Job summaryWe currently have a Band 6 vacancy available at Winchester on Northbrook ward, our acute inpatient unit. This is a general paediatric ward which provides 24-hour acute care for up to 15 children and covers all specialities including children needing a level of high dependency care.Our band 6 team are crucial to providing supportive leadership and high quality care to our patients and familiesMain duties of the jobOur band 6 team lead the day to day delivery of high quality care to children and young people with a range of clinical needs, including those with medical and surgical complaints. No two days are the same!As a band 6, you would be responsible for the line management of a team of band 5 nurses and band 3 health care support workers. Alongside this, your team would be the lead on various elements of ward setup and safety, and for a number of clinical link roles. This allows all team members to have an input in constantly evaluating and developing our servicesWe actively provide our nurses with the opportunities to develop within our teams. Do you feel ready for career progression but wish to have support in developing your leadership skills. Are you an enthusiastic nurse who is able to foster inter-professional team working using excellent interpersonal and leadership skills?We will provide and support you with clinical and management/leadership development for you to develop strong clinical paediatric skills in a supportive environment. If you are passionate about caring for children and their families then we would like to meet you.Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.About usOur vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesHappy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us, we would be happy to show you aroundPerson SpecificationTraining & QualificationsEssentialProfessional UK registration e.g. RSC, CHDip, NMCerbalProject management learning and/or developmentFormal training &/or experience in mentorshipDesirableAdditional Post graduate learning in specialist field including masters degree or working towardsExperience & KnowledgeEssentialEvidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profileUnderstanding of Health Environment policies and legislation including Clinical, HR, E&D, GovernanceEvidence of significant post registration clinical work experienceDesirableExperience of project management for policy development or large scale projectsSkills & AbilityEssentialAbility to work and lead within a multidisciplinary team across an organisationApplies a good understanding of Equality & Diversity in all areas of workClinical Skills appropriate to the relevant specialityDesirableThe ability to work at problems from a unique or different angleDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameHampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddressRoyal Hampshire County HospitalWinchesterSO22 5DGEmployer's websitehttps://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)