Staff Nurse - Paediatrics

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see below the areas we are currently recruiting for:

Ward D2 - Provides medical, surgical and acute mental health care for children predominantly ages 3-16 years. The area specialises in Orthopaedic, Cleft Lip and Palate, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Urology, Bowel and General Surgery, also respiratory and gastroenterology. 22 bedded ward.

Ward C2 - Provides care for all Paediatric Oncology and Haematology patients. Regional Paediatric Oncology and Haematology centre for eastern region. Also admits paediatric medical patients with conditions such as asthma and diabetes. 17 bedded ward.

PDU Paediatric Day Unit Clinic Area for Paediatric Oncology and Haematology patients throughout the Eastern region. 6 bedded recovery area following procedures and also day case Chemotherapy. Open Mon- Fri.

Ward F3 - F3 provides theatre admissions services, pre-admission clinics and ambulatory care to a wide variety of patients. F3 also has a 6 bedded overnight facility from Monday morning to Saturday evening.

Charles Wolfson Ward - Provides care for babies up to 6 weeks of age , with conditions such as jaundice, sepsis and poor feeding. Accepts admissions/transfers from NICU, as well as emergency admissions. 12 bedded ward.

PICU/HDU - Provides care to all children aged 0-16 years requiring intensive or high dependency treatment. CUH provides a regional trauma /neurosurgical service for the eastern region. 13 beds in total for PICU and HDU.

Clinic 6 - Paediatric outpatient department that reviews all children in follow up clinics from most specialities

NICU - The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is part of the East of England Neonatal operational delivery network. 40 cots designated as 12 ITU, 16 HDU and 12 SCBU. The unit admits sick new-born babies which includes prematurity, surgical, neuro-critical care and neurosurgery.

Ward C3 12 bedded ward providing care for all children up to their third birthday with general medical and surgical conditions. Specialising in babies/toddlers with long term complex conditions and transfers from NICU.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close on 6th of August 2023.

The interviews are due to be held week commencing 14th August 2023.

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

A welcome subsidy of £1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers and Band 5 Orthoptists taking up substantive employment with the Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First level registration RSCN/RN (child) (part 8 or 15) ? 2 Basic Level Child protection training

Desirable

• Advanced level child protection training Evidence of continuing professional development Relevant teaching and assessing course/ mentorship course

Experience

Essential

• Experience of delivering evidenced based nursing care without supervision, to children in an acute hospital setting

Desirable

• Evidence of experience in a high dependency or critical care areas

Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness of professional issues ? Evidence of up to date paediatric nursing skills and knowledge

Desirable

• Current knowledge of research developments in paediatric nursing

Skills

Essential

• Competent to care for children and their families in a safe an effective manner without direct supervision ? Effective team member

Desirable

• Advocate of paediatric nursing Evidence of excellent team work Evidence of participation in research and audit projects

Additional Requirements

Essential

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent. Evidence of effective communication skills Motivated and enthusiastic

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital - Division E

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

Employer's website

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)