Job Description

A exciting opportunity has opened on the Children's Outpatient Department.



You will be responsible for the management and co-ordination of patients attending the Children's Outpatients Department, undertaking a variety of nurse led clinics, including Phlebotomy, Allergy, growth clinic and Botox clinic.



The post holder will work closely with the clinical specialists to provide treatment, assessment and expertise for a diverse group of children and young people.



You will supervise and support junior members of the team and pre-registration nursing students to ensure safe and effective care is delivered at all times.



Main Tasks & Overview of Responsibilities



Assess, deliver and evaluate planned programmes of care to meet the patient's health needs and general well-being during nurse led clinics



Establish and maintain effective communication with individuals and groups overcoming any problems in communication



Contribute to the development of services



Must work well with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure patients have a safe and effective journey throughout the service



Will play a key role in the supervision and assessment of pre and post basic learners and unregistered staff providing a teaching role and acting as named supervisor



Promote people's equality, diversity and rights



Maintain and support the efficient use of physical and /or financial resources



Our Values



We have four core values which are a focus for how our staff and volunteers work with each other to provide care for our patients. We think of our values as a set of guiding principles to refer to when making decisions and interacting with people and they help us to work together to continuously improve the organisation and ourselves.



Patient & People Focus



This value enables us to place the patient first we everything we do.

All staff are required to demonstrate that they:

Communicate effectively with patients, families and colleagues



Pro-actively personalise the service, connecting with patients and carers



Adopt and practice the 'safe, clean, personal' ethos.



Continuous Improvement



This value ensures that the organisation including individual staff are always moving forwards and improving the ways things are done.



Accountability

This value enables us all to recognise our own part in keeping our organisation 'safe, clean and personal' in the way we care for people.



Respect

This value is about respecting patients and colleagues alike, and also the on-going reputation of the organisation.



The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.



As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care , appreciate and inspire - to join our team.



In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.



To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk



This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.



The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/