We are looking for a friendly and enthusiastic RSCN/RN Child with good organisational skills and an aptitude to learn quickly to provide care and support in the department.

This is a busy and varied role in a department with a patient footfall of in excess of 35000 per year. The post holder must have a flexible approach to work and a calm, professional manner. The ability to work accurately whilst multi-tasking is essential. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and have excellent communication and customer service skills. The role will involve hands on clinical care delivery at times, chaperoning patients, taking weights and measurements, updating electronic paper records where applicable and providing support to the Sister. Other duties will include welcoming patients and directing members of the public and staff queries appropriately. You will be instrumental in this role in helping to create a happy, efficient environment for service users and their families.

The successful applicant will have a positive attitude towards their work and be well subscribed to the Bradford Teaching Hospitals corporate trust values.

For more information on this exciting opportunity, please contact Deborah Griffiths (Sister) by email Deborah.griffiths@bthft.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the Children's Outpatients Nursing team, the successful candidate will focus on the provision of direct care and support to children and their families in an outpatient environment. The role will be based on the Paediatric Outpatients Department currently located at St Luke's Hospital and work with children and young people with different health and social care needs from a diverse community. The post holder will be an advocate for children and their families, promoting child focused, family centred care and providing effective liaison with the multi-disciplinary team and agencies involved within the child's care.The successful candidate will also heavily participates in teaching, mentoring and assessing of students, trainees and professional staff.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

please see the attached job description and service specification for a detailed description of the role

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children and young people with complex health care needs & conditions, providing nursing support to them & their families
• Experience of working within a multi-cultural environment
• Experience of mentoring Student Nurses/Trainee Nursing Associates or a commitment to complete the qualification within 18 months of starting in post.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work independently, organise and prioritise own workload and to make reasoned decisions under pressure.
• Self-motivated with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work as part of a multi-professional team
• Excellent time management skills and a flexible approach to working
• Ability to contribute to the training and education of others
• Ability to present care management perspectives to other professional agencies
• Ability to assess patients and formulate appropriate plans adhering to local and national guidance.
• Ability to reflect on practice, perform audit and recommend change
• Computer skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Evidence of appropriate safeguarding adults and children training and knowledge.

Desirable

• Understanding of SystmOne/ EPR

Qualifications

Essential

• RN (child) or RSCN
• ENB997/8 or SLIP or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification (accredited) or actively working towards.

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Luke's Hospital

Little Horton Lane

Bradford

BD5 0NA

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