Paediatric Staff Nurse Practitioner (PATCH/PAU)

Job summary

London Northwest University Hospital Trust is seeking a dynamic & motivated band 5 children's nurse, for an exciting opportunity to join our newly developed paediatric hospital at home (PATCH) service. We are developing same day emergency care pathways to prevent and reduce hospital admissions. We will offer you a wide range of experiences, assessing and treating children and young people with acute illness in their own homes whilst being support by senior nurses in the team & paediatric consultants.

The PATCH team will cover a 7 day service between 08:00-22:00 however if required to work on the Paediatric Assessment Unit for a fixed length of time, then this is a 24 hour service requiring flexible working.

Main duties of the job

It is essential that you will have at least 1 year of acute / community experience working as a registered children's nurse, with excellent clinical and communication skills. In return we will offer you a comprehensive induction and education and development programme with robust mentorship and clinical supervision opportunities.

The Band 5 role requires a dynamic, motivated children's nurse who is looking to develop their clinical assessment/nursing skills whilst working alongside senior nurses/paediatric consultants. You will need to be flexible and forward thinking, able to work independently and as part of a friendly and supportive team delivering nursing care to a diverse community. There will be a strong focus to deliver an 'out of hospital' agenda across community based pathways to reduce hospital attendances and length of stay. There is Trust wide commitment to develop and lead children's services into an exciting and outcomes driven future, through integration and partnership working, to ensure seamless delivery of services across the whole health system to meet the needs of children and young people in Brent and Harrow.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.