Job summary
Clinical Paediatric
Nurse Lead
Location:Hybrid between Bolton HQ and community as per the requirements of
the role
Role Type: Permanent Hours
per week 37.5 mainly Monday to Friday
Salary:£39,000
Lagan's Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to
supporting families of children with complex health needs, particularly
focusing on infants and young children with congenital heart defects. Our
mission is to provide comprehensive care, support, and resources to these
families to enhance the quality of life for both the child and their
caregivers.
We are excited to invite the right candidate to join our amazing
and inspirational award-winning team to help grow and reach new regions across
the North-West and then the UK in line with our growth strategy.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Clinical Paediatric
Nurse Lead to join our team at Lagan's Foundation. The ideal candidate will be
responsible for overseeing the clinical operations, ensuring the delivery of
high-quality paediatric nursing care, and providing leadership to our nursing
staff.
Main duties of the job
- Clinical Oversight: Provide clinical leadership and expertise in paediatric nursing care, ensuring adherence to best practices, protocols, and standards of care.
- Staff Management: Supervise and mentor nursing staff, including recruitment, training, performance evaluation, and professional development.
- Patient Care Coordination: Collaborate with healthcare professionals, including physicians, therapists, and social workers, to coordinate comprehensive care plans for paediatric patients with complex medical needs.
- Quality Improvement: Monitor and evaluate clinical processes and outcomes, identifying areas for improvement and implementing quality improvement initiatives.
- Family Support: Offer support and guidance to families of children with complex medical conditions, ensuring their needs and concerns are addressed effectively.
- Administrative Duties: Manage administrative tasks related to CCQ Compliance, staffing, scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation within the clinical department.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, licensure standards, and organisational policies and procedures.
- Community Engagement: Represent Lagan's Foundation in the community, participating in outreach activities, educational events, and collaborative initiatives with other healthcare and not for profit organisations.
About us
Be Yourself: Lagans Foundation embraces Diversity and Inclusion,
celebrating differences while fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we encourage applicants to
communicate any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.
We are also open to discussing flexible working options if the role allows.
Join us in shaping a dynamic, innovative, and inclusive environment.
We are a growing team with one goal: to provide quality heart felt care. We strongly believe in our values and want our employees to relate to them and apply it to their role.
Our values are as the following:
- Passion
- Resilience
- Integrity and Communication
- Empathy
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lagan's Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting families of children with complex health needs, particularly focusing on infants and young children with congenital heart defects. Our mission is to provide comprehensive care, support, and resources to these families to enhance the quality of life for both the child and their caregivers.
We are excited to invite the right candidate to join our amazing and inspirational award-winning team to help grow and reach new regions across the NW and then the UK in line with our growth strategy.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Clinical Paediatric Nurse Lead to join our team at Lagan's Foundation. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing the clinical operations, ensuring the delivery of high-quality paediatric nursing care, and providing leadership to our nursing staff.
Key Responsibilities:
- Clinical Oversight: Provide clinical leadership and expertise in paediatric nursing care, ensuring adherence to best practices, protocols, and standards of care.
- Staff Management: Supervise and mentor nursing staff, including recruitment, training, performance evaluation, and professional development.
- Patient Care Coordination: Collaborate with healthcare professionals, including physicians, therapists, and social workers, to coordinate comprehensive care plans for paediatric patients with complex medical needs.
- Quality Improvement: Monitor and evaluate clinical processes and outcomes, identifying areas for improvement and implementing quality improvement initiatives.
- Family Support: Offer support and guidance to families of children with complex medical conditions, ensuring their needs and concerns are addressed effectively.
- Administrative Duties: Manage administrative tasks related to CCQ Compliance, staffing, scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation within the clinical department.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, licensure standards, and organisational policies and procedures.
- Community Engagement: Represent Lagan's Foundation in the community, participating in outreach activities, educational events, and collaborative initiatives with other healthcare and not for profit organisations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelors degree in Nursing (BScN) required; Master's degree in Nursing or related field preferred.
- Registered Nurse (RN) license with paediatric nursing certification.
- Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience in paediatric nursing, with at least 2 years in a leadership or management / leadership role.
- Strong knowledge of paediatric healthcare practices, procedures, and standards of care.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Commitment to the mission and values of Lagan's Foundation.
Desirable
- Level 3 Education and Training
- Experience in a healthcare charity organization providing clinical support.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Lagan's Foundation
Address
Flexspace
Manchester Road
Bolton
BL3 2NZ