Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Are you enthusiastic and a highly motivated nurse? If so, an opportunity has arisen for you to join our dynamic team. We are seeking a friendly, self-motivated, experienced individual to provide clinical care within our Short Stay Paediatric Assessment Unit (SSPAU) at Northumbria Hospital. The SSPAU includes a Paediatric Emergency Department and a Short Stay Unit, providing care for children and young people across Northumberland and North Tyneside.
We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and expert clinical practitioner in the acute care of children, young people and their families. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential along with the ability to work effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
The Children's Emergency Care Unit and 14 bedded short stay facility caters for children aged 0-16 years who require emergency assessment and treatment with a 24 hour inpatient facility if required.
Successful candidates will be able to access preceptorship, clinical supervision and a suite of training and development opportunities to equip them to work in an emergency care environment and further their careers.
Job responsibilities
To assume responsibility for the devolved management of a ward/department, including the assessment of care needs, the implementation of evidence-based programmes of care in the absence of the Ward Manager.
To supervise, support and educate junior members of the team.
To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
To be responsible for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinical standards.
To act as team leader and co-ordinate the multi-disciplinary care of a group of patients.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* First level live NMC Registered Nurse or Registered Mental Nurse.
* PP126/127 or AC631 or D32/33 or A1 or equivalent.
* Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period)
* Leadership course
* Management course
* Diploma or degree in nursing
* Qualification in specialty
Experience & Knowledge
* Experience of relevant specialty.
* Evidence of practice development.
Skills & Abilities
* Experience of co-ordinating a team.
* Counselling and appraisal skills.
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.
Contract
Permanent
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year Pro Rata, Per Annum
Job locations
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
Reference number
319-6777073IO
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