Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
Join Southampton’s Specialist Paediatric High Dependency Unit as a Sister/Charge Nurse!
Are you a highly motivated and experienced registered nurse with a passion for acute paediatric care? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, caring environment and hold an accredited Level 2 critical care qualification? If so, Southampton PHDU wants you! We’re seeking a strong leader to inspire and support our team, ensuring the highest standards of safe and effective care. Flexibility to work across a 24-hour shift pattern is essential. This is your chance to make a real difference in a specialist regional unit.
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Your Responsibilities
Act as a role model to nursing staff, encouraging effective working relationships and development of a cohesive nursing team.
Show Good Co-ordination And Leadership Skills.
Participate in ward rounds and attend huddle as required ensuring full support of the unit is provided where possible.
Support a range of learners in practice and support colleagues to promote effective learning in practice.
Act up for the ward manager in times of absence.
You will be expected to hold the professional and bed bleeps on a rota basis.
What We’re Looking For
The applicant should be motivated, enthusiastic, and able to work with maturity in pressurised situations. You will be expected to show:
Sound leadership skills,
Good planning and organisation skills
Be supportive and motivate a team to provide safe care of the highest quality to all our patients and their relatives.
Applicants should have post qualifying experience in a relevant specialty which includes working in an acute paediatric environment. The applicant should have an accredited level 2 critical care and/or EPALs qualification. The applicant will be expected to show good co-ordination and leadership skills participating in workload planning and coordination of care of all patients.
Person specification
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patient First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience
Essential criteria
- Qualified Nurse (Degree/Diploma)
- Registered nurse on appropriate part of the register
- Significant post registration experience / qualification / training, including experience and knowledge within relevant speciality Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed
- Ward management experience
- Knowledge of current issues within acute Health Service
- Experience in an acute hospital setting
- Provide evidence of supporting / managing a range of learners in practice
- Provide evidence of supporting colleagues to promote effective learning in practice
- Ability to demonstrate clinical decision making and judgement
- Commitment to the post and Care Group responsibilities
- Commitment to continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Experience in handling adverse events and complaints
- Appraisal skills
- Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed
- Some insight into budget management
