PCCU Senior Sister

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and personal specification

The post holder is required to work as a member of Paediatric Critical Care nursing team, they will be a member of a team of Band 7 nurses who take managerial, professional and clinical responsibility for the paediatric critical care nursing team. They will have 24 hours responsibility for the management and delivery of care within PCCU. They will deputise when requested for the PCCU Matron including undertaking responsibility for the management of Children's Services when delegated by the Senior Nurse/Head Nurse.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Current level one NMC registration RSCN or RN (Adult, Child or Learning Disability Branch)
• Paediatric Critical Care Course
• Degree in health / nursing related Studies or on degree pathway
• Continuing professional development/ reflective profile
• Possession of a Mentoring Course
• APLS
• Completion of all local competency packages.
• Leo course

Desirable criteria

• Formal leadership and management training
• Use of clinical benchmarking to influence patient care (Essence of Nursing)
• Evidence of study at Masters level
• Research training/experience
• EPALS
• GIC instructor or equivalent

Experiance

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 5 years post registration experience to include management/leadership experience
• Clinically credible who is experienced in Paediatric Critical Care Nursing and able to utilise their clinical expertise and specialist knowledge to deliver high quality evidence based education and care of the critically ill baby, child or young person
• Understanding of audit or research within the clinical area
• Formal teaching of groups of staff
• Understanding of risk management and clinical governance

Desirable criteria

• Ability to lead change and lead new ways of working
• Ability to manage the clinical area or ward efficiently and effectively

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria

• Able to present and receive complex information within the multi professional team
• Demonstrate negotiation and influencing skills
• Assertiveness skills and the ability to deal with conflict
• Team player who can initiate, delegate and complete projects

Desirable criteria

• Advanced Communication Skills Training

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex problems/situations and ensure effective interventions are put in place.
• Ability to generate and present reports and documents.
• Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures/guidelines
• Demonstrate insight in the use of data to influence patient care and services
• Ability in the use of appraisal, personal development review and training needs analysis

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrate a knowledge of current issues related to NHS strategy and policy
• Use of clinical benchmarking to influence patient care (Essence of Nursing)

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria

• Can formulate short and long term objectives
• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
• Demonstrate the personal development of members within a team.
• Demonstrate ability to effectively lead a team
• Demonstrate effective time management skills
• Demonstrate effective resource management

Desirable criteria

• Experience in strategic planning for a service

Physical skills

Essential criteria

• Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties
• Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation
• Able to undertake patient manual Competent and capable of using medical equipment
• handling manoeuvres and non-patient manual handling manoeuvres
• Evidence of moving and handling training
• Keyboard, Microsoft office and diary management skills

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

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Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

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Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

For more details visit; School leaving age - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

International Recruitment: If you are applying for a role with us from outside of the UK then please read the guidance on applying for a health or social care job in the UK from abroad.

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Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£42.90 for enhanced and £22.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month's pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 784.3KB)
• Person Specification (DOCX, 186.3KB)
• Mindful Employer (PDF, 242.5KB)
• Equality and Diversity (PDF, 122.3KB)
• Equal Opportunities (PDF, 57.4KB)
• Disability Confidence Scheme (PDF, 51.0KB)
• Rehabilitation of Ex Offenders (PDF, 106.0KB)