Children's Ward Sister / Charge Nurse

The role of the Sister / Charge Nurse is pivotal in providing leadership and supporting our nursing team, ensuring the smooth running of a shift in a challenging and busy environment. The Children's Short Stay Unit (CSSU) is a 12 bedded unit co-located within Children's ED. Patients are admitted directly from the Children's Emergency Department (ED) 24/7 for up to 24 hours of stay. The unit cares for children and young persons up to their 18th birthday presenting with a variety of illness and also injury. We have a dedicated Children's ED/CSSU educator who will work alongside you and your team to support you in their development. We offer many training opportunities delivered in house and also university and national courses to support you in your on-going development. The education team also deliver weekly MDT simulations within the department and our education pod. The training we provide offers opportunities for further roles within the department. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, confident and self-motivated nurse who possess excellent communication skills and who enjoys a challenge. Applicants must enjoy a fast pace acute environment as well as having a keen interest in ensuring high quality nursing standards are being delivered., + Accountable and responsible for the Children's Short Stay Unit (CSSU). To be visible, accessible and responsive to the needs of service users, patients, carers and the public. + Be an expert clinical practitioner, supporting the development of nursing staff (including ancillary and clinical support staff) to provide excellent quality of care to patients and services users. You are required to work clinically as well as provide managerial cover. + Provide direction and effective and inspirational leadership to the nursing and multi-disciplinary team (including ancillary and clinical support staff) within the area for which you are accountable. + Act as a clinical and managerial role model within the team, CMG and across the wider organisation. + Take responsibility for the provision of a supportive learning environment for all students on placement within the unit for which you are responsible. + Practice clinically in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for a defined caseload. + Have the ability to multi-task and prioritise under pressure, working within a large multi-disciplinary team. + Ensure trust values are incorporated into practice clinically and with the management of your team.Working for our organisation Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030). We have four primary goals: + high-quality care for all, + being a great place to work, + partnerships for impact, and + research and education excellence And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities. Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all: + we are compassionate, + we are proud, + we are inclusive, and + we are one team This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve. About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies,

• To be a visible, accessible and assertive figure to whom patients, relatives and staff can turn for assistance, advice and support.
• In the absence of the Matron lead the team and build successful links between nursing and other professions to support and promote effective multi-disciplinary team working.
• To lead and support the unit team through a process of change, demonstrating tenacity, drive, professional integrity, balance and perspective.
• To develop the role of other team members, supporting them in gaining the appropriate competencies to achieve the required standards of care.
• To motivate all team members and lead innovation and expertise in clinical practice by example.
• Through effective communication, disseminate information across the healthcare teams.
• To resolve conflict and ensure feedback and planning for the future occurs.
Care Delivery
• To practice clinically at an expert level to ensure that all patients within the unit have their needs assessed and that programmes of care are developed to meet those needs and are delivered in accordance with the unit philosophy.
• To act as the lead specialist for the area on a shift with responsibility for interpreting clinical information and having freedom to act while discussing findings and plans of care with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Advise other members of the multidisciplinary team on clinical issues, determining how the clinical aspects of the care is delivered by others on the shift (within care protocols)
• Act as a resource and advisor, responsible for the allocation of patients to staff and the co-ordination of care delivery to the critically ill patients.
• Maintain efficient and effective communication with the Matron on issues relating to the unit and patient care and make autonomous decisions in their absence.
• Monitor the quality of patient care and participate in the regular evaluation of patient satisfaction. Identify areas of poor performance, developing and implementing strategies to improve performance.
• Build working relationships with other departments, referring hospitals and wards. Facilitate communication regarding shared care and meeting the needs of patients and carers.
• Undertakes expanded clinical responsibilities that utilise advanced knowledge and skills, and work autonomously within the Scope of Professional Practice in the Critical Care Unit, following education and/or update of skills, in relation to extended clinical tasks/roles required for this post.
• Facilitate change, act as a role model and identify and lead the implementation of appropriate new practices.
• To proactively identify opportunities to expand roles, working in conjunction with Professional Development Nurses to devise protocols accordingly.
• Together with the Matron and Head of Nursing develop auditable standards of care, supporting the national benchmarking scheme.
• To act at all times with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, rules and code of practice.
  
  An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to apply for the role of Ward Sister/Charge Nurse in our Children's Short Stay Unit.
  
  Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you. UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria. Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs. Disclosure and Barring Service Check Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment. The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check. COVID 19 Risk Assessment Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer. The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors. If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavor to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager. Covid Vaccination Status Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.