About this role
Job summary
Are you ready for a new challenge and would like to be part of our children's & young people team?
This role will allow you to work within a dynamic, forward thinking and established nursing team. We see a wide range of children and young people with a variety of different medical and surgical conditions which will provide fantastic learning opportunities.
To be considered for the role you will be a registered Children's Nurse with an RSCN or RN Child qualification. You must also have evidence of professional updating within the last 12 months and have an appropriate post registration course. It would be advantageous to have management experience and evidence of effective leadership skills. As a nurse in charge you will be responsible for co-ordinating and leading shifts, supporting staff, facilitating discharges and ensuring high quality care is provided to our children and families. The posts will also include some managerial responsibilities, such as under taking risk assessments, being involved in audits and being involved in safer staffing. You should be a positive role model, who inspires and empowers others to reach there full potential, supporting learning and education needs.
Main duties of the job
To be professionally accountable and maintain the standards of professional practice as set by the appropriate regulatory body applicable to your profession or role.
To deliver compassionate person-centred care, and treat patients, service users, their families and their carers with consideration, dignity and the respect you would want for yourself or your family.
To support and deputise for the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in ensuring the standards of professional practice as set out by appropriate regulatory body applicable to your profession or role are maintained.
Utilise clinical proficiency in delivering a high standard of nursing care.Provide managerial and leadership skills to support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse and nursing team to deliver continually improved standards and efficient and effective use of resources.
To be accountable for : Delivering safe and effective clinical practice Enhancing the patient's experience with regular and constructive communication Managing and developing the performance of a team of nursing staff Ensuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation's objectives Efficient and effective use of resources Deputising for Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
With rapidly expanding Paediatric services there has never been a more exciting time to apply for a job with us. We are committed to building on your existing skills and knowledge and we relish in the opportunity to learn from you and help you realize your potential. In return we are able to offer wide ranging development opportunities alongside our Clinical Nurse Education Team which includes in-house training and funded post graduate courses.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Appropriate post registration course for care setting
Experience Essential
Evidence of professional updating within the last 12 months
Skills Essential
Management 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Address New Cross Hospital
Brunswick Rd
Wolverhampton
WV10 0QP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)