Job summary
Working Part time: 24 hours per week
Are you an enthusiastic, committed, experienced and motivated Registered Children's Nurse with a passion to help deliver high quality care?
Are you a strong advocate for the nursing profession, patients and their families?
Do you want to work in a brand new, state of the art Women and Children's building?
yes?...
An exciting opportunity has arisen, come and join our Team of Staff Nurses supported by Management and Band 6 Sisters where staff are valued, excellent quality of care is provided and the passion for continuous improvement is paramount.
Main duties of the job
- Be responsible for establishing and maintaining effective communication with patients, relatives and carers to always ensure their involvement in the decisions about treatment, planning and the delivery of their care including discharge planning
- Practice in a compassionate, respectful way, maintaining dignity and wellbeing and communicating effectively and collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team whilst delivering high quality essential care to all patients.
- Be accountable for performing regular assessments on patient needs, to plan, implement and evaluate care delivery and be adaptable to changing health care requirements.
- Recognise own limitations, seek help appropriately and be responsible and accountable for safe, person-centered, evidence-based nursing practice
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN / RN Child Diploma
- Achievement of teaching and assessing qualification 998 / 997 / mentorship or equivalent or date for this to be undertaken
- All newly qualified staff must be willing to complete the trust preceptorship programme
Desirable
- Post-registration qualification or evidence of further study or working towards Relevant speciality qualification may be required for certain practice areas (critical care)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting.
- Basic knowledge of professional and NHS issues
- Basic IT skills in word processing
Desirable
- Willingness to develop speciality knowledge
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN / RN Child Diploma
- Achievement of teaching and assessing qualification 998 / 997 / mentorship or equivalent or date for this to be undertaken
- All newly qualified staff must be willing to complete the trust preceptorship programme
Desirable
- Post-registration qualification or evidence of further study or working towards Relevant speciality qualification may be required for certain practice areas (critical care)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting.
- Basic knowledge of professional and NHS issues
- Basic IT skills in word processing
Desirable
- Willingness to develop speciality knowledge
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.
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).
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.
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).
