About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate paediatric nurse leader for a six-month secondment as Ward Manager for Paddington Ward. The ward provides inpatient paediatric medical care and incorporates the Paediatric High Dependency Unit and Medical Day Case Unit.
You will be an experienced registered children's nurse or adult nurse with significant paediatric experience at Band 6 or above, with strong clinical credibility, leadership potential and the ability to coordinate a busy clinical environment.
Current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration as a children's nurse.
Significant paediatric experience, ideally at Band 6 level.
Evidence of leadership, team working and service improvement.
Strong communication, decision-making and organisational skills.
Commitment to patient safety, staff development and inclusive, family-centred care.
This is an ideal development opportunity for an experienced Band 6 nurse taking their first steps into management. You will gain Band 7 ward-management experience with full support from an experienced senior leadership team.
Main duties of the job
Provide visible, compassionate leadership to the multidisciplinary team.
Oversee daily ward operations, patient flow, staffing, acuity and escalation.
Maintain high standards of safe, effective and family-centred care.
Lead workforce development, wellbeing, performance and a positive team culture.
Drive governance and improvement through incident review, audit, risk management and learning.
Manage ward resources effectively and work collaboratively across Child Health and wider services.
About us
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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Role overview:
Band 7 Ward Manager for Paddington Ward, responsible for the paediatric medical ward, High Dependency Unit and Medical Day Case Unit. Reporting to the Child Health Matron, the post provides visible clinical and operational leadership to ensure safe, evidence-based, family-centred care and effective 24-hour management.
Core responsibilities:
Lead clinical standards, patient safety and experience; manage staffing, performance, education, rostering, budget and resources; oversee governance, safeguarding, infection prevention, incidents, risks and audits; and drive service improvement, collaborative working and delivery of Trust priorities.
Essential requirements:
Registered Childrens Nurse/RSCN with leadership and management training, APLS or EPLS, teaching and assessing experience, and substantial acute paediatric experience at Band 6 or above. Strong leadership, communication, governance, safeguarding, organisational and change-management skills are required, alongside resilience and commitment to equality, inclusion and Trust values.
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications Essential
RSCN or RN(Child) Active NMC PIN Leadership course Evidence of appropriate continuous professional development APLS / EPLS qualification >3 years experience in Acute setting with minimum 1 year at Band 6 in relevant speciality.
Desirable
APLS / EPLS instructor qualification Ward manager experience
Knowledge and experience Essential
substantial Paediatric Experience at Band 6 or above in an acute setting / PICU/ PHDU Experience of Multi-professional working Experience of managing a Team Credible professional knowledge of paediatric nursing Experience of dealing with safeguarding issues Knowledge of clinical governance practices relating to paediatrics
Desirable
Project management experience Participation in clinical Governance / audit Ward manager experience
Skills Essential
Excellent leadership, management, support and motivational skills Excellent communication skills both verbally and written Effective communication with people from varied social, cultural and professional backgrounds Evidence of Expert clinical skills Skilled in implementing change Teaching experience Able to prioritise workload and work to timeframes Excellent organisational skills Computer literate Experience of working with an ODN Able to cope with difficult, challenging and sometimes emotional situations as they arise Physically able to fulfil requirements of the job, e.g. manual handling.
Key competencies , Personal qualities and Attributes Essential
Passionate about role Caring approach to sick CYP and their family Innovator and motivator Able to work autonomously Able to work under pressure
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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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 Northampton General Hospital
Address University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northampton
NN1 5BD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)