The Senior Clinical Staff Nurse within the Unplanned Care Group Children's Emergency Department supports the Senior Sister and Directorate Management team in the delivery of the Service Level Agreement for Children’s Services.
The role of the Senior Clinical Staff Nurse is to be clinically credible in the delivery of general and specialist services that are delivered within the department.
The Senior Clinical Staff Nurse work closely with the Senior Sister in the delivery of evidence based practice; ensuring patients receive safe and effective patient care to meet the Directorate & Trust safety agenda and matching parent and family expectations.
F a c i l i t a t e co mm un i ca t io n , w h i c h r e su l t s in c l e a r r es p o n s i b i l iti e s being i de n t i f i e d w it h i n t h e mu l ti- p r o f es s i on a l t ea m. T he re i s a r equ ir e men t t o e xc ha n g e ve r ba l an d w r i t t e n i n f o r m a t i o n w i th pa t i en t s , s t a ff a n d c a r e rs r e qu i r in g t a c t a n d d i p l o m ac y . T h e p o s t h o l de r n e ed s t o e ns u re t ha t a ll b a rr i e rs to u n d e r s t a nd in g are ov e r c o m e b y us i n g d i ff e r in g s tr at eg i e s to me e t i nd ivi dua l n e ed.
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Li a i s e w ith c l i n i ca l e x pe rts in a sp ec ts o f c r i ti c a l c a r e to e ns u re c l i n i ca l p r ac ti c e r e f l e c t s t h e c u rr e n t knowledge b a s e .
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Please refer to the job description and person specification, for any further information contact Jennie Brown or Grace Finney .
