Pediatric Liaison NurseNHS

Job summary

Important Information for Applicants: This vacancy is for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SaBP).

This role is offered through Flexi-Bank, a collaborative temporary staffing service delivered in partnership between Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust acts as the host provider and manages the recruitment, onboarding and administrative processes on behalf of Surrey and Borders.

Please note that although Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust branding may appear on this advert and within the recruitment system, successful applicants for this vacancy will undertake bank shifts for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Work Location:

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue,

Redhill, Surrey,

RH1 5RH

Why join Flexi-Bank?

Work flexibly - choose shifts that suit your lifestyle and availability

Access more opportunities - pick up shifts across mental health and community

Get paid fairly and on time - competitive rates and fast access to earnings through Stream

Stay supported - benefit from training, development and guidance from our dedicated Temporary Staffing Team

Main duties of the job

Surrey and Borders is looking for someone whowill make lives better by leading and managing care of Children and Young People (CYP) who present in the Emergency Department (ED) at the District General Hospital (DGH) and by working in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team consisting of representatives from the ED, police, ambulance, and mental health service alongside CYP and their families/carers collaboratively making a difference to their lives

As part of a partnership within the Pediatric ED at the DGH it is vital to ensure the service operates in a safe, effective and efficient way as part of a whole system. Foster a culture that encourages and enables individuals to have an active role in identifying, planning and meeting their individual needs. Support strategic leadership in relation to service improvement and quality evaluation

Job description

Clinical Duties

• To clinically undertake mental health/risk assessment, which can be used to inform the care planning of the CYP whilst they are at DGH.
• To maintain accurate contemporaneous records during assessments, complying with the trust documentation policy and that of your professional body
• To manage clinical situations that may be challenging and distressing for staff, ensuring the needs of the CYP and family/carers are paramount
• To ensure effective discharge planning so that individual CYP needs are met with an appropriate plan of action involving the multidisciplinary team as required
• Support and mentor junior colleagues
• To improve the experience for CYP presenting to the Emergency Department.
• To foster a close working relationship with clinicians and Allied Health Care Professionals to ensure a multidisciplinary approach to care in line with clinical governance
• To critically analyse risk assessments to prioritise care and management of CYP.
• To provide consultation to other professionals within CYPS.

Management Responsibility/Professional Leadership

• To effectively manage the pathway from admission until discharge for CYP
• To assist in the decision-making regarding skill mix and presenting acuity and the need for 1:1 staffing
• To work alongside and support staff when a CYP presents in crisis or displaying violent or aggressive outbursts. Able to use techniques to diffuse behaviour
• Facilitate and support nurses in working collaboratively with all other members of the multi- disciplinary team
• Use of leadership styles appropriate to the changing circumstances/landscap

Education Training and Personal Development

• Act as a role model to junior nurses and students rotating to the area
• Provide information, referral and/or appropriate sign-posting for CYP and families/carers.
• To undertake a recognised assessor training and subsequently participate in the formal assessment of learner nurses (nurses only).
• To plan and maximise opportunities to deliver work-based learning for the Emergency Department Team. This may extend to the Paediatric Ward.
• To stay in date with all Stat and Mand training courses

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trusts to work for? This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.