Junior Sister - Paediatric High Dependency Unit

This role will allow you to work within a dynamic, forward thinking and evolving nursing team. With an exciting opportunity to be part of the newly established Level 2 high dependency services. You will be working closely with the management team to support the development of the unit and work alongside junior colleagues to achieve competencies involving a number of HDU skills. You will see a wide range of children and young people with a variety of different medical and surgical conditions, both with acute and chronic healthcare needs. This will provide fantastic learning opportunities.

We offer a robust induction program to ease the transition into a new working environment which we will adapt to meet the needs of each individual candidate. We offer a very supportive and welcoming team and will ensure you receive all the training on induction to enable you to carry out the role safely ensuring excellent standards of care.

Main duties of the job

• Does your passion lie in giving excellent care to sick children?
• Are you career minded with drive and enthusiasm?
• Do you have an interest / experience working in Paediatric High Dependency?
• Do you have experience of Tracheostomy care, BiPAP and LTV?

With rapidly expanding Paediatric services, including level 2 HDU 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 realise your potential. In return we are able to offer wide ranging development opportunities.

To be considered for the role you will be a registered Children’s Nurse with an RSCN or RN Child qualification and have completed a Mentorship or Supervisor and Assessor Course. 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 team leader you will be responsible for managing your own team of staff ensuring that their mandatory training and annual personal development reviews are completed, as well as leading the team clinically. The posts will also include some managerial responsibilities.

All applicants should be flexible providing a 24 hour, 7 days a week service, working a shift pattern of days and nights to meet the needs of the service.

Working for our organisation

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 achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020. The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• 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-centered 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.

Person specification

• Qualifications

• Mentorship/Supervisor and Assessor Course
• EPALS
• High Dependency Course

• Appropriate post registration course for care setting
• Tracheostomy training/ competency
• BiPAP - Acute/ LTV training/ competency

• Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa and Skilled worker visa.

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.