Job summary
Employer heading
Paediatric Manager
Band 7
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic nurse to the role of paediatric manager for our inpatient area, community, outpatients and child development centre
The paediatric manager will play an essential role in the patient’s journey.
The post holder will work in partnership with the Clinical Leads and deputies on the children’s ward, community outpatients and child development centre to ensure that high standards of nursing care are provided at all times.
To apply for this post, you will need to be a strong leader, who can manage an established multi-disciplinary staff group. You need to be passionate and committed to delivering high standards of care; and need to ensure that all the people use our services have a positive experience.
The post holder will be a full time band 7 supervisory manager working Monday to Friday but may occasionally need to work clinically when the service dictates.
Main duties of the job
As an experienced Children’s Nurse, the post holder will manage a team of Nurses and Advanced Health Care Assistants. You will be responsible for overseeing the successful day-to-day running of the ward, community, outpatients and child development centre.
The post holder will act as a role model, promoting quality evidence-based practice, developing the Nursing Teams by providing education, best practice guidance and support and ensuring effective management of the patient.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
We encourage all our staff to innovate and adopt ‘best practice’ so we can deliver excellent care to our patients. We ask staff to live our values, kindness, courage, and respect.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. You could be one of them.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/
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“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person specification
Educations and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Sick Children’s Nurse/RN(Child) currently validated on the NMC register
- Masters or First Level degree (HEI 6) or significant demonstrable experience in nursing practice.
- Relevant specialist post basic education e.g A&E Course, Leadership Course/diploma preferably at degree level
- Advanced Paediatric Life Support provider
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of postgraduate academic study
occupational experience and abilities
Essential criteria
- Extensive demonstrable experience at a senior level in a paedatric environment
- Evidence of problem solving and decision making and implementing change
- Experience and the ability to manage clinical risk and healthcare governance
- Evidence of commitment to personal development
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jennifer Copley
- Job title
- Matron for Neonates Children and Young People
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03033 304421
- Additional information
Anybody interested in this post is encouraged to speak to the recruiting manager and a visit to the hospital would be advisable.
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Recruitment Team
Recruitment Office
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital
Scartho Road
Grimsby
UK
DN31 2QQ
- Telephone
- 03033 306519
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