Paediatric Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

Job summary

We are looking for a passionate nurse to join our team. We aim to deliver high quality evidence-based care within our Paediatric Emergency Department and this post offers the opportunity to develop clinical, decision making and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive and encouraging environment whilst providing care to Children and Young people across the age range with a variety of illnesses and conditions including mental health, trauma, minor injuries and critically unwell children.

This is a Fixed Term position for up to 1 Year to cover Maternity Leave.

Main duties of the job

• Carries out the rapid assessment of children, identifying nursing problems and needs in conjunction with the patient and families where possible, and with appropriate members of the inter-professional team.

• Ensures the maintenance of accurate clinical observations of patients' condition and passing on of all relevant results to appropriate medical staff.

• Ensures that skilled, evidence-based care and treatment is given to children and their families, and, in accordance with their care needs.

• Ensures safe practice to minimise the risk of infection to patients and staff.

• Recognises the diverse needs of children and their families.

• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and adjusts care and treatment to take account of any changing needs of the child.

• Monitor effectiveness of treatment and care with view to safe transfers to wards or high dependence areas where and when necessary

• Assesses risks to children and families that need to be managed in relation to their health and wellbeing within the scope of nursing practice.

• Works collaboratively to maintain patient flow ensuring children are nursed in the correct environment according to unit guidelines.

• Plans discharge needs of patients from admission, ensuring appropriate involvement of inter professional team and other agencies in the process.

• Able to recognise vulnerable children and adults and to respond in accordance with Trust policy.

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?