Paediatric Burns unit manager

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Registered Children’s Nurse to join our team as the Band 7 Paediatric Burns Unit Manager at Pinderfields Hospital.

We are looking for an experienced nurse with a passion for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and the leadership skills to support, develop and inspire our nursing team. The successful candidate will provide clinical and professional leadership within the unit, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure children, young people and their families receive high standards of care.

As Unit Manager, you will have responsibility for the day-to-day leadership of the nursing team, including safe staffing, staff development, quality and clinical governance, risk management and contributing to the ongoing development and improvement of the service. You will also play an important role in creating a positive learning environment where staff are supported to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence.

We are keen to hear from Registered Children’s Nurses with post-registration burns experience and experience in a senior nursing role who are ready to take the next step in their leadership career.

The Paediatric Burns Unit Manager will provide visible clinical and professional leadership to the nursing team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality care for children, young people and their families.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing day-to-day leadership and management of the Paediatric Burns nursing team, promoting a positive, supportive and patient-centred culture.
• Maintaining high standards of clinical care and providing specialist advice, guidance and support in the management of complex patients.
• Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, patients and families to ensure care is responsive to individual needs and supports effective admission, discharge and transfer arrangements.
• Ensuring safe and effective staffing, including appropriate skill mix, workforce deployment and maintenance of staffing information through Health Roster and Safe Care.
• Leading and supporting the development of the nursing workforce through appraisal, education, competency development, clinical supervision and professional development.
• Providing leadership for quality, safety and clinical governance, including incident management, risk assessment, audit, patient experience and learning from complaints.
• Supporting continuous improvement within the service, ensuring practice is evidence based and contributing to the development and implementation of relevant policies, guidelines and service developments.
• Managing resources effectively and contributing to workforce planning, recruitment, retention and the appropriate management of the unit's financial and physical resources.
• Working closely with the Matron and wider team to support the ongoing development of the service and delivery of organisational and divisional objectives.
• Acting as a professional role model, promoting collaborative working, staff wellbeing, learning and an environment in which colleagues are supported to develop and deliver excellent care.

• Registered Childrens Nurse
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Recent post registration experience in an acute setting.
• Evidence of competency in teaching and assessing
• Evidence of further study within speciality
• Post Registration Burns experience
• Experience in a senior nursing role
• Experience in research and audit.

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