If you are an experienced children's nurse or a nurse with children's experience then we would love to hear from you. Are you are looking for a flexible opportunity to provide quality care to babies, children, young people and families. Being part of our Nursing Bank is a great opportunity to work as part of our care team, providing personalised clinical care whilst working around your own commitments.

We are looking for Nurses who have knowledge and experience of caring for children and their families, are able to communicate sensitively and will put the needs of our children at the centre of everything they do to create a safe and positive environment. We have a range of shifts available.

Starlight children's ward is a 18 bedded unit with an additional 4 beds for when we do surgery.

We are a friendly supportive team that is passionate about delivering first class care to the children and families that access our service, whilst working in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team. We provide holistic family centred care that we are proud of and know and that we know makes a difference to the outcomes for the children and families.

***Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying as we won't be able to provide sponsorship for this role***

***Due to high applications, advert may close early***

Main duties of the job

The post holder will practice within a team of nursing staff, and act as allocated nurse for a group of patients: assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care needs. The post holder will not require direct supervision and will be expected to co-ordinate a ward area activities providing direction to junior staff.

The post holder will work within the multi-disciplinary team providing high quality care in partnership with children and families referring as appropriate to relevant services.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of Outstanding from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification

Essential

• NMC Registered Child Nurse
• Paediatric experience

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

• Ability to support in area of clinical practice
• Ability to prioritise / delegate, advise & support junior staff teaching mentoring skills
• Ability to manage change, conflict, own workload
• Ability to assess health and care needs, plan care, deliver care and evaluate outcomes.
• Excellent skills in communication,

Experience

Essential

• Hospital or Community Experience
• Experience of working in a multicultural environment

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of current developments around the provision and delivery of care for children both locally and nationally.
• Understanding of safeguarding issues

Other requirements

Essential

• Understanding of the trust values
• Flexible approach to work

Employer details

Employer name

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Homerton Row

London

E9 6SR

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

293-BANK-0663