Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: 25.00
- Hours
- Part time - 25 hours per week (25 hrs per week)
- Job ref
- 331-B18730825
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Furness General Hospital
- Town
- Barrow-in-Furness
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Leader - Paediatrics
NHS AfC: Band 6
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
We currently have an exciting opportunity on the Children's Ward, Furness General Hospital for a substantive clinical leader position.
The Children’s Ward is a busy mixed speciality unit providing care for a wide range of conditions. It compromises a 14 bed inpatient ward, 8 bed day care unit, and a 4 bed assessment unit.
Main duties of the job
- Have continuing responsibility for the delivery of care needs and maintenance of clinical standards rotating through CYP services for Inpatients, Day Care and Assessment Unit
- Provide effective leadership and support to all grades of staff; planning and directing activities to provide optimal standards of care
- Ensure that the ward/department is clean and provides a safe environment for children, parents and staff
- Deputise for Senior Nurses when required
Undertake Directorate site based management responsibilities as required.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Children’s Nurse
- Post basic qualification relevant to children’s nursing
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Desirable criteria
- 1st degree or willingness to undertake same
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent experience at senior staff nurse level within children’s nursing
- Evidence of clinical competence in a wide range of paediatric nursing skills
- Understanding of the setting and monitoring of standards
- Evidence of teaching and developing staff
Desirable criteria
- Recent leadership development or willingness to undertake course
Skills
Essential criteria
- Paediatric Life Support Skills
- IT skills including word processing, email and internet
Desirable criteria
- Advanced Paediatric Life support skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kerry Little
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01229491090
- Additional information
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