Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Children's and Young Person's Day Unit
- Worthing, West Sussex
- £38,682-46,580 per year
- Permanent
- Part-time
- The post holder will be a proficient clinical practitioner who will be able to lead, influence and deliver effective care. They will take charge of CYPDU caring for children and young people with nursing needs. They will have a responsibility for ensuring care is coordinated and resources are used, effectively.
- Ensuring the highest quality, effective and compassionate patient care is received by the child, young person and their families/ carers whilst on the unit.
- Excellent, holistic and individualised nursing care will be delivered through assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating. This will be in line with local, Trust wide and National policies, procedures, values and behaviours.
- Promoting a supportive learning environment in which to supervise and mentor student nurses, paediatric Nursery Nurses and Health Care Assistants.
- The post holder will act as an advocate whilst demonstrating effective communication and listening skills which are age appropriate for the child and young person.
- Participate in the assessment, implementation and delivery of individualised patient care seeking guidance where appropriate.
- To report on the condition of patients to the Clinical Leader/Medical staff, assisting them in ascertaining treatments and ensure these are carried out.
- To ensure that all patients' data is accurately recorded.
- Ensure that all patients have nutritional assessment and that individual needs are fully met.
- Be responsible for the control and custody of all medication and drugs in accordance with Trust policy.
- To administer drugs as prescribed, checking and witnessing controlled drugs.
- Ensure safe effective discharge planning, involving the multidisciplinary team as necessary.
- Take charge of a group of patients, taking into account patient/relative/carers wishes.
- Participate in the assessment, implementation and delivery of individualised patient care seeking guidance where appropriate.
- To report on the condition of patients to the Clinical Leader/Medical staff, assisting them in ascertaining treatments and ensure these are carried out.
- To ensure that all patients' data is accurately recorded.
- Ensure that all patients have nutritional assessment and that individual needs are fully met.
- Be responsible for the control and custody of all medication and drugs in accordance with Trust policy.
- To administer drugs as prescribed, checking and witnessing controlled drugs.
- Ensure safe effective discharge planning, involving the multidisciplinary team as necessary.
- Take charge of a group of patients, taking into account patient/relative/carers wishes.
- NMC registration
- Experience in managing beds and patient flow
- Substantial Paediatric Experience
- EPLS / APLS / PILS trained
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Extensive post-registration
- Substantial working as senior staff nurse
- Broad experience in general paediatrics.
- Experience caring for adolescents.
- Experience in managing beds and patient flow.
- Leadership/Management Course
- PNA
- Phlebotomy skills
- Physical Assessment
- Evidence of Teaching and Assessing
- Nurse prescribing
- Post Graduate certificate in training
- High dependency module
- History taking and physical assessment module
- Paediatric Advanced Nurse Practitioner modules
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
- NMC registration
- Experience in managing beds and patient flow
- Substantial Paediatric Experience
- EPLS / APLS / PILS trained
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Extensive post-registration
- Substantial working as senior staff nurse
- Broad experience in general paediatrics.
- Experience caring for adolescents.
- Experience in managing beds and patient flow.
- Leadership/Management Course
- PNA
- Phlebotomy skills
- Physical Assessment
- Evidence of Teaching and Assessing
- Nurse prescribing
- Post Graduate certificate in training
- High dependency module
- History taking and physical assessment module
- Paediatric Advanced Nurse Practitioner modules
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)