Senior Staff Nurse

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and enthusiastic Senior Staff Nurse to join our friendly and progressive team  at Ryegate House and Helena Specialist Nursing team.

The  Helena Specialist Nursing team provides continuing care packages to children and young people either in the family home or in education settings.   Our team is made up of highly skilled nurses, nurse associates, assistant practitioners, support workers and administrative staff who together strive to provide gold standard personalised care to children and young people within the Sheffield area.

Ryegate House is a six bedded facility which provides short breaks with 24 hour nursing care for children and young people aged 0-19 years with complex neurological health conditions.  Our primary purpose is to provide opportunities for children or young people with complex health need to spend time away from their primary carers. This includes day, evening, overnight or weekend respite.

Your role will include the support and development of other staff members as well as delivering  high standards of nursing care. You will need to demonstrate your leadership and shift management capabilities.

Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team are essential to the job. You will also be expected to have an understanding of professional and current issues in children’s nursing.

A full orientation & training package will be offered.

Main duties of the job

• To co-ordinate and provide skilled nursing care to patients, in accordance with responsibilities under the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Act as an advocate for patients.
• To support in the clinical education of staff members in the team, patients, families, and education provisions.
• To assist the Ward Manager in managing and developing the service and team.
• To work collaboratively within a Multidisciplinary team, internal and external to the organisation, to facilitate holistic seamless care delivery for all Trust Patients.
• To give leadership to junior staff and manage the service and team in the absence of the ward manager.
• To support the ward manager in their role and participate in managing the ward, staff and resources, to maintain standards within the clinical governance agenda.
• To represent the ward manager at relevant meetings and forums.
• To deputise for the ward manager when required and act as role model and leader to other junior staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role

Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: [email protected]

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children’s being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at [email protected]

Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

• Compassion – leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
• Accountability – striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
• Respect – value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
• Excellence – delivering a high-quality standard of care