Job summary
We're delighted to advertise this part time secondment, for an experienced Children's Nurse, to support our Children's Outpatients Sister and Matron in leading our clinical team in Childrens Outpatients trust wide.

The department delivers over 34,000 appointments per year, running a combined total of 19.5 days per week from 5 different sites at:

• University Hospital North Durham
• Darlington Memorial Hospital
• Bishop Auckland General Hospital
• Chester le Street Community Hospital
• Stanley Primary Care Centre

In addition to clinics delivered by Consultants, Nurse Specialists and a range of other professionals, OPD also delivers:

• Paediatric phlebotomy
• Urgent child protection medical assessments 5 days per week
• Nurse led allergy skin prick testing
• Oral food challenges
• Patient education
• Historic sexual abuse examination
• Administration of monoclonal antibodies
• Endocrine tests

Main duties of the job
You'll support our Outpatients Sister and Matron to lead and manage the nursing and support staff within the Childrens Outpatients Departments trust wide, providing visible leadership.

You'll ensure high-quality care to the patients using the service, through the development of robust and standardised processes, clinical audit, promoting high standards and engaging with patients to understands their experience of the service.

You'll adjust and adapt the services according to changes in guidance, legislation and research and oversee professional and personal development of staff to meet the changing needs of the service.

About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

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Job responsibilities
This is a Trust wide role and the successful applicant will support the running of Outpatients across 5 sites and will therefore be required to travel to all sites.

You'll be responsible for ensuring that the care we're delivering is high quality, and our environments are clean, safe and welcoming. You'll lead the Outpatient staff and will manage the provision of staff and equipment to clinics to ensure all clinics and clinical activity runs seamlessly. There will be direct clinical work involved, as well as support and supervision of staff.

Person Specification
Statutory Registration
Essential

• Registered Nurse (Child) on part 1 of the NMC register
• Valid UK NMC PIN

Qualifications
Essential

• Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent level of demonstrable professional knowledge/experience
• Supplemented by diploma level specialist training, experience, short courses
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Venepuncture training/competence

Desirable

• Leadership qualification

Experience
Essential

• Experience of supervising staff
• Substantial post registration experience

Desirable

• Experience of recruitment and selection
• Experience of undertaking performance appraisals

Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential

• Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines.
• Experience of quality assurance activities/ audit.
• Knowledge of safeguarding children legislation and policy and able to apply this to decision making.
• Good IT skills; able to use EPR and other electronic systems.
• Good interpersonal skills and able to work flexibly in the multidisciplinary team.
• Dexterity and accuracy required for, e.g. intravenous injections, syringe pumps and infusion, insertion of catheters and removal of suture, immunisations.

Desirable

• Competent in skin prick testing

Special Requirements
Essential

• Ability to work hours flexibly when service needs require
• Ability to travel independently across sites.
• Driving posts musty have valid Full UK driving licence

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.