Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Band 5 Paediatric Nurse to join our team on The Children's Surgical Ward.
The Children's Surgical Ward is a 21 bedded ward and has 11 beds (Princess Elizabeth Ward) allocated for surgical patients and 10 beds (Lion Ward) for neurosurgical or neuro-rehabilitation patients. The two different specialities create a ward that is fast-paced and exhilarating where you will have the opportunity to work alongside a large multidisciplinary team. This creates an excellent environment for your professional development. No previous surgical experience is required as we offer in house training and support.
You must be a Registered Children's Nurse with excellent clinical skills, self-motivated, enthusiastic and committed to providing high standards of care for all our paediatric patients, their families and carers. Care and compassion in managing our paediatric patients and families is important to us. As a result, we expect successful candidates to demonstrate these qualities on a daily basis, and have the resilience to meet the challenges of our busy and stimulating work environment.
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Main duties of the job
We endeavour to do the following:
- Ensure family-centred care is promoted on our ward and children and young people are treated with dignity and respect.
- Act with professionalism and integrity at all time; being a role-model, providing direction and motivation to colleagues and students.
- Provide holistic care to children, young people and their families, ensuring everyone has equal opportunities.
- Demonstrate honesty and learn from errors to support the creation of a no-blame culture where people feel able to share and learn from experiences together.
- To work as part of a team demonstrating effective communication and working collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the department.
- To participate in the teaching and supervision of junior staff and student nurses
- To be a safe and effective practitioner, able to provide patients and families with a high standard of nursing care.
- To deputise for ward manager and hold some management responsibilities.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice:
- To deliver a high standard of evidence based care to a specified group of patients.
- To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times.
- To be responsible for the nursing management of a group of patients, using the nursing process.
- To maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
- To support patients, relatives, carers and friends and where appropriate involve them in the care of the patient.
- To be fully involved in the health education of patients and relatives, identifying each opportunity to promote a healthy lifestyle.
- To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in order to ensure that patients needs are met and that services are delivered in accordance with National Service Frameworks and agreed Clinical Care Guidelines.
- To ensure that relevant information regarding the patients needs / condition are communicated to the MDT and that any instructions are acted upon.
- To be aware of the need to adhere to the Trusts policy on valuing equality and diversity in the workplace, which incorporates the patients / visitors and staff perspective.
- To have due regard for each patients cultural and religious beliefs and to respect each patients privacy, dignity, gender and sexuality.
- To acknowledge personal limitations in patient care and seek advice from senior staff members
- To rotate to other departments within the speciality as required or as identified as a personal development need in the appraisal process
- To be involved with nursing audit/essence of care/observations of care
- To report adverse incidents which occur in the department as per policy. To assist in the investigation of such incidences
- To ensure contemporaneous record keeping at all times and in line with the Trust policy on documentation.
- Ensure clear and accurate written and verbal information is given at all times, including patient handovers
- Participate in Trust and Care Group initiatives to develop nursing practice and support change
Education and Research
- To be aware of current research and the possible implications for the ward speciality
- To update knowledge in the light of current research and practice.
- To act as a practice supervisor/assessor for student nurses /HCAs
- To act as a preceptor to newly qualified staff
- To actively participate in the training process by demonstrating and directly supervising, and by negotiating learning contracts
- To liaise with appropriate members of teaching staff, link lecturer/lecturer practitioner
Management
- To act as a role model at all times
- To exercise leadership where appropriate
- To anticipate day to day staffing problems and take appropriate action in conjunction with the team leader, sister/charge nurse and head of nursing, to ensure good standards of care for the patient are maintained at all times.
- To give support and advice to junior ward staff on both clinical and administrative problems
- To ensure effective admission/discharge of patients whilst liaising with the discharge co-ordinator/bed manager
- To keep the ward sister/charge nurse informed of significant changes in the day to day situation in the department
- To act as a liaison within the multi-disciplinary team to ensure optimum, timely patient care.
- To observe a general duty of care for the health, safety and well-being of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post
Personal professional development
- Ensure clinical and administrative policies and procedures are adhered to.
- To take responsibility for own professional development and to develop agreed action plan with ward sister/charge nurse
- To participate in own performance appraisal with the ward sister/charge nurse
- To maintain your own personal and professional development in accordance with PREP requirements, attending mandatory study sessions as required.
