We have an opportunity for a Sister/Charge nurse post to join our Acute Paediatric team. Within the Paediatric department, we cover the Medical Day Unit, Adolescent/PAU, and HDU ward, allowing you to experience new areas and skills, and to gain oversight in all aspects of the Paediatric unit within Midland Metropolitan Hospital.
We are looking for nurses with leadership experience or a willingness to develop in a leadership role. Somebody who is motivated, innovative, and dynamic, and who embraces change to join our friendly team.
We pride ourselves on providing excellent patient and family-focused care to children and their families.
The successful candidate must be able to deputise both clinically and at meetings in the absence of the ward manager and must possess excellent interpersonal skills.
If you are looking for an exciting new challenge within Midland Metropolitan hospital, our brand new hospital, then we are looking to welcome you to our Paediatric team.
Main duties of the job
1. Managing a small team of staff and identifying training and development needs through personal development reviews.
2. Co-ordinate shifts and act as the Nurse in charge.
3. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual programmes of nursing care.
4. Maximize opportunities for Health promotion.
5. Work as deputy to the ward/department manager to coordinate all ward activities.
6. Co-ordinate nursing activity within the clinical setting.
7. Promote and support development, offering preceptorship and mentorship.
8. The successful candidate will be given the opportunity to complete available internal and external courses to enhance their knowledge and skills.
9. You will need to be competent, caring, compassionate with the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opened this year and provides care to our local population from first-class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role is now situated at MMUH. The development of the new hospital plays an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three strategic objectives:
* Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff.
* Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do.
* Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* RSCN/RN Child with current NMC registration.
* Relevant post-basic qualification relevant to clinical speciality.
* Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent.
Experience
* Significant post-basic experience.
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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