Job summary
Band
5 Registered Nurses
We
welcome newly qualified childrens nurses and adult nurses, with experience, to
apply for a role within paediatric nursing.
Are
you ready to launch your career in an exciting and vibrant Childrens Hospital?
Are you seeking a new opportunity and adventure? Then look no further than the
Leeds Childrens Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Leeds
Childrens Hospital is one of the UKs largest childrens hospitals with
state-of-the-art treatments and facilities. We provide one of the most
comprehensive ranges of specialist childrens services in the country and are
recruiting across the following specialities:
Neonatal Services
Oncology and Haematology
Medicine
Surgery
We
also offer a rotational programme to work in 3 areas over 18 months. This
opportunity is designed to provide you with experiences throughout the
children's hospital in areas of interest and offers the opportunity to gain a
high dependency qualification during the final 6 months of the programme.
Please
do state your preference for specialty and/or rotational programme in the
supporting information section on your application form.
If you are a newly qualified nurse, we will support
you during your first 12 months with our Preceptorship programme. This offers
structured personal and professional development as you transition to
registered practice and includes a supernumerary period, Introduction to
Professional Practice (IPP),
Main duties of the job
The role is to provide and be responsible for
the assessment, planning, implementation & evaluation of individualised
family centred, infant, child or young person focused programmes of care. You
will deliver care without supervision and take responsibility as the prime care
provider for a group of patients and at all times promote confidence in our
commitment to provide excellent compassionate family centred, infant, child or
young person focused patient care. The role will involve taking charge of the
ward or department as necessary in the absence of the Sister or Charge Nurse.
You will participate in the in-service training, preceptorship & mentorship
of junior staff and students, as well as maintaining your personal development.
The jobholder will work within an environment caring for infants/neonates,
children and or young people in providing child or young person focused care.
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 six months. Come and join our team
in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way sharing our vision & values.
Leeds
Childrens 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 12 month preceptorship framework to support you in your new role.
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
role is to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning,
implementation and evaluation of individualised family centred, infant, child
or young person focused programmes of
care. You will deliver care without supervision and take responsibility as
the prime care provider for a group of patients and at all times promote
confidence in our commitment to provide excellent compassionate family
centred, infant, child or young person focused patient care.
The
role will involve taking charge of the ward or department as necessary in the
absence of the Sister or Charge Nurse.
You
will participate in the in-service training, preceptorship and mentorship of
junior staff and learners, as well as maintaining your personal development.
Leeds
Childrens Hospital is a large secondary and tertiary hospital providing a
wide range of specialities to the population of Leeds as well as the wider
North Region. The jobholder will work within an environment caring for
infants/neonates, children and or young people in providing child or young
person focused care.
You
will be an accountable professional, demonstrating the Leeds Ways Values and
Behaviours in every aspect of your work. You will provide evidence based,
high quality care to patients and their families. You will demonstrate
standards of proficiencies of the registered nurse, be able to escalate any
concerns and work in line with the Leeds Childrens Hospital Standards of
Practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
role is to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning,
implementation and evaluation of individualised family centred, infant, child
or young person focused programmes of
care. You will deliver care without supervision and take responsibility as
the prime care provider for a group of patients and at all times promote
confidence in our commitment to provide excellent compassionate family
centred, infant, child or young person focused patient care.
The
role will involve taking charge of the ward or department as necessary in the
absence of the Sister or Charge Nurse.
You
will participate in the in-service training, preceptorship and mentorship of
junior staff and learners, as well as maintaining your personal development.
Leeds
Childrens Hospital is a large secondary and tertiary hospital providing a
wide range of specialities to the population of Leeds as well as the wider
North Region. The jobholder will work within an environment caring for
infants/neonates, children and or young people in providing child or young
person focused care.
You
will be an accountable professional, demonstrating the Leeds Ways Values and
Behaviours in every aspect of your work. You will provide evidence based,
high quality care to patients and their families. You will demonstrate
standards of proficiencies of the registered nurse, be able to escalate any
concerns and work in line with the Leeds Childrens Hospital Standards of
Practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Adult or Child)
- Has current registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register or awaiting NMC registration
- Willing to undergo training as necessary
Experience
Essential
- Current issues in health and social care of children and young people
Desirable
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Good written and verbal skills
- Able to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop team members
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy
- Ability to travel in between Trust premises and patient homes for posts that involve community visits
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Caring, compassionate & motivated
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to act professionally at all times
- Effective communication skills
- Effective numeracy skills e.g. accurate drug calculations
- Ability to organise self and others
- Team player
Desirable
- Capable of lateral thinking
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Adult or Child)
- Has current registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register or awaiting NMC registration
- Willing to undergo training as necessary
Experience
Essential
- Current issues in health and social care of children and young people
Desirable
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Good written and verbal skills
- Able to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop team members
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy
- Ability to travel in between Trust premises and patient homes for posts that involve community visits
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Caring, compassionate & motivated
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to act professionally at all times
- Effective communication skills
- Effective numeracy skills e.g. accurate drug calculations
- Ability to organise self and others
- Team player
Desirable
- Capable of lateral thinking
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).