- To undergo and actively participate in your own performance appraisals
- To keep up to date with NMC, relevant specialist Faculty & Trust guidelines and protocols.
- To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional conduct working within and accepting responsibility for maintaining agreed levels of competence.
- To be working towards further post registration qualifications relevant to the specialty area
In carrying out the duties of the post, the employee is required to work in accordance with the policies and procedures of Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, including Health and Safety, confidentiality, data protection and equal opportunities. Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust operates a no smoking policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice:
- To deliver a high standard of evidence based care to a specified group of patients.
- To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times.
- To be responsible for the nursing management of a group of patients, using the nursing process.
- To maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
- To support patients, relatives, carers and friends and where appropriate involve them in the care of the patient.
- To be fully involved in the health education of patients and relatives, identifying each opportunity to promote a healthy lifestyle.
- To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in order to ensure that patients needs are met and that services are delivered in accordance with National Service Frameworks and agreed Clinical Care Guidelines.
- To ensure that relevant information regarding the patients needs / condition are communicated to the MDT and that any instructions are acted upon.
- To be aware of the need to adhere to the Trusts policy on valuing equality and diversity in the workplace, which incorporates the patients / visitors and staff perspective.
- To have due regard for each patients cultural and religious beliefs and to respect each patients privacy, dignity, gender and sexuality.
- To acknowledge personal limitations in patient care and seek advice from senior staff members
- To rotate to other departments within the speciality as required or as identified as a personal development need in the appraisal process
- To be involved with nursing audit/essence of care/observations of care
- To report adverse incidents which occur in the department as per policy. To assist in the investigation of such incidences
- To ensure contemporaneous record keeping at all times and in line with the Trust policy on documentation.
- Ensure clear and accurate written and verbal information is given at all times, including patient handovers
- Participate in Trust and Care Group initiatives to develop nursing practice and support change
Education and Research
- To be aware of current research and the possible implications for the ward speciality
- To update knowledge in the light of current research and practice.
- To act as a practice supervisor/assessor for student nurses /HCAs
- To act as a preceptor to newly qualified staff
- To actively participate in the training process by demonstrating and directly supervising, and by negotiating learning contracts
- To liaise with appropriate members of teaching staff, link lecturer/lecturer practitioner
Management
- To act as a role model at all times
- To exercise leadership where appropriate
- To anticipate day to day staffing problems and take appropriate action in conjunction with the team leader, sister/charge nurse and head of nursing, to ensure good standards of care for the patient are maintained at all times.
- To give support and advice to junior ward staff on both clinical and administrative problems
- To ensure effective admission/discharge of patients whilst liaising with the discharge co-ordinator/bed manager
- To keep the ward sister/charge nurse informed of significant changes in the day to day situation in the department
- To act as a liaison within the multi-disciplinary team to ensure optimum, timely patient care.
- To observe a general duty of care for the health, safety and well-being of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post
Personal professional development
- Ensure clinical and administrative policies and procedures are adhered to.
- To take responsibility for own professional development and to develop agreed action plan with ward sister/charge nurse
- To participate in own performance appraisal with the ward sister/charge nurse
- To maintain your own personal and professional development in accordance with PREP requirements, attending mandatory study sessions as required.
- To undergo and actively participate in your own performance appraisals
- To keep up to date with NMC, relevant specialist Faculty & Trust guidelines and protocols.
- To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional conduct working within and accepting responsibility for maintaining agreed levels of competence.
- To be working towards further post registration qualifications relevant to the specialty area
In carrying out the duties of the post, the employee is required to work in accordance with the policies and procedures of Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, including Health and Safety, confidentiality, data protection and equal opportunities. Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust operates a no smoking policy.
Person Specification
Registration/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse with active UK NMC registration
Desirable
- Paediatric Surgical Course
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience within an acute setting/environment within paediatrics as a Staff Nurse
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work collaboratively with other staff members
- Able to manage patients emotional needs and demonstrate empathy and care
Person Specification
Registration/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse with active UK NMC registration
Desirable
- Paediatric Surgical Course
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience within an acute setting/environment within paediatrics as a Staff Nurse
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work collaboratively with other staff members
- Able to manage patients emotional needs and demonstrate empathy and care
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).
