NMC Registered Children's Nurse's are employed in wards and departments at the Great North Children's Hospital, Neonates at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Cardiothoracic at the Freeman Hospital.

We are welcoming applications from student nurses due to qualify in September 2024 and qualified Children's Nurses looking for a new experience.

When you arrive for interview we will ask for your preferences and provide a list of current vacancies to assist in your choice.

Vacancies are constantly changing but currently there are opportunities on PEAU (Paediatric Emergency and Assessment Unit), Ward 1a Renal, Gastroenterology and pre and post BMT, Ward 2a Respiratory, Ward 3 Bone Marrow Transplant, Ward 4 Oncology, Ward 9 General Surgery, Ward 11 Burns, Plastics and ENT, Ward 12 PICU, Neonatal Intensive Care and Cardiothoracic PICU.

• Interview Date Friday, 06 September 2024
• Interviews will be face to face at Regent Point, NE3 3HD
• Full & Part Time Hours Available

Main duties of the job

We want all of our paediatric nurses here at Newcastle Hospitals to feel supported and have opportunities for learning and development.

Our Education Team is here to help and will support:

The Trust Preceptorship Days for all newly qualified band 5 staff nurses (4 days).

Bespoke paediatric clinical skills day - this includes 6 days over a 6 month period.

Bespoke speciality days including - tracheostomy care, respiratory, diabetes, acute illness management, orthopaedic care and wound care.

Clinical Educator support in the clinical area during supernumerary period and once out of supernumerary to support with competency sign ogg.

Yearly mandatory training update dates.

About us

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, we have around 16,000 staff and an annual income of �1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Accountable for assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating high quality patient care in the Peri-Operative environment.
• Provide effective support to both patient and carers throughout their care pathway.
• Act as role model, teacher and supervisor for junior staff and students, participating in mentor and preceptorship programmesTo abide by Trust policies and procedures.
• Provide support for and depending on experience deputise for nurse in charge in their absence.
• Act as patient advocate in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code / Health and Care Professions Council standards of conduct, performance and ethics.
• Work collaboratively as an effective member of MDT.
• Participate in 24 hour on call service when appropriate to role.

You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• oEvidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development
• oAwareness of current relevant NHS policy context
• oHas understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding

Desirable

• oMeets Nursing and Midwifery Council requirements for mentorship if relevant to role

SKILLS

Essential

• oBasic IT skills

Desirable

• oRelevant clinical skills relating to the specialty e.g. cannulation, IV drug administration

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• oRelevant and recent clinical experience

Desirable

• oPrevious experience in speciality

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
• oNMC registration
• oDiploma/Degree in Nursing (completed or willingness to undertake) or equivalent experience

Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

317 Trustwide

NE7 7DN

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317-2024-SNP-SEPT