Junior Sister / Charge Nurse Paediatrics
You can help make a difference to the lives of children and young people in Ceredigion - we can help transform your career. Hywel Dda University Health Board has an exciting opportunity for a motivated, enthusiastic and ambitious Children's Nurse Leader to join our Acute Paediatric Nursing Service.
We are looking for a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to join the team at Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth. The clinical area provides local services for the children, including 6 inpatient children's beds, 1 high dependency stabilisation bed and a four bedded Paediatric Ambulatory Care Unit, as well as Oncology care, Child and Adolescent Mental health services.
We provide an excellent service to meet the needs of children and families incorporating Family Centred Care. We are committed to the provision of high-quality evidence-based practice to meet the needs of children, young people and parents while ensuring we provide family centred care as close to home as possible.
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT UNTIL 30/09/2025 DUE TO MATERNITY COVER.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.
You will also be expected to co-ordinate the unit on a day-to-day basis. We offer good opportunities to accumulate paediatric nursing skills within a friendly, supportive and encouraging team.
A caring attitude is essential with good written and oral skills. You must be able to manage your time effectively. Hywel Dda University Health Board supports all staff in their life-long learning. Applicants need to be RSCN/Child Branch trained with relevant NMC registration and have significant post registration experience or hold the HDU qualification.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews to be held on 08/10/2024.
Main duties of the job
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Current NMC registration
* RN part8 or 15 of the register
* Evidence of CPD
* WNB 998 of equivalent
* Post graduate diploma or equivalent experience
* NVQ D32/33 Assessors course
* Possession of relevant degree or in process of obtaining
* EPLS/APLS/PALS
Experience
* Ability to provide supervisory management
* Experience of co-ordinating and managing patient care
* Evidence of mandatory and statutory training
* Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of paediatric nursing
* Previous experience of research and audit
* Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints
* Participation in recruitment and selection
* Participation in IPR
* Previous experience of leadership and management
Language Skills
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
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.
£35,922 to £43,257 a year (pro rata if part-time)
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