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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Practice

• The post holder will provide specialist paediatric knowledge on the clinical care of emergency patients presenting with varying complaints and utilising advanced nursing skills across the children’s emergency care speciality.
• The post holder will, on a shift basis, ensure that all staff are aware of, and meet the needs of patients and relatives in a courteous, helpful and compassionate manner, whilst ensuring returned respect for staff members.
• The post holder will on a shift basis, maintain effective relationships between the multi-professional team in the clinical environment.
• The post holder will maintain and develop own clinical expertise and knowledge.
• The postholder will be aware of, and work in line with, our Trust’s Safeguarding Adults and Children procedures.

Service delivery and improvement

• The post holder on a daily basis act as the shift leader to supervise, co-ordinate and control the provision of high quality care within the children’s’ emergency service.
• The post holder will lead on the embedding and implementation of the Patient First Improvement System (PFIS) within the Children’s Emergency Department.
• The post holder will apply this methodology to all service improvement projects ensuring that a culture of continuous improvement is fostered within the department.
• The post holder will lead the regular CED huddles in collaboration with the consultant in charge and the bed coordinator for the RACH. The aim being to promote patient safety and experience whilst working to deliver; compliance with 4 hour standard, avoidance of long stays in the department and compliance with the 12 hour standard through forward planning of emergency admissions, escalation and resolution of staffing issues.
• The post holder will be required to account for the reasons that patients wait for longer than expected within the department recognising the importance of the emergency care standards. The post holder will lead on subsequent quality improvement projects, PDSA and learning cycles alongside the CED team, to ensure that the department gives patients the very best experience and continues to provide safe care.

Learning and Development

• The post holder will work closely with the practice development team and will have a proactive approach towards and be involved in the emergency team development through on–going education initiatives.
• The post holder will foster an environment which supports and encourages personal and professional development within the multi-professional ED team.
• The post holder will encourage innovation by all members of the team and will act as a resource for those seeking knowledge and experience relating to emergency care issues.
• The post holder will promote reflective practice in self and others. They will do this through creating a culture of learning and development within the department that ensures all staff are supported to grow and develop into effective children’s emergency nurses.
• The post holder will participate in the trust appraisal process and will actively strive to meet targets set by individual performance review in order to maintain professional and current expert emergency nursing knowledge.

Communications

• The post holder will be responsible for protecting all confidential information concerning patients and staff obtained in the course of professional practice, adhering to trust and statutory policies.
• The post holder will be able to competently establish and maintain effective communication with patients, their carers and the multi-professional and multiagency team. Identifying any potential barriers and adapting communication style as required.
• The post holder will be a positive role model within children’s emergency nursing acting with kindness and courtesy at all times.
• The post holder will lead the team within the emergency department on a daily basis to facilitate the care, treatment and safe discharge of all patients, providing specialist nursing advice where appropriate.
• The post holder will provide clear and concise, written, verbal and computer –entered relevant information regarding the care and wellbeing of patients. Maintaining good computer literacy and typing skills and ensuring that all of the above is adhered to by all staff reportable to them on a shift to shift basis.

Leadership and People Management

• The post holder will act at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and within the individual Scope of Professional Practice.
• The post holder will ensure that the stated professional, legal and statutory requirements are complied with and that agreed trust policies and procedures and implemented.
• The post holder will lead, direct, motivate and support the team on duty during a given shit as an exemplry and professional role model for all members of the staff. Ensuring high standards are met and challenging any poor practice.
• The post holder will be responsible for the management of patient care and flow through the emergency department,ensuring timely discharge or onward admission. This will include the responsibility to anticipate and correctly escalate issues that may affect flow and any potential delays to the emergency pathway. The postholder will have a detailed understanding of the implication this will have to patient care and experience.
• The post holder will manage resources, including staffing, equipment and supplies financial governance, to ensure the safe and effective running of the department within a finite budget.

Personal Learning and Development 

• Attend mandatory training updates as required.
• Undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with the line manager as part of the personal development process.
• Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development within agreed timescales.
• Identify own learning needs and jointly plan training requirements with your line manager
• Participate in the Trust’s appraisal process to discuss how your role will help deliver the best possible care to our patients and help to deliver any changes in service.