Job summary
Wonderful
opportunity to work within the intensive care transport team hosted by
Birmingham and Women and Childrens Hospital NHS.
Senior
role within the
KIDSNTS team/ PICU
50:50 / 12-month
maternity leave secondment
This is
an exciting opportunity for an experienced intensive care nurse to enhance and
develop their skills in both the Paediatric intensive care unit and critical
care transport.
Previous
transport experience is essential.
Main duties of the job
The
successful applicant will be a registered nurse, with a recognised
intensive care nursing qualification. They will be highly motivated to ensure
that they work seamlessly between the 2 services (KIDSNTS and PICU with a
passion for intensive care transport medicine.
KIDSNTS
is an innovative regional transport and advice service dedicated to the
management of critically ill infants and children in the Midlands. Teams of
specially trained Doctors, Advanced Practitioners and Nurses are available 24
hours a day to transport babies and children to intensive care, paediatric and
neonatal units or other ward areas.
Full
time (minimum 30 hours a week)
For
more information about this role please contact Fabienne.bell@nhs.net
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the
first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive
forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and
mental health care for our women, children and families.
Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment
to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading
neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in
shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist
paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham
Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the
busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year
offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward
Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative
community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB
offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people
aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We
believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and
encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria
for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or
sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person
specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham
Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have
evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include
transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional
registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for
our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so
please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person
specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham
Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have
evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include
transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional
registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for
our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so
please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC
- Registered Nurse
- Nationally recognised Intensive Care Nursing Qualification
- Teaching & Assessing Qualification or equivalent
- Basic Life support Resuscitation Qualification
- Educated to Degree Level or working towards (health related subject or equivalent level of experience)
Desirable
- Evidence of continued professional development related to NICU/PICU transport
- Advanced Life Support Qualification (NLS, APLS, EPALS)
Experience
Essential
- Band 5 experience a within a tertiary intensive care
- Recorded experience of working on a NICU/PICU transport Service
Skills
Essential
- Band 5 experience at a NICU/PICU within a tertiary referral centre
- Recorded experience of working on a PICU/ NICU transport Service
- Excellent communication skills, building team relationships quickly in a fast paced environment
- Excellent customer service Skills
- Organisational Skill
- Assertive and Diplomatic
- Able to plan and prioritise daily workload to ensure high quality and safe care for children and young people
- Good time management skills
- Able to engage with IT programmes that support patient care
- Able to communicate effectively via email
- Able to work flexibly to meet service including weekend and night shifts
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC
- Registered Nurse
- Nationally recognised Intensive Care Nursing Qualification
- Teaching & Assessing Qualification or equivalent
- Basic Life support Resuscitation Qualification
- Educated to Degree Level or working towards (health related subject or equivalent level of experience)
Desirable
- Evidence of continued professional development related to NICU/PICU transport
- Advanced Life Support Qualification (NLS, APLS, EPALS)
Experience
Essential
- Band 5 experience a within a tertiary intensive care
- Recorded experience of working on a NICU/PICU transport Service
Skills
Essential
- Band 5 experience at a NICU/PICU within a tertiary referral centre
- Recorded experience of working on a PICU/ NICU transport Service
- Excellent communication skills, building team relationships quickly in a fast paced environment
- Excellent customer service Skills
- Organisational Skill
- Assertive and Diplomatic
- Able to plan and prioritise daily workload to ensure high quality and safe care for children and young people
- Good time management skills
- Able to engage with IT programmes that support patient care
- Able to communicate effectively via email
- Able to work flexibly to meet service including weekend and night shifts
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 6NH
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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