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At University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) we are the region's Major Trauma Centre and we are responsible for providing care across the widest of spectrums: from within people's homes and working with our voluntary sector partners in local communities, to offering the most specialist hospital care available in our regional centre: for example immunology, cardiothoracic surgery and kidney and bone marrow transplants.
We care for 475,000 in our secondary care catchment population, with a wider peninsula population of almost 2,000,000 people who can access our specialist services.
Key details
* Location: University Hospitals Plymouth, Town: Plymouth, Postcode: PL68DH
* Contract type: Permanent
* Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full time)
* Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum
* Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
* Main area: Neonatal
Job Overview
The opportunity to apply for the substantive role of Ward Manager in the tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a large teaching hospital.
As a key member of the Clinical Management Team, you will be working under the professional direction of the Matron for Neonatal and Transitional Care services, Head of Women's and Children's Nursing and the Director of Nursing for W&C. Associate Chief Nursing Officer.
You will provide senior leadership, clinical expertise, support and advice to assure high quality care provision for infants and families accessing Neonatal Intensive Care Services.
Responsibilities include managing nursing and support worker teams, clinical leadership, infection prevention and control, and standards of patient care. You will act as a positive role model through the provision of effective professional leadership and demonstration of competent, accountable clinical practice and modeling of Trust values.
For further details please see the attached JD & PS.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
* Demonstrate an advanced level of knowledge and clinical nursing practice by delivering evidenced based care.
* Lead, co-ordinate and manage the tertiary service workload using expert clinical judgment and decision-making skills.
* Competent in the use of medical devices and responsible for the correct use of specialist equipment by the multidisciplinary team.
* Promote a positive and professional working environment.
* Provide clinical supervision to staff.
* Lead emergency situations within the clinical practice areas where appropriate.
* Liaise with and report to the multidisciplinary team in the provision of family centred care.
* Identify, manage and refer appropriately infants requiring Safeguarding assessment.
* Co-ordinate and manage infants discharge/ transfer to other care services.
* Encourage parents and carers to be actively involved in the planning and delivery of care to their infant.
* Responsible for the development, implementation and compliance with local policies and guidelines.
* Promote health education within the clinical area for families.
* Act as a role model in practicing evidence based nursing care.
Applicant requirements
* You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
* This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Person specification
Qualifications
* First Level Qualification RGN, RSCN, RN Child Branch.
* Current Registration with NMC.
* Recognised Qualified in Speciality course.
Knowledge & Experience
* Demonstrable experience within a similar role.
* Management and leadership skills.
* Demonstrable experience in recruitment, selection and personnel management.
Aptitude and Abilities
* Incorporates customer care in the clinical setting.
* Competent in numeracy and literacy.
We welcome and encourage applicants who identify with all protected characteristics to apply for our roles. We believe that diversity strengthens our teams and improves our patients' experience.
It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
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