Children's Outpatients Ward Leader

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Princess Royal University Hospital Town Orpington Salary £53,751 - £60,651 per annum including HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/:00

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

Are you an experienced, enthusiastic, dynamic and critical thinking Children's Nurse with strong leadership skills? Can you demonstrate sound clinical expertise and a passion for improving the patient journey for paediatric patients and their families? This may be the right opportunity for you!

We invite you to come and lead the Children's Outpatients Department as the Ward Leader at Princess Royal University Hospital

Main duties of the job As the Ward Leader, you will be responsible for:

• Day to day management of the service in Children's Outpatients
• Ensuring the nursing care delivered is of a high standard
• Appropriate and effective utilisation of human and physical resources
• Demonstration of effective leadership and motivation of staff
• Delivery of nurse led services and clinics as the service demands

Working for our organisation King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Clinical Practice

• To have advanced holistic patient assessment skills so that clinical decision making leads to prompt and appropriate action in the best interests of patient's well-being
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills so that professional advice or care guidance instructions are well understood by patients, their relatives and/or carers, and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ensures continuity of patient care through effective staff deployment.
• Ensures good discharge planning so that individual patient's needs are met with an appropriate plan of action and involving the multi-professional team as required.
• Regularly checks patient care documentation to see that all aspects of care have been considered, individual patients' needs identified and that an appropriate care plan exists in relation to meeting the identified needs.
• To work in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and Trust Policies and Procedures
• Communicates effectively with patients and their carers; colleagues and students.
• Works effectively as part of the multi-professional, inter-disciplinary team.
• Is clinically and professionally up-to-date with current trends and developments in the clinical speciality.
• Functions as an effective role model in the clinical setting, demonstrating the application of breadth and depth of nursing knowledge and skills, and in advising and supporting members of the multidisciplinary team
• Helps to facilitate the cascade of information ensuring awareness of Care Group, Trust and NHS initiatives supporting staff discussion and responding to feedback
• Supports ward teams through regularly working clinical shifts including long day shifts
• To ensure compliance with the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy supporting the delivery of the Trust's duty to positively promote race equality and equality of opportunity for disabled people ensuring services are responsive to the needs of equality groups
• To have full knowledge of Trust's Major Incident Plan and your role within it
• To have full knowledge of the Trust's safeguarding policies and procedures and demonstrate ability to raise concerns and work with other agencies to protect children

Education and Research

• Works collaboratively with the Practice Development Nurse so that staff receive appropriate education and staff development
• Manages the wards/department's allocated education and staff training budget in accordance with the Trust's corporate need and the Care Group's business objectives
• Ensures the development and provision of a good quality clinical learning environment that supports pre-registration nursing students and continuing professional development
• Participates in Trust approved research studies, keeping the Assistant Director of Nursing (Education and Research) informed of the progress of these if the fieldwork is being undertaken within the department

Management

• Facilitates and supports nurses in working collaboratively with all other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Adopts an appropriate management style in accordance with changing circumstances
• Deploys nursing staff and physical resources appropriately. Reviews the duty rota, and negotiates skill mix levels ensuring that they most appropriately meet service needs
• Works with the Human Resources Manager on the resolution of complex HR issues.
• Keeps the Matron/Head of Nursing informed of any untoward incidents and complaints.
• Discusses with the Matron and Head of Nursing any plans in relation to service development, service improvement, and the resolution of any on-going problems.
• Undertakes certain grades of nursing staff's annual appraisal and to ensure they have a Personal Development Plan, and to assist with the appraisal of other staff in liaison with the Matron and Head of Nursing.
• Provides effective leadership and acts as a positive role model. Delegates appropriately, and encourages staff to develop and advance their skills.
• Communicates well with staff, holding regular ward meetings.
• Plays an active role in the recruitment and retention of staff.
• Ensures safe storage of the patients' records at ward/departmental level so that confidentiality is maintained.
• Participates in benchmark and quality audits, and observations of care
• Ensures that staff receive feedback on the results of audits, and that where necessary action is taken to improve standards
• Manages the allocated ward budget effectively, maximising the use of resources and reducing any wastage in accordance with Trust and Care Group objectives
• Acts up across suitable roles as required by management for service need, or as part of an agreed personal development plan
• Is proactive in the management of change and can support staff through times of change
• Investigates complaints and adverse incidents as required by Matron and Head of Nursing, taking appropriate action in dealing with situations that could result in the need for disciplinary procedure
• Ensures Health and Safety regulations are complied with
• Ensures that staff are aware of the Trust policy on Adverse Incident reporting and that forms are completed correctly.
• Ensures that staff are aware of Trust policies and procedures and the need to comply with these

Personal and Professional Development

• Has an annual appraisal and produces agreed performance objectives and a Personal Development Plan.
• Is an active member of the Ward Managers Forum.
• Reflects on own practice and keeps a personal learning portfolio.
• Works in accordance with the Trust's documented standards on nursing skills and required competences.
• Works towards achieving and then maintaining the Trust's Care Group Competency in oral drug administration. Undertakes the university-accredited intravenous drug administration training programme and achieves and maintains the associated practical competences.
• Undertakes other in-house training as required.

People Management and Performance

• Lead, coach and manage the performance of the team in line with good people management practices . click apply for full job details