Job Title: Band 8a Lead Nurse - Paediatric Special Care Unit
Location: Guernsey
Type: Permanent
Salary: £67,355 - £80,716 per annum
Job Summary:
Sanctuary Personnel is seeking a dynamic and experienced Band 8a Paediatric & Special Care Unit Lead to join our client's team. This leadership role involves overseeing the Paediatric & Special Care Unit, ensuring high standards of care, and implementing quality assurance initiatives. The successful candidate will provide 24-hour responsibility for the unit, acting as a leader, advisor, and role model.
Summary of Practice Area:
The ward is a general paediatric ward with 9 beds, providing acute hospital care for children from birth to 18 years of age. The ward includes 5 side rooms (one high dependency) and a 4-bed bay. The Special Care unit consists of 3 cots. Care is managed by 5 Paediatric Consultants, each with a special interest area, providing a supportive environment for nurses committed to high-quality care.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
Clinical Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the assessment of patients with complex care needs, including undiagnosed conditions.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate care programmes for patients and their families, ensuring they are based on evidence and best practice.
- Conduct risk assessments to minimise health risks to patients.
- Support staff to provide clinical expertise, advanced skills, and judgment.
- Maintain professional clinical leadership and operational management of the service area.
- Request specific clinical tests within your expertise to establish diagnoses.
- Promote service user and family involvement in care planning and delivery.
- Uphold professional standards and ensure effective communication within the multidisciplinary team.
- Engage in regular clinical activities to maintain professional competence.
Training and Education:
- Promote health and well-being for patients and families, incorporating health promotion into care delivery.
- Implement supervision within the area.
- Mentor and supervise students and other learners.
- Foster an environment conducive to quality learning and assessment.
- Identify training needs and development opportunities for staff.
- Ensure safeguarding processes are understood and updated annually.
- Maintain and develop own professional skills and undertake mandatory training.
Leadership/Managerial:
- Lead the recruitment and retention of team members.
- Ensure effective communication systems within staff teams.
- Advocate for patients and staff, promoting positive experiences.
- Empower team members to enhance patient care.
- Ensure team members are aware of organisational policies and procedures.
- Conduct annual professional development reviews and manage staff performance issues.
- Act as a professional role model, promoting high standards of practice.
- Investigate and manage disciplinary and grievance issues.
- Manage resources within budget constraints and monitor expenditure.
- Ensure an appropriate skill mix to meet patient needs.
- Ensure patient information systems are used correctly and comply with data protection regulations.
- Collaborate with senior management to develop and deliver strategies and innovative models of practice.
Communication:
- Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team, considering cultural and cognitive differences.
- Manage conflicts between staff, patients, and families.
- Advocate for patients, families, and staff.
- Ensure written communication meets organisational and professional standards.
Audit/Information Technology/Research Activity:
- Coordinate audit activity and ensure staff are aware of critical incident reporting.
- Use data from patient feedback and incident reports to improve practices.
- Promote evidence-based practice and incorporate new initiatives.
- Maintain and present data in electronic and paper formats.
Revalidation:
- Maintain effective registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) and adhere to revalidation requirements.
- Manage all aspects of your revalidation, including maintaining a portfolio and seeking opportunities for reflection and professional growth.
- Support colleagues with their revalidation processes and act as a Confirmer if required.
Key Criteria:
Essential Qualifications:
- Children’s Nurse/Registered Sick Children’s Nurse and/or Registered Nurse Qualified in Specialty Neonatal Nurse.
- Teaching/Mentoring qualification.
- Degree in a related field.
- Management qualification (to be achieved by the second gateway).
- Master’s in a related field (to be achieved by the second gateway).
Experience/Knowledge:
- Experience as a Team Leader coordinating ward activities.
- Effective communication skills for multidisciplinary team working.
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload.
- Evidence of self and professional development.
- Portfolio demonstrating ongoing professional development.
- Knowledge of safeguarding training and practices.
Skills and Attributes:
- Maintains high professional and personal standards.
- Maintains patient confidentiality.
- Enthusiastic, motivated, positive attitude, flexible approach, credible, and trustworthy.
Desirable Qualifications:
- MSc Management qualification (or advanced clinical skills qualification).
If you are a dedicated and skilled professional looking for a challenging and rewarding role, we encourage you to apply now through Sanctuary Personnel for this leadership position.
