Band 5 Paediatric Staff Nurse

Are you looking for a new opportunity within paediatric nursing? An opportunity has arisen to join our team working on our acute paediatric ward, Northbrook. As a district general hospital we look after children with a large range of conditions and care needs, including children requiring high dependency care. We pride ourselves on having an environment where your development matters. We would encourage any nurse looking to broaden their experience to apply

Main duties of the job

• Facilitating the assessment and delivery of care to children and young people with a range of care needs within a 24/7 service
• Providing effective evidence-based, high quality care for patients
• Working closely with the Multidisciplinary Team
• Developing or maintaining enhanced clinical skills such as paediatric venepuncture and cannulation
• Providing clinical and leadership support to a team of sisters and senior sister
• Supporting junior staff and students

About us

Our values help us in what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and use these valuesthroughout your employment with the Trust to define and develop our culture.

The post holder will be: -

• Compassionate, caring about our patients.
• Accountable and responsible, always looking to improve.
• Respectful for all and show integrity in everything.
• Encouraging and challenging each other to always do our best.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience
• Professional UK registration e.g. NMC, HPC
• Computer Literate

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile
• Completed clinical placements in a variety of areas
• Knowledge of the management of in-patients and outpatients including evidence based strategies2
• Knowledge and experience of a range of approaches to the management of patients utilising clinical reasoning.
• Multidisciplinary team working
• Understanding of Health Environment policies and legislation including Clinical, HR, E& D, Governance
• Adherence to current statutory requirements, standards and regulations
• Awareness of local and national agenda within the speciality

Desirable

• Experience of staff supervision
• Awareness of local and national agenda within the speciality

Skills & Ability

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate the required behaviour in keeping with the Trust values

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Hampshire County Hospital

Winchester

SO22 5DG

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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