Job summary
Are you looking for a new opportunity within paediatric nursing? An opportunity has arisen to join our team working on our acute paediatric ward, Northbrook. As a district general hospital we look after children with a large range of conditions and care needs, including children requiring high dependency care. We pride ourselves on having an environment where your development matters. We would encourage any nurse looking to broaden their experience to apply
Main duties of the job
- Facilitating the assessment and delivery of care to children and young people with a range of care needs within a 24/7 service
- Providing effective evidence-based, high quality care for patients
- Working closely with the Multidisciplinary Team
- Developing or maintaining enhanced clinical skills such as paediatric venepuncture and cannulation
- Providing clinical and leadership support to a team of sisters and senior sister
- Supporting junior staff and students
About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience
- Professional UK registration e.g. NMC, HPC
- Computer Literate
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile
- Completed clinical placements in a variety of areas
- Knowledge of the management of in-patients and outpatients including evidence based strategies2
- Knowledge and experience of a range of approaches to the management of patients utilising clinical reasoning.
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Understanding of Health Environment policies and legislation including Clinical, HR, E&D, Governance
- Adherence to current statutory requirements, standards and regulations
- Awareness of local and national agenda within the speciality
Desirable
- Experience of staff supervision
- Awareness of local and national agenda within the speciality
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate the required behaviour in keeping with the Trust values
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience
- Professional UK registration e.g. NMC, HPC
- Computer Literate
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile
- Completed clinical placements in a variety of areas
- Knowledge of the management of in-patients and outpatients including evidence based strategies2
- Knowledge and experience of a range of approaches to the management of patients utilising clinical reasoning.
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Understanding of Health Environment policies and legislation including Clinical, HR, E&D, Governance
- Adherence to current statutory requirements, standards and regulations
- Awareness of local and national agenda within the speciality
Desirable
- Experience of staff supervision
- Awareness of local and national agenda within the speciality
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate the required behaviour in keeping with the Trust values
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
