Paediatric Site Practitioner

Duties and Responsibilities

• To be the lead on paediatric site management within agreed policies, protocols and procedures, liaising with the hospital duty manager and senior nursing team where necessary
• Identify gaps in policy and develop new policy to support practice.
• Co-ordinate the provision of a safe environment for patients, carers and staff in accordance with Health and Safety policy.
• Take appropriate action relating to complaints, accidents and untoward incidents, involving patients, visitors and staff.
• Provide a clinically credible paediatric nursing service, demonstrating expert knowledge and clinical skills, as the practitioner responsible for the assessment of paediatric patients’ needs and utilisation of appropriate resources to meet them, in association with the on-call paediatric RMO as part of the paediatric hospital at night team.
• Liaise with the hospital duty manager and senior nurses to utilise all beds efficiently. Identify any issues affecting bed utilisation such as staffing or infection concerns to the Chief Nursing Officer.
• Provide a senior nursing response in the event of a major emergency
• The post holder will demonstrate expertise and confidence in the Safeguarding agenda and undertake annual training to level three and above.