Job summary
An
exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Leeds Childrens Hospital acute
paediatric outreach nurse team .
We
are a Critical Care Outreach team that play a vital role in assisting the LCH
staff with acutely unwell and deteriorating patients. We provide clinical advice, education and
support to ward based multi-disciplinary teams throughout all paediatric
clinical areas throughout the trust.
This
is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced nurse to further develop their
clinical assessment skills and decision making and to work collaboratively
with the MDT to ensure the timely escalation of deteriorating children across
all specialities within Leeds Childrens Hospital.
Post
holder must have EPLS and be willing to partake in additional training
required for the role.
Expected Shortlisting
Date
21/07/2025
Planned Interview
Date
28/07/2025
Main duties of the job
The
post holder will provide comprehensive assessment and care of the
deteriorating/acutely ill child, leading to early intervention and treatment.
The post holder will work in partnership with the medical and nursing teams
to initiate appropriate care to prevent further physiological deterioration
and identify and refer those patients who require ICU/HDU admission. They will attend all medical emergency
calls within the Leeds Childrens Hospital and Emergency Department.
About us
Working
at LTHT has many benefits including:
1.
Flexible working patterns to fit you & your lifestyle
2.
Supernumerary orientation periods
3.
Structured induction programmes
4.
Personalised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes, regardless
of experience.
We
are very interested in hearing from you, including those of you who are
students expecting to graduate in the next nine months. Come & join our
team in Leeds & become part of The Leeds Way sharing our vision &
values. Leeds Teaching hospital is rated as GOOD & the Trust is
recognised for our staff engagement, great care & rated GOOD by the Care
Quality Commission. For all new starters to the Trust, we have a structured
Introduction to Professional Practice (IPP) Induction programme to prepare
you for working at LTHT. We also have a 6-month preceptorship framework to
support you in your new role, which incorporates further education sessions
& support forums.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will be an experienced qualified paediatric nurse who will play an essential role in
assisting the Childrens hospital
Outreach Team to provide extensive clinical advice, education and
support to ward based multi-disciplinary teams across a number of clinical
areas throughout the trust.
The
post holder will provide comprehensive assessment and care of the
deteriorating/acutely ill child , leading to early intervention and
treatment. The post holder will work in partnership with the
Multi-disciplinary Team to initiate appropriate care to prevent further
physiological deterioration and identify and refer those patients who require
PICU/HDU admission.
The
post holder will support the Resuscitation Officers in the education and
training for all clinical and non-clinical staff employed by the Trust across
all adult areas.
The
post holder will also support Outreach within the ward environment and those
areas caring for critically ill children.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will be an experienced qualified paediatric nurse who will play an essential role in
assisting the Childrens hospital
Outreach Team to provide extensive clinical advice, education and
support to ward based multi-disciplinary teams across a number of clinical
areas throughout the trust.
The
post holder will provide comprehensive assessment and care of the
deteriorating/acutely ill child , leading to early intervention and
treatment. The post holder will work in partnership with the
Multi-disciplinary Team to initiate appropriate care to prevent further
physiological deterioration and identify and refer those patients who require
PICU/HDU admission.
The
post holder will support the Resuscitation Officers in the education and
training for all clinical and non-clinical staff employed by the Trust across
all adult areas.
The
post holder will also support Outreach within the ward environment and those
areas caring for critically ill children.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Significant critical care at sister/charge nurse or equivalent outreach experience.
- In depth knowledge & clinical competence in the care of the critically ill.
- Insight into current issues in nursing/ professional issues
- Knowledge of Standards of Practice.
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
- Professional and patient focused with a strong commitment to providing high quality care.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexible adaptable and capable of lateral thinking. Well-developed assertiveness skills.
- Team worker.
- Compassionate
- Ability to motivate others.
- Advanced oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- Able to apply NMC guidance for documentation and record keeping
- IT skills
- Capable of lateral thinking
- Current issues in healthcare
Other Criteria
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- IT Skills
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Childrens Nurse
- Formal teaching qualification
- Level 3 critical care qualification
Desirable
- First degree and/or Higher Academic Study (Masters Degree)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Significant critical care at sister/charge nurse or equivalent outreach experience.
- In depth knowledge & clinical competence in the care of the critically ill.
- Insight into current issues in nursing/ professional issues
- Knowledge of Standards of Practice.
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
- Professional and patient focused with a strong commitment to providing high quality care.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexible adaptable and capable of lateral thinking. Well-developed assertiveness skills.
- Team worker.
- Compassionate
- Ability to motivate others.
- Advanced oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- Able to apply NMC guidance for documentation and record keeping
- IT skills
- Capable of lateral thinking
- Current issues in healthcare
Other Criteria
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- IT Skills
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Childrens Nurse
- Formal teaching qualification
- Level 3 critical care qualification
Desirable
- First degree and/or Higher Academic Study (Masters Degree)
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).
