Overview
Come and join our fantastic team! Birmingham Children’s Hospital is part of Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and is the UK’s leading specialist paediatric centre, caring for sick children and young people between 0 and 16 years of age. Based in the heart of Birmingham city centre, the hospital is a world leader in some of the most advanced treatments, complex surgical procedures and cutting edge research and development.
To deliver safe, effective and high quality care to children, young persons and their families.
Responsibilities
- In liaison with the Ward 17 Sister and Lead Nurse; participate in the development and management of day care and 23hr services in Surgery for the Trust. Be responsible for the day to day delivery of care on Surgical Day Care/ or W17 waterfall House.
- You will deliver safe, effective and high quality care to children, young persons and their families.
- Provide leadership to the nursing team to ensure high quality care is delivered to our patients. Take charge of the department on a day-to-day basis and coordinate flow of patients from arrival through to discharge whilst ensuring patient safety and the sustainability of good staff morale.
- Manage the department whilst upholding and promoting the Trust Values. Managerially, manage a team of staff and guide them in their personal and professional development.
- Develop nursing staff and support access to PILS, EPALS and management matters. Explore opportunities to develop yourself further in a chosen area via a link worker role.
- Support the delivery of excellent surgical care as part of the team.
Qualifications / Skills
- Excellent clinical and organisational skills.
- Ability to provide leadership to the nursing team and coordinate care delivery.
- Capability to manage a department, ensure patient safety, and maintain staff morale.
Organisation & Values
We are committed to developing our nursing staff. We also offer access to PILS, EPALS and management matters. There are opportunities to develop yourself further in a chosen area via a link worker role. We are committed to creating the best place to work and promoting inclusion, diversity and equality.
Why join
Why not become part of the team delivering excellent surgical care?
Trust Context
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care and greater investment in specialist treatment, including world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. This gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Equal Opportunity
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We promote inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Contact for further details
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Michelle Rose Job title: Ward manager Ward 17 Email: mrose2@nhs.net Telephone: 0121 333 6315
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