Job summary
Are you a Band 5 or 6 Paediatric Nurse looking for a new and exciting challenge? Why not join our friendly team in the Children's Emergency Department (ChED).
We care for children and young people with a variety of presentations from respiratory distress to appendicitis and work closely with our colleagues in the Children's Assessment Unit and the inpatient paediatric ward to ensure our patients get the best care. The Children's Emergency Department has 14 beds, including side rooms and an enhanced care bay and resuscitation bay and operates 24 hours a day around the year. We care for children who are acutely unwell, and our aim is to assess and plan effective care interventions to support their recovery.
We cross work between departments when necessary to improve our skills and form part of the larger Jenny Lind Children's Hospital team.
Main duties of the job
As a band 6 you will be coordinating shifts and ensuring that patient care is of the highest standard and the clinical environment is welcoming and meets all set targets for cleanliness and safety. You will be responsible for a small team of staff, managing their appraisals and mandatory training. You will also be involved in teaching on our comprehensive teaching program which is being established by our team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
You will be working in a team of Nurses, Doctors, Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioners, Healthcare Assistants and Play Specialists to provide high quality care for our patients.
Training opportunities for the ChED team include: triage skills, advanced life support, paediatric HDU at level 1 and 2, ECG's, venipuncture and cannulation, blood gases, wound care, among others.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensure practice is in accordance with the NMC Code and work within limits of competence.
- Maintain a high standard of paediatric nursing care by acting as a professional Role Model to others
- Implement effective assessment and delegation of workload to more junior members of staff ensuring that their duties are carried out efficiently and competently.
- Carry out assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care to an individual or a group of patients, ensuring family centred care is actively encouraged where appropriate.
- Ensure continuity of care by reporting all changes and ongoing plans to staff at the beginning and end of shifts as appropriate to role. In the absence of a senior nurse ensuring adequate staff cover on a daily basis.
- To support bereaved relatives in the department and junior staff whilst they are undertaking this role.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensure practice is in accordance with the NMC Code and work within limits of competence.
- Maintain a high standard of paediatric nursing care by acting as a professional Role Model to others
- Implement effective assessment and delegation of workload to more junior members of staff ensuring that their duties are carried out efficiently and competently.
- Carry out assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care to an individual or a group of patients, ensuring family centred care is actively encouraged where appropriate.
- Ensure continuity of care by reporting all changes and ongoing plans to staff at the beginning and end of shifts as appropriate to role. In the absence of a senior nurse ensuring adequate staff cover on a daily basis.
- To support bereaved relatives in the department and junior staff whilst they are undertaking this role.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Paediatric Nurse with significant post registration experience in ED or Critical Care area
- One of the following: EPALS / APLS
Experience
Essential
- Significant paediatric experience in ED nursing or Critical Care.
Skills
Essential
- Competent IT Skills
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
- Highly motivated and dynamic
Attitude & Aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Paediatric Nurse with significant post registration experience in ED or Critical Care area
- One of the following: EPALS / APLS
Experience
Essential
- Significant paediatric experience in ED nursing or Critical Care.
Skills
Essential
- Competent IT Skills
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
- Highly motivated and dynamic
Attitude & Aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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).
