patient pathway within Paediatric ED including admission to the ward.
* To ensure appropriate patient allocation taking into consideration skill mix and patient acuity.
* Provide positive effective leadership and act a role model. Delegates appropriately, and empowers staff to problem solve effectively with their daily clinical workloads.
Professional
* To maintain and develop own professional knowledge and expertise to meet Revalidation and job requirements.
* To actively share knowledge and expertise and contribute to Trust as a clinical leader.
* To delegate appropriate areas of responsibilities to enhance individuals level of practice and professional development.
Educational
* Act as a role model to junior nurses and students rotating to the area.
* To ensure that all supervisors, mentors, and/or preceptors of learners provide adequate support and supervision.
Health, Safety & Security
* Work with team members to ensure maintenance of a clean and safe environment that is conducive to therapeutic and ethical practice.
* Be accountable for and ensure own competence in practice.
Provision Of Care To Meet Health And Wellbeing Needs
* Act as an advocate for the patient and their families, providing them with information and directing them to the relevant support services where appropriate.
* Respect peoples dignity, wishes and beliefs; involve them in shared decision-making and obtain their consent before undertaking nursing procedures.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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