PCCU Sister/Charge Nurse

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 Sister/Charge Nurseto join our Paediatric Critical Care team as a Team Leader providing line management for staff alongside clinical and unit development responsibilities.

The post holders will be required to work as a member of Paediatric Critical Care (PCC) nursing team, providing a high standard of clinical care and support to children and young people within the Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU).

A mix of PCC Unit/ Retrieval/ Outreach clinical duties may be facilitated dependent upon the post holder's experience/completion of relevant competencies.
Main duties of the job
Job Summary

• To effectively support the Deputy Matron to manage PCCU.
• To provide clinical and managerial leadership, maintaining good working relationships, compatible with an efficient and effective running of the service.
• To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team, communicating effectively with all levels of medical and nursing staff.
• To uphold the Units Nursing Philosophy of Care.
• To promote and develop PCCU Nursing on a local, national, and international level.
• To act as a professional and experienced PCCU Nurse.
• To work alongside the practice development team to ensure that PCCU's educational requirements are met.
• To support the Oxford Team Leads in the service delivery of Southampton and Oxford Retrieval Team (SORT).
• To support the PCCU Outreach Lead in service delivery.

About us
Paediatric Critical Care (PCC) at OUH includes 17 co-located Level 2 and 3 critical care beds, delivering a wide range of specialist services to patients from Oxfordshire and the wider Thames Valley and Wessex Paediatric Critical Care Operational Delivery Network (TVW PCC ODN). We are a leading Neurosurgical and Major Trauma Centre and have a vast number of medical and surgical specialities.

SORT Retrieval Service OUH PCC Services include the SORT (Southampton Oxford Retrieval Team) service, delivered in collaboration with Southampton across TVW PCC ODN. It is staffed by doctors, ACPs and nurses from both Oxford and Southampton, with Oxford providing a retrieval team 24/7.

Critical Care Outreach Service is a team of experienced nurses who support all healthcare professionals in the assessment and management of unwell children across the children's hospital, emergency department, and neonatal unit, following up and supporting children and families following discharge.

Education, Development and Training is provided through a structured competency-based development programme, and we are piloting an inhouse PCC L3 specialist course for nursing staff. Clinical and leadership career development pathways are available. We have a growing team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners who work across PCCU and SORT services at OUH.

Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be able to work well within the team and be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the role/service. They will be a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual with excellent clinical and communication skills, with an ability to lead and motivate others.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Educated to a degree level.
• Recognised qualification in Paediatric Intensive Care
• APLS/EPLS certification
• Teaching and assessing qualification/ mentorship course or equivalent.

Desirable

• Working towards MSc level education.
• APLS/EPLS instructor status
• Leadership module

Experience
Essential

• Current experience as a Band 6 within a Critical Care environment.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the need for high standards of individualised Critical care/family centred care.
• Demonstrates awareness of the qualities required of a sister/charge nurse working in intensive care.
• Insight into managerial issues in relation to people and resources.
• Evidence of developing an aspect of Paediatric Critical Care nursing practice.

Desirable

• Demonstrates knowledge of value & use of research findings.
• Evidence of local/national representation.
• Experience of team management.
• Evidence of managing change from a personal and leadership level.

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrates the potential for leadership.

Desirable

• Excellent presentation skills.

Other
Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Resilient and proactive under pressure.

Desirable

• Ability to facilitate and participate in research/benchmark and audit programmes.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.