Job summary
To work as an autonomous practitioner practicing within agreed guidelines and protocols to deliver quality patient services, which is evidence based including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, transfer to children's ward or discharge.
Main duties of the job
To assess children admitted to the Paediatric Unit's as an autonomous practitioner and using own clinical judgment diagnose, treat, refer or discharge patients.
Exercise a higher degree of personal and professional autonomy using advanced skills to include clinical interventions.
Admit to children's ward or discharge home within locally agreed pathways, guidelines and protocols.
About us
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"
Job description
Job responsibilities
To adhere to trust policies, procedures and guidelines including Child Protection and Adult Protection.
To work with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams in order to ensure patients needs are met.
To work within independent/supplementary nurse prescribing or patient group directives that support or enhance patient care.
To contribute to quality improvement within the service.
To assist in clinical audit and the setting and monitoring of standards of care.
To ensure effective communication skills and be able to advise and provide information to patients, carers and their families where appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To adhere to trust policies, procedures and guidelines including Child Protection and Adult Protection.
To work with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams in order to ensure patients needs are met.
To work within independent/supplementary nurse prescribing or patient group directives that support or enhance patient care.
To contribute to quality improvement within the service.
To assist in clinical audit and the setting and monitoring of standards of care.
To ensure effective communication skills and be able to advise and provide information to patients, carers and their families where appropriate.
Person Specification
Documentation
Essential
- oRegistered First Level Nurse oRSCN/RNC
- oDegree in relevant child health field
- Recent acute paediatric nursing experience
- oEPLS/APLS provider
- oWorking toward MSC in advanced clinical practice or willingness to undertake and complete within a 2 year period or appropriate evidence of practice or competencies achieved
Desirable
- Non medical prescribing
- PNA
- Leadership/management qualification
Person Specification
Documentation
Essential
- oRegistered First Level Nurse oRSCN/RNC
- oDegree in relevant child health field
- Recent acute paediatric nursing experience
- oEPLS/APLS provider
- oWorking toward MSC in advanced clinical practice or willingness to undertake and complete within a 2 year period or appropriate evidence of practice or competencies achieved
Desirable
- Non medical prescribing
- PNA
- Leadership/management qualification
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).
