Senior Sister/Charge Nurse/Midwife Transitional Care and ATAIN
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
• Lead on the implementations of guidelines and policies in relation to transitional care and the ATAIN project
• Explore more efficient and effective ways of providing a high standard of family centred care and utilisation of resources.
• In conjunction with the MDT develop a mechanism for setting goals and benchmarking standards of care. Develop tools to improve the quality of the service and co-ordinate clinical services across the ward/dept.
• Support systems for sharing good practice within the ward/dept and trust wide.
• Pilot clinical programmes.
• Where necessary work clinically to support unit activity and to promote learning and best practice.
Education responsibilities
• Guide and support staff in their professional development and clinical competence.
• Through a process of continual assessment, identify development opportunities for staff, and in collaboration with service colleagues, develop programmes to facilitate the identified opportunities, through working in the clinical area with individuals.
• Guide and support staff in the monitoring and assessment for all learners in the clinical area.
• Reviewing and managing the performance of all staff by identifying their educational and other needs, annual IPR and objectives.
• Ensuring the orientation of staff and preceptorship in in-service training.
• Disseminate any learning from ATAIN reviews ensuring that the appropriate persons/teams are involved and if appropriate action plans are formulated and undertaken.
Management Responsibilities
• Act as ward manager for the designated transitional care areas
• Working with the senior teams for maternity and neonatal to ensure that all staff line management responsibilities are undertaken appropriately
• Liaise with the MDT to ensure that seamless transition of care between transitional care, neonatal and maternity services.
• Act as link with regional and national bodies in regards to transitional care and ATAIN.
- Be responsible for in conjunction with the senior teams, the implementation and monitoring of clinical quality indicators in relation to the transitional care units. This will include but not exhaustive
- CQC outcomes
- Infection control - no avoidable infection strategy
- Quality and accuracy of documentation
- Improving the patient experience
- HSIB reviews
- SI, RCA and Complaint investigation
Audit and Project Management
• Lead on the undertaking of audits in relation to ATAIN and Transitional Care.
• Analyse audit data and implement any actions required
• Chair ATAIN review meetings and work with the governance and QI admin teams to ensure accurate minutes.
• Work with the maternity and neonatal governance teams to ensure that transitional care and ATAIN reviews are undertaken in compliance with MIS safety actions.
• Act as the lead for the MIS mandated improvement project in relation to ATAIN.
• Prepare reports and feedback at trust, LMNS, regional and national meetings in relation to transitional care and ATAIN.
Person specification
Communication
Essential criteria
- Good inter-personal and Communication skills, including Clear, concise written skills. Lead by example and motivate others.
Personal skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage own caseload.
- Teaching and assessing skills.
- Acute clinical skills.
- IT skills
- Presentation skills
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN or RM
- Degree or equivalent
- Post registration study or experience equivilant
- Extensive experience in either Special Care or Post Natal Care of the new born
- Shift management experience
- Experience in participating in clinical audits
- Experience of safeguarding children managements and processes
- Awareness of clinical audits and research
- Knowledge of current development in the NHS. i.e. 5 year delivery plan, GIRFT, NCCR and so on
- In depth knowledge of Maternity Incentive Scheme safety action 3, NHS England ATAIN document and BAPM TC standards
Desirable criteria
- Master's degree in health care or research
- Project management qualification
- Neonatal Qualified in Speciality
- Participated in quality improvement projects
- Experience of audit and data analysis
- Previous experience of project management
- Experience in neonatal intensive care
- Experience of ward/unit management
- Participation in Neonatal Interest Groups.
- Knowledge of ongoing regional and national QI projects for TC and ATAIN
It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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, 256.4KB)
- Person specifications (PDF, 144.4KB)
- Functional requirements (PDF, 136.4KB)
- Disclosure & Barring Information and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 78.5KB)
- Staff Diversity Network (PDF, 140.3KB)
- Information for Disabled Applicants (PDF, 98.7KB)
- Bedford Hospital Site map (PDF, 2.6MB)
- Staff Benefits (PNG, 1.6MB)