Childrens Outpatient Sister

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.

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.

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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Statutory Registration

Essential: - Registered Nurse (Child) on part 1 of the NMC register; - Valid UK NMC PIN

Qualifications

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

Desirable: - Competent in skin prick testing

Special Requirements