Paediatric Staff Nurse

Job summary

• To work as a skilled member of the nursing team to assist in the provision of high standards of holistic family centred care to children and their families.
• Ability to promote family centred care and establish good relationships with children and their families.
• To communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team.
• To be able to take charge of the unit in the absence of the nurse in charge
• To be able to deliver a high standard of critical care skills to children within the unit
• To work within the Paediatric Directorate across the Health Board
• To deliver High Dependency Care to patients

Main duties of the job

Are you a registered children's nurse who would like to join a team at Morriston Hospital caring for children and young people within children services. Have you the motivation and commitment to provide evidenced based care whilst exercising a children rights based approach, then we would love to welcome you to our team.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering a high standard of specialist evidence based care to children and their families within the paediatric High Dependency and the acute paediatric wards. The post holder will be a key member in relation to development of practice on the ward. They will be working independently/autonomously without direct supervision, accountable for own professional actions.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.