Critical Care Outreach Sister/Charge Nurse (XR06)
Anexciting opportunity has arisen to join the Leeds Childrens Hospital acutepaediatric outreach nurse team .
Weare a Critical Care Outreach team that play a vital role in assisting the LCHstaff with acutely unwell and deteriorating patients. We provide clinical advice, education andsupport to ward based multi-disciplinary teams throughout all paediatricclinical areas throughout the trust.
Thisis a fantastic opportunity for an experienced nurse to further develop theirclinical assessment skills and decision making and to work collaborativelywith the MDT to ensure the timely escalation of deteriorating children acrossall specialities within Leeds Childrens Hospital.
Postholder must have EPLS and be willing to partake in additional trainingrequired for the role.
Expected ShortlistingDate
21/07/2025
Planned InterviewDate
28/07/2025
Main duties of the job
Thepost holder will provide comprehensive assessment and care of thedeteriorating/acutely ill child, leading to early intervention and treatment.The post holder will work in partnership with the medical and nursing teamsto initiate appropriate care to prevent further physiological deteriorationand identify and refer those patients who require ICU/HDU admission. They will attend all medical emergencycalls within the Leeds Childrens Hospital and Emergency Department.
About us
Workingat LTHT has many benefits including:
1.Flexible working patterns to fit you & your lifestyle
2.Supernumerary orientation periods
3.Structured induction programmes
4.Personalised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes, regardlessof experience.
Weare very interested in hearing from you, including those of you who arestudents expecting to graduate in the next nine months. Come & join ourteam in Leeds & become part of The Leeds Way sharing our vision &values. Leeds Teaching hospital is rated as GOOD & the Trust isrecognised for our staff engagement, great care & rated GOOD by the CareQuality Commission. For all new starters to the Trust, we have a structuredIntroduction to Professional Practice (IPP) Induction programme to prepareyou for working at LTHT. We also have a 6-month preceptorship framework tosupport you in your new role, which incorporates further education sessions& support forums.
LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.
Job responsibilities
Thepost holder will be an experienced qualified paediatric nurse who will play an essential role inassisting the Childrens hospitalOutreach Team to provide extensive clinical advice, education andsupport to ward based multi-disciplinary teams across a number of clinicalareas throughout the trust.
Thepost holder will provide comprehensive assessment and care of thedeteriorating/acutely ill child, leading to early intervention andtreatment. The post holder will work in partnership with theMulti-disciplinary Team to initiate appropriate care to prevent furtherphysiological deterioration and identify and refer those patients who requirePICU/HDU admission.
Thepost holder will support the Resuscitation Officers in the education andtraining for all clinical and non-clinical staff employed by the Trust acrossall adult areas.
Thepost holder will also support Outreach within the ward environment and thoseareas caring for critically ill children.
Person Specification
Experience
* Significant critical care at sister/charge nurse or equivalent outreach experience.
* In depth knowledge & clinical competence in the care of the critically ill.
* Insight into current issues in nursing/ professional issues
* Knowledge of Standards of Practice.
Skills and Behaviours
* Professional and patient focused with a strong commitment to providing high quality care.
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Flexible adaptable and capable of lateral thinking. Well-developed assertiveness skills.
* Ability to motivate others.
* Advanced oral and written communication skills.
* Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
* Able to apply NMC guidance for documentation and record keeping
* Capable of lateral thinking
* Current issues in healthcare
Other Criteria
* Excellent written and verbal skills
* Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
* IT Skills
* Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
Qualifications
* Registered Childrens Nurse
* Formal teaching qualification
* First degree and/or Higher Academic Study (Masters Degree)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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