Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Paediatrics

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a paediatric junior sister/charge nurse to join our newly established dedicated Day Surgery Unit B42 (DSU). The unit opened in June 2023 and is now expanding its service to include children 2-18 years who require elective surgery.

As a band 6 nurse you will lead the team in providing excellent high standard care with our patients at the heart of what we do. You will have line management responsibility for a small team of paediatric nurses and provide teaching to the rest of the Day Surgery Unit team. You will have protected time for teaching and education.

We provide care to a large demographic and the service is ever growing to accommodate the ever-changing needs of our patients and families.

This will be a varied role and the post holder will be able to demonstrate collaborative working alongside a multi-disciplinary team across the surgical pathway and our children's Ward.

To work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for:

• The assessment of care and health education needs
• The development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient.

To be designated to manage the ward/department and/or act as a deputy to the person holding continuing responsibility. To develop leadership skills and experience in the management of the ward/department.

Main duties of the job

• To maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care within the framework of team nursing incorporating the Named Nurse initiative.
• To proactively co-ordinate the patients’ discharge arrangements in accordance with RUH Discharge Policy ensuring involvement of other agencies as necessary.
• To promote a patient focused approach to care in collaboration with all relevant health professionals.
• To educate patients and their carers as required where a need has been identified.
• To provide information thus enabling patients to make choices about adopting a healthier lifestyle.
• To ensure that all clinical documentation is completed correctly by members of the nursing team.
• To maintain a safe ward/department environment.
• To assist in the establishment and monitoring of protocols/care pathways.
• To promote and maintain effective communication within the ward/department, GPs and community staff and other hospitals with regard to ongoing patient care.
• To maintain patient confidentiality and ensure all staff understand the relevance of this.
• To supervise junior staff in the delivery of care, through effective monitoring, mentoring, clinical supervision and reflective practice.
• To provide emergency cover, where possible, within the unit.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Due to the nature of this role, we require candidates who apply to have current right to work in the UK. We value and encourage all international applications to please apply to work with our trust to do so via our international nursing campaign. Please follow the link below. You can get in touch at https://www.medacs.com