Paediatric Staff Nurse

Job summary

To work in close collaboration with all team members to maintain an environment in which staff are able to contribute to the delivery of safe care in an ambulatory care setting. Patients attending the service are aged 0-18yrs.

The post holder will be responsible for assessment and treatment of patients referred to the service via GPs, Paediatric ED, Community Midwives and the Acute Children's Ward. They are expected to implement and evaluate care in an unsupervised capacity and in line with current evidence base pathways in use within the team. They will ensure complete and accurate documentation, utilising relevant electronic IT Systems. All members of the team work to high standards, delivering quality care and contributing to staff wellbeing and the delivery of an effective learning environment for nursing and non-nursing staff. They will work in close collaboration with all members of the Community Children's Services based in the clinic. Depending on service requirements, the post holder may be expected to rotate to the Children's Ward at Warrington Hospital with appropriate support. Due to the nature of the service a degree of flexibility with working hours is required.

Main duties of the job

To work in close collaboration with all team members to maintain an environment in which staff are able to contribute to the delivery of safe care in an ambulatory care setting. Patients attending the service are aged 0-18yrs.

The post holder will be responsible for assessment and treatment of patients referred to the service via GPs, Paediatric ED, Community Midwives and the Acute Children's Ward. They are expected to implement and evaluate care in an unsupervised capacity and in line with current evidence base pathways in use within the team. They will ensure complete and accurate documentation, utilising relevant electronic IT Systems. All members of the team work to high standards, delivering quality care and contributing to staff wellbeing and the delivery of an effective learning environment for nursing and non-nursing staff. They will work in close collaboration with all members of the Community Children's Services based in the clinic. Depending on service requirements, the post holder may be expected to rotate to the Children's Ward at Warrington Hospital with appropriate support. Due to the nature of the service a degree of flexibility with working hours is required.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.