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We're looking for enthusiastic, committed, and motivated children's nurses with experience and a passion to deliver high-quality care to come and join our team as a Band 6 sister/charge nurse.
Our ward provides care to patients up to the age of 16 years with a wide range of acute and elective medical and surgical needs. We have 8 beds with 2 enhanced care cubicles and deliver level 1 & 2 care to children and their families. You can expect to care for children with bronchiolitis, diabetes, safeguarding needs, following orthopaedic surgery, and much more!
You will be supported by practice educators, lead nurses, matrons, and the wider multi-disciplinary team through your induction programme and on to reach your potential as a Band 6. We offer a bespoke paediatric mandatory training programme across children's services and support external study to help you flourish in your career.
This is a fixed-term contract/secondment opportunity to cover maternity leave.
Main duties of the job
You will:
* Maintain a high standard of clinical work when carrying out nursing procedures.
* Be responsible for the safe custody of medication, including checking and administration.
* Be a patient advocate and champion service user safety and dignity.
* Ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework.
* Be an effective team member.
* Contribute towards continuous service improvement and practice development.
* Motivate colleagues and have a positive influence.
* Demonstrate proven leadership, supporting the lead nurse and deputising where needed.
About us
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a position early.
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high-performing Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.
There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a 'we can do this' attitude is evident right through the organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey to sustainability and growth.
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age, or offending history.
The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Experience
* Extensive experience at Band 5 within children's nursing.
* Providing Level 1 and Level 2 enhanced care needs.
* Supervisory management skills.
Knowledge and Awareness
* Current healthcare issues.
* Quality benchmarking.
* Quality, audit and its application.
* Clinical governance.
* Healthcare commission standards for better health.
* Risk management and NHSLA.
* Health and safety/Infection prevention and control.
* Confidentiality.
* Statutory and professional requirements.
* NHS policy.
* Safeguarding children and adults.
Qualifications
* 1st level registered Children's nurse.
* Educated to degree level (or working towards).
* Evidence of relevant post-registration education and development.
* Recognized teaching and assessing course.
* Recognised leadership development program attendance.
* Current APALS/EPALS certificate.
* In around 100 words, please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
* In around 100 words, please describe what motivates you to do a good job.
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.
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