Job overview
The National Spinal Injuries Centre is a world-renowned specialist national centre for people with spinal cord injury – a centre that’s life-changing for everyone who comes into contact with it and the birthplace of the Paralympic Games.
St Francis Ward provides 9 beds for children (1-18 years) with spinal cord injury (SCI) from across the UK and the opportunity for you to further develop your experience and skills within a unique, supportive and inspiring children’s unit delivering specialist rehabilitation care. You will work closely with colleagues based in the National Spinal Injuries Unit and the acute Paediatric Service to deliver holistic care to meet the needs of children with SCI and their families.
Main duties of the job
1. Supervise the work of the nursing team, ensuring individual programmes of care are formulated according to patient needs and current research/guidelines.
2. Ensure planned nursing care is delivered safely and effectively taking into account the views of the child and their parents / guardians.
3. Ensures plans of care are updated as appropriate.
4. Ensures arrangements for the admission, transfer and discharge of children are made safely and effectively in line with Trust policies.
5. Advise on health promotion and the prevention of illness.
6. Recognise situations that may be detrimental to the health and well-being of the individual and take appropriate action.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
7. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
8. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
9. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
10. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
11. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
12. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
13. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
14. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
15. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
16. Ability to manage and prioritise own caseload with supervision
17. Knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
18. Ability to maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care
Desirable criteria
19. Awareness of the NHSE guidance of clinical governance in order to continuously improve quality of care e.g. quality, safety and ward audit standards
20. Knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
21. Registered Nurse - Paediatric Nurse
Desirable criteria
22. Evidence of further continued professional development
23. Post qualification experience in relevant speciality
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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