Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Qualifications

Essential

• Current NMC registration Child Branch
• Degree in nursing
• MSC willingness
• Certificate in management/approved management training/equivalent management experience
• Clinical leadership Course e.g. ILM
• Recognised paediatric qualification in one or more specialist endocrine disciplines

Desirable

• Post basic qualification in child protection
• Teaching and Assessing Qualification
• Non-Medical Prescribing

Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive knowledge and current clinical experience in one or more specialist endocrine disciplines
• Evidence of leadership experience
• Evidence of on-going and current professional development
• Knowledge of and ability to work within the Trust and wider NHS policies
• Knowledge of the Trusts safeguarding policies and procedures and the ability to raise concerns appropriately
• Evidence of managing staff and dealing with difficult situations
• Evidence of leadership roles
• Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
• Experience in budgetary management and control, or the willingness to acquire
• Experience of implementing a change in practice

Desirable

• Experience of managing complaints and investigations

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

• xcellent communication skills - ability to engage and lead challenging discussions with staff, patients and external part
• Proven ability to prioritise demanding workload and that of others and well organised and able to work in a challenging and busy environment
• Proactive, self-motivated with an ability to motivate others

Desirable

• Ability to plan strategically and clinically influence and advise clinicians and senior manager within the Trust and external bodies/organisations

other

Essential

• Post registration course relevant to the Management of Childhood Diabetes (Birmingham City University) and/or the Principles of Care for the Child and Young Person in Endocrinology (London South Bank University) or willing to work towards

Personal skills

Essential

• Flexible and adaptable to changing situations
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Flexible and adaptable to changing situations

professional

Essential

• Good computer skills using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point) and IT systems
• Demonstrates previous experience of performing appraisals in line with the Trusts appraisal process

Desirable

• Demonstrates previous experience with performance, capability and absence management in line with Trust policies

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).