Are you an experience paediatric nurse with a passion for delivering excellent care within a nurse led unit? Do you have a desire to gain knowledge and competence within forward thinking and dynamic paediatric hospital services?

We are looking for outstanding individuals who embody our Trust Values of being caring, fair and open, to join our exceptional team. If you are have excellent communication skills and the ability to use your initiative and are keen to work and collaborate to deliver high quality and responsive paediatric nursing care within a very diverse and busy paediatric service, we welcome you to apply. Department opening hours are Monday - Friday 08.00 - 18.00. Working varied shift times of 7.5 hours per day.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Kean Dennis, Ward Manager, on 0208 887 2716 or via email at kean.dennis@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

To work as a skilled member of the nursