Paediatric Outpatients & Surgical Nurse

Job summary

Are you paediatric nurse looking for a new opportunity? This could be the role for you! We are recruiting a paediatric nurse to support our paediatric outpatient clinics at Oldham and Rochdale as well as our elective and urgent paediatric surgical lists.

Working between our established outpatient and inpatient nursing teams you will provide effective, high quality, patient focussed care to the children and families that access our services.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your outpatient and surgical clinical skills and you will be supported by the Unit Manager, Paediatric Practice Educator and Paediatric Clinical Governance Co-ordinator in your own development with a bespoke 4 week induction to support your transition into the role. You will have access to our bespoke paediatric training days and an individual development programme to build on your existing skills, knowledge and experience.

Main duties of the job

As a paediatric outpatient/surgical nurse you will play a vital part in providing child and family focussed pre and post-operative care, promoting continuity within the patient journey. You will have the opportunity to be involved in developing and progressing quality improvement initiatives for outpatient provision and paediatric surgery for the Organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic paediatric nurse with a range of clinical skills and experience.

We are a friendly and supportive team with a focus on the Organisation's Kindness Collaborative which supports the way we work. We are fortunate to have a beautifully designed, bright and spacious inpatient unit incorporating Paediatric Inpatients, Critical Care, Surgery and a Paediatric Observation and Assessment area as well as paediatric outpatient departments on the Rochdale and Oldham sites. We have a large playroom and outdoor play area as well as a sensory room and facilities for young people to spend time away from their bed-space.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/working-with-us/our-values/