Lead Nurse for Children and Young People WLCH
| Posting date: | 02 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £70,387.00 to £80,465.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £70387.00 - £80465.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 May 2025 |
| Location: | Fulham, SW10 9NH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9289-25-0077 |
Summary
Provide expert knowledge and advice on all matters relating to Childrens Services Demonstrate expert knowledge by being visible, accessible and using clinical skills within the workplace as appropriate Supervise and ensure that continuous quality improvement programmes are in place working collaboratively with the Head of Nursing and Director of Nursing. Supervise the management of complaints and clinical incidents, ensuring robust systems are developed and implemented to inform and improve practise Provide strong professional and managerial leadership, by being a highly visible and authoritative presence ensuring the provision of a high quality, responsive childrens nursing service with the needs of the child and its family placed at the centre of care delivery Lead Innovation in nursing practice using an evidence based approach to meet the needs of the child, family, relatives and staff Ensure Senior Nurses and Ward Managers are effectively managing their wards/departments, within the agreed budget and have responsibility for managing nursing budgets within sphere of responsibility Work collaboratively with the Patient Advisory and Liaison Service, identifying areas for public and patient involvement and ensuring that the Family Liaison Nurses are involved in co-ordinating this work within the Service and all areas of the Trust where children are treated. This includes leading on the patient/parent involvement strategy, ensuring that opportunities to learn from user experiences are sought and opportunities to improve the experience of patients are families are taken Assist with the strategic and financial planning for all wards and department within the Service, working closely with the General Manager, Service Manager and Children & Young People Head of Nursing Act as a senior member of the management team ensuring nursing input into strategic and operational decisions Please see job description and role specifications attached