About this role
Job summary
Are you a Paediatric Nurse looking for the next step in your career?
We are looking for a compassionate ward manager to ensure that children and young people get the best possible care and treatment when accessing services.
You will:
Bepassionate about quality driven care for children and young people.
demonstrates an approach to leadership reflective of our Trust Values of Ambition, Respect, Compassion.
demonstrates a commitment to patient safety, qualityimprovement
Acute and Community Paediatrics is an integrated Directorate that sits within the Women & Child Health Division.
Paediatricward &SDEC is part of the Paediatric Unit.
As an integrated acute and community organisation our acute paediatric team works in close collaboration with our community children's nursing teams inclusive of our virtual ward team who are Nursing Times award nominees.
Main duties of the job
You will:
Be highly visible
Be clinically credible
Be committed to developing and transforming services
Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams
Within PaediatricWard&SDECyou will be supported to have oversight of:
Ensuring safe, effective, responsive, high-quality services
Workforce management
Finance and budgeting
Education and development
Patient flow
Performance management
Digital technology
Evidence based Practice and Research
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Job description Job responsibilities
You will be responsible for providing compassionate leadership and professional development for nursing and support workers within the service and will work with the other paediatric senior nurses to develop best practice and ensure that there is consistency across the paediatric unit.
In collaboration with senior nursing team and acute Paediatric Matron, you will provide senior nursing leadership for the unit including some weekend working.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
RN (C) Current NMC
Desirable
Leadership/Management Qualification
Experience Essential
Experience in acute Paediatrics Experience of leading a team
Skills Essential
Excellent communication skills
Desirable
Coaching/counselling skills
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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Employer details Employer name Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address Midland Metropolitan Hospital
Grove Lane
Smethwick
B66 2QT
Employer's website https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)