Job summary
Are you are a registered Paediatric Nurse with a minimum of 3 years post registration experience in caring for Paediatric patients and their families looking for a new challenge then we have the prefect role for you!
*** We also offer a welcome payment of £1000 to new joiners ***
Our team is passionate about delivering high quality care to the families and patients who access our service ensuring that they are at the heart of everything that we do.
We have state of the art facilities that are equipped with the latest technology that ensures the service we provide is that of the very highest standards in healthcare, reassuring our families that the very best is being done for the people who mean the most to them.
We also have a number of opportunities for our Band 6 Deputies, these include
- Protected supernumerary period
- Regular clinical supervision
- Band 6 orientation workbook
- Mindfulness and wellbeing at work
- Opportunities to be involved in audit/quality improvement/change management
- Opportunities for further study - both internal and external courses
- And most of all Career progression opportunities
As part of this role, the successful applicant will be required to rotate to our Amazon Ward at Peterborough City Hospital this could be potentially for 3 months of the year, we would though give a minimum 8 week notice period for when this would take place.
Position requires Registered Nurse Child Branch registration.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Main duties of the job
Our Children's Unit includes a 12-bedded inpatient ward with one High Dependency bed, supported by our Paediatric Assessment Unit and 6 bedded day case area. Outpatient clinics also run Monday to Friday from within the unit.
As part of this role you will be expected to rotate to Peterborough City Hospital Children Wards for up to three months of the year to extend your knowledge and skills in paediatric nursing.
We are a busy department in what can be a fast-paced environment. The right candidate will need to be a good communicator, be innovative and self-motivated.
They should be committed to the provision of high standards of patient care for our children and families.
As the coordinator for the shift you will be expected to manage the unit on a day to day basis, be responsible for collecting data on dependency and RAG rating of staffing, managing admission and discharge capacity, and escalating concerns to the Unit Sister and the Lead Nurse.
Ensure that patient care remains a priority in inter-professional practice and that referrals to the MDT are timely and discharge planning takes place where appropriate.
We are looking for a flexible individual to work full or part time hours. This post will include internal rotation 11.5 hour shifts, days, nights and weekends.
*** Please note we are only able to accept applications from those with a live NMC registration or UK nursing students awaiting their PIN as we are unable to support OSCE at this time***
About us
Our teams work hard to be flexible and promote a health work/home life balance and so agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust. Talk to the Recruiting Manager about what this means in practice for you.
Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here area few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
- Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
- Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
- In-house Physiotherapy Services
- Career development and training opportunities
- Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
- Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
- Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assisting the Ward Manager in supervising the day-to-day professional work of the nursing team within the inpatient and outpatient unit. Providing robust leadership for the junior members of the team including for nursing emergencies within the Trust.
With the ward manager, arrange duty rotas for the ward to ensure the best utilisation of staff allocated to the ward. Ensure the Ward Manager is informed of changes to these rotas as a result of sickness, absence study leave etc. as soon as is reasonably possible.
Be responsible for the day-to-day management of any staff within sphere of responsibility. This will include involvement in staff appraisals, being on appointing panels in recruitment, reviewing work performance and progress of junior staff, and work allocation and acting as a shift leader.
To participate in the management of sickness absence, discipline and grievance as required under the direction of the line manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assisting the Ward Manager in supervising the day-to-day professional work of the nursing team within the inpatient and outpatient unit. Providing robust leadership for the junior members of the team including for nursing emergencies within the Trust.
With the ward manager, arrange duty rotas for the ward to ensure the best utilisation of staff allocated to the ward. Ensure the Ward Manager is informed of changes to these rotas as a result of sickness, absence study leave etc. as soon as is reasonably possible.
Be responsible for the day-to-day management of any staff within sphere of responsibility. This will include involvement in staff appraisals, being on appointing panels in recruitment, reviewing work performance and progress of junior staff, and work allocation and acting as a shift leader.
