Job overview

Job Summary

To work collaboratively within a multi-professional team to provide a seamless service for children and young people attending the paediatric day care department at The Hillingdon Hospital.

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    To provide professional leadership and operational management of the paediatric day care unit.

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        To support the Senior Sister and Practice Development nurse in creating a dynamic environment which is conducive to learning, practice development and research within a framework of quality assurance.

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   To support the senior management team in the implementation and monitoring of local and national polices and quality care initiatives.

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      Act as an effective role model in demonstrating the behaviours expected from all staff with regards to displaying excellent interpersonal skills and high degree of professionalism, upholding the ‘CARES’ culture and values behavioural framework.

Although this post is based within the paediatric day care department, a degree of flexibility is expected from the post holder so that they can support both the inpatient ward and paediatric outpatients department should the need arise. As a member of a small team it is expected that you will share equally in the workload and work flexibly to provide cover for each other for periods of annual leave or sickness.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the attached job description for the main duties of a Sister/Charge Nurse in the Paediatrics

Working for our organisation

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.