An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Paediatric nurse to provide leadership and management to the Children's complex needs nursing team in the role of Service Lead. The Children's complex needs community Nursing team plan, deliver and supervise care for children and young people with acute conditions, complex needs and disabilities, and their families, in their own homes, schools, clinics and other community settings.
The post holder will manage a team of Registered Nurses and report to the Service Manager. They will be responsible for delivering a high quality, accessible patient-centred service alongside the Service Manager.
The Service Lead will contribute to the strategic direction, supporting the continued integration of pathways, and take a lead role in facilitating effective positive partnerships with primary care and the wider health and social care community and key stakeholders.
The successful candidate will have:
1. Extensive paediatric clinical experience in a community setting.
2. Strong proven leadership and managerial skills.
3. Experience of supervising and training peers, students and other colleagues.
4. Strong values and the desire to ensure that our children and young people receive the best possible care from a dedicated, highly qualified team of staff.
5. A positive, resilient, flexible, 'can do' attitude.
Main duties of the job
1. Provides clinical and professional leadership to the Nurses in the team and advises the Service Manager on clinical matters concerning the service.
2. Co-ordinates the clinical care delivered by the team ensuring a multidisciplinary focus.
3. Develops and monitors the standards of nursing care and supervises the clinical performance of staff.
4. Keeps professionally updated, aware of current health trends and developments in children's community nursing services.
5. Promotes Health Education with patients and fellow professionals.
6. May be required to undertake/review clinical work requiring knowledge of assessment, formulation, delivery and review of a treatment plan.
7. Maintain accurate written and computerised records of data for own interventions and provide reports for third parties as required.
8. To be professionally and legally accountable as an autonomous professional for all aspects of work in relation to own clinical work and the delegation of any aspects to other staff, students or carers.
9. Promotes clinical governance within the team, ensuring regular clinical audit is undertaken and make recommendations to the Service Manager to improve service delivery based on the results.
10. Promote a culture of evidence-based practice within the team including measurement of clinical outcomes and contribution to research activity if required.
About us
As an organisation we value our employees, prioritizes quality care, and offer a supportive and fulfilling work environment for healthcare professionals. We encourage personal development and are open to new ideas and innovation.
We are a well established team working closely with multi partners including health, social care, education and voluntary agencies.
Our team is diverse and sits within the wider Children's Specialist Community Service and work closely with other staff within the wider nursing services, our therapy colleagues and colleagues in education, social care and voluntary sector.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Children's Complex Needs Nursing Service provides specialist paediatric nursing care including end of life. The team provide support to children, young people and their families with acute and long term conditions, complex needs and disabilities across the whole of Milton Keynes.
Post holder will be an experienced senior paediatric qualified nurse who will have responsibility across the service for direct nursing care plus leadership, training and support to the CCN teams delivering care at home, in schools and other community settings. We are looking for a committed and compassionate individual with extensive clinical experience and proven leadership skills.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
1. Registered Sick Children's Nurse-RSCN/RN15
2. Clinical qualification to first degree level or equivalent
3. Evidence of continuing professional and managerial development
4. Knowledge and expertise in management acquired through in-depth experience or theoretical study, equivalent to post graduate level.
Areas of Experience and Knowledge
Essential
1. Extensive Community Experience
2. Knowledge of Community Children's Nursing/Special Schools
3. A professional portfolio that demonstrates range of knowledge, skills: including: Acute and long term conditions, palliative care and complex disability
4. Ability to develop effective networks and work collaboratively with external partners.
5. Significant experience in an NHS Clinical Service management/leadership role
6. Experience of working with different professional disciplines
7. Evidence of management and leadership in complex & changing organisation circumstances.
8. Implementing strategies to meet changing organisational needs including the ability to translate this into key operational objectives
9. Strategic development experience, including working across organisational boundaries and planning and implementing joint projects.
10. Planning and performance management skills and techniques
11. Knowledge and understanding of NHS and social care policy and directives (as relevant)
12. Knowledge and experience of governance systems and processes
13. Experience of leading change in a NHS setting.
14. Intellectual flexibility to be able to work between strategic and operational priorities
15. Working knowledge of electronic patient record system.
16. Knowledge of current safeguarding procedures
17. Experience and commitment to involve patients and service users in the design and development of service provision
Communication Skills
Essential
1. Excellent communication skills both oral and written, including the ability to liaise and negotiate
2. Knowledge of barriers to understanding & ability to explain complex issues simply.
3. Excellent group presentation skills
4. Communicating with a range of commissioners and providers
5. Ability to establish positive relationships and mutual respect with people at all levels
6. Ability to inspire and motivate
7. Marketing and promotion skills within NHS environment and other local environments
8. Ability to chair high level meetings
Analytical and Judgemental Skills
Essential
1. Able to analyse and interpret complex data
2. Comprehensive understanding of the NHS environment and issues
3. Effective problem solving skills
4. Ability to evaluate options and develop clear and realistic implementation plans
Physical Skills
Essential
1. Computer literate including use of spreadsheets and databases and PowerPoint
Mental Effort
Essential
1. Ability to work for long periods whilst maintaining concentration
2. Working under pressure often prolonged with unpredictable work pattern.
3. Ability to work flexibly to meet deadlines
4. Ability to prioritise and handle high workloads
5. Ability to remain calm under pressure
General
Essential
1. Team player
2. Excellent self management skills
3. Current full driving licence, and appropriate vehicle which is a) insured for business use and b) available for work purposes.
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
THQ - Charles Penfold Building
Open University Campus
Walton Hall
MK7 6AA
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