To participate in the management of sickness absence, discipline and grievance as required under the direction of the line manager.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
- Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours
- Be prepared to work across sites as and when required
- Professional appearance & behaviour
- Good previous attendance record
Key Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to delegate and prioritise own workload and that of others
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the maintenance of accurate records
- Effective managerial, leadership and organisational skills
- Experience of clinical supervision/reflective practice and participates in these as per ward policy
- Ability to identify problems and recommend solutions
- Effective teaching, training and preceptorship skills for trained, untrained staff, carers and patients
- Competent at administering IV drugs
- Competent in access and administration of medications/blood taking via central line devices
- Can demonstrate initiative
- Understands and participates in risk management
- Excellent leadership skills
- Computer literacy
- Phlebotomy skills or willingness to develop
Desirable
- Ability to deal with conflict in a professional manner
- Awareness of budget management
Knowledge
Essential
- Competent to work at an advanced nursing care level and compentent to make appropriate decisions
- Understanding of health and safety
- Ability to learn from incidents and apply them to new situations
- Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk, governance and quality issues
- Sound evidence of clinical ability
- Knowledge of NMC Codes of conduct and/or guidelines of professional practice
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of nursing within this clinical area
- Understanding of quality issues and clinical governance
- Awareness of Trust and Ward/Department policies and philosophies
- Awareness of broader issues within the Trust and NHS
- Experience of participating in research or audit and a willingness to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team through audit
Experience
Essential
- Experience of a children's ward or department/setting where children and their families are nursed
- Experience of ward management
- Teaching, supervision and managerial experience
- Experience of working with children with life limiting conditions/complex health care needs
- Experience of coordinating and managing patient care
Desirable
- Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints
- Previous experience of change management and problem solving
Education and qualifications
Essential
- RSCN/RN Child
- Evidence of continuing professional development and its application
- Mentorship qualification
- High dependency of the critically ill child
- NMC registration
Desirable
- Leadership/Management Course
- Advanced Paediatric Life Support course
- BSc (or willingness to work towards)
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
- Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours
- Be prepared to work across sites as and when required
- Professional appearance & behaviour
- Good previous attendance record
Key Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to delegate and prioritise own workload and that of others
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the maintenance of accurate records
- Effective managerial, leadership and organisational skills
- Experience of clinical supervision/reflective practice and participates in these as per ward policy
- Ability to identify problems and recommend solutions
- Effective teaching, training and preceptorship skills for trained, untrained staff, carers and patients
- Competent at administering IV drugs
- Competent in access and administration of medications/blood taking via central line devices
- Can demonstrate initiative
- Understands and participates in risk management
- Excellent leadership skills
- Computer literacy
- Phlebotomy skills or willingness to develop
Desirable
- Ability to deal with conflict in a professional manner
- Awareness of budget management
Knowledge
Essential
- Competent to work at an advanced nursing care level and compentent to make appropriate decisions
- Understanding of health and safety
- Ability to learn from incidents and apply them to new situations
- Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk, governance and quality issues
- Sound evidence of clinical ability
- Knowledge of NMC Codes of conduct and/or guidelines of professional practice
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of nursing within this clinical area
- Understanding of quality issues and clinical governance
- Awareness of Trust and Ward/Department policies and philosophies
- Awareness of broader issues within the Trust and NHS
- Experience of participating in research or audit and a willingness to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team through audit
Experience
Essential
- Experience of a children's ward or department/setting where children and their families are nursed
- Experience of ward management
- Teaching, supervision and managerial experience
- Experience of working with children with life limiting conditions/complex health care needs
- Experience of coordinating and managing patient care
Desirable
- Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints
- Previous experience of change management and problem solving
Education and qualifications
Essential
- RSCN/RN Child
- Evidence of continuing professional development and its application
- Mentorship qualification
- High dependency of the critically ill child
- NMC registration
Desirable
- Leadership/Management Course
- Advanced Paediatric Life Support course
- BSc (or willingness to work towards)
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 (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (opens in a new window).
