Children’s Clinical Lead Nurse - Emergency Department *Internal Only*

Job summary

**Internal applicants only - fixed term/secondment for 12 months**

Our recently refurbished Emergency Department has an exciting and rare opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated senior paediatric nurse with a passion for delivering excellent patient care and leadership direction to join our dedicated and friendly team. If you share our aspiration for providing the best possible care to children and their families and want to work in a team who consistently strive to deliver the gold standard of care, you could be the nurse we are looking for.

We are recruiting Senior Clinical Lead Nurses following an evidence based establishment review, which has increased our nurse patient ratio and aligned our skill mix, to include this exciting opportunity. This role includes dedicated non clinical time to develop the Children's and Young People agenda within the Emergency Department and strengthen links with other HDFT services for children and young people to promote excellence in Children's nursing care delivery.

The ED is led by experienced Department Managers; Rachael Jackson and Elvira Obrinja, and a supportive Matron; Amy Carr. We are looking for hard working motivated individuals to support our ED Matron and Department Managers to ensure the best possible standards of care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have the opportunity to support and lead elements of a developing Trust wide children and young people's Strategy which aims to deliver excellence in care provision for children and young people

The post holder will have the opportunity to lead and develop innovative ways of working with paediatric nursing teams across the urgent and emergency care pathways.

The role will work collaboratively with the other members of the team to promote a culture of safety, learning from experience, and promote best practice for children and young people.

The role will support nurses to realise their full potential as adult and children's nurses, always placing children and their families at the centre of care.

The post holder will contribute to determining how objectives set for the service delivery in the department will best be achieved in line with national and local standards for children and young people.

The post holder will support the other Lead Nurses with the clinical and administrative aspects of the department and ensure cost effective use of resources.

The post holder will be responsible for the care of Adult patients as well as paediatric patients inline with the trust policies and procedures.

The post holder will be expected to take the role of shift lead when necessary.

About us

At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.

• An inclusive and supportive culture our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference, Team of the Month Awards & Colleague Recognition Awards
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
• Staff Benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be a visible clinical manager, have line management responsibility for the Emergency Department nursing and support staff, lead the department team, and co-ordinate the delivery of patient care. They will provide regular clinical care to patients and work alongside staff in the department in order to maintain clinical competency and provide clinical supervision to staff. The post holder will also support effective nurse roster delivery, performance management, capacity planning and contribute to transformation of emergency care services as required

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Paeds) with current NMC registration
• Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
• Evidence of competency in teaching and assessing ( Mentor qualification or equivalent)
• EPALS / equivalent trained

Desirable

• Investigation training or willingness to undertake
• Evidence of Change management for service improvement
• Knowledge of caring for children and their families with a wide range of acute conditions.

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience in Emergency care management.
• Competent / experienced Emergency department/urgent care setting nurse
• Experience of working with a wide range of complex clinical conditions

Desirable

• Evidence of working in variety of clinical settings
• Experience of the clinical audit process and procedures