Job overview

The post holder has responsibility for the daily management of the department 
which involves coordinating patient care, timely and appropriate interventions and 
deployment of staff to provide a high standard of nursing care to all RDU patients.
o Has continuing first line management responsibility for a team of nursing and 
support staff managing sickness and absence and ensuring team members have 
identified development needs and a development plan.
o The post holder will also provide a clinical nursing service, demonstrating through 
practice, the desired model of care for all grades of nursing staff. As a senior 
clinical nurse, the team leader is responsible for the assessment of care needs, 
the development, implementation and evaluation of family centred programmes of 
care and is accountable for the quality of care delivered within the department 
environment by the department nursing team.
o Works collaboratively and co-operatively with the Matron and Head of Nursing 
to develop services and takes responsibility for implementing the nursing strategy 
for RDU.
o Takes responsibility for co-ordinating and ensuring timely responses to clinical 
incidents and complaint

Main duties of the job

• Act as a role model and support for junior staff and act as a senior resource for expert clinical advice when dealing with issues such as child protection concerns, deteriorating patient.
• Continually monitor standards of care and lead the improvement of care. Be responsible for benchmarking, audit and research within the department and encourage a culture of shared governance.
• Promote and maintain a culture of patient and staff incident reporting in accordance with Trust Guidelines.
• Be responsible for planning and implementing care and act in a supervisory role to junior staff. Develop and implement standards of care and practice within the department and ensure they are maintained and monitored consistently.
• Maximise best use of clinical resources, monitor and evaluate patient flow, admission and discharge arrangements, take responsibility for initiating improvements
• Be responsible for effective communication within team and department, disseminate team brief and other relevant information
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams regarding the care of patients, participate in case conferences as required and ensure effective communication when dealing with child protection concerns.

Working for our organisation

• As an organisation which uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service, the Trust complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice.
• The Trust is pro-diversity and anti-discrimination.  Trust policies prohibit discrimination, victimisation, bullying or harassment.  The Trust is committed to treating people equally, whether they are patients, colleagues, suppliers or other customers. 
• The Trust is committed to promoting an environment that embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Staff should apply the values of respect, excellence, innovation, togetherness and openness in all that they do to ensure that Alder Hey truly belongs to everyone.
• Within the NHS, good patient care is reliant on the availability of complete, accurate, relevant and timely data. The quality of information can limit the capability to make operational decisions about the way care is planned, managed and undertaken.  
• Alder hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 
• You must comply with all Trust policies and procedures and attend all necessary mandatory training.
• As an employee of the Trust you will be accountable for the data entered into records and systems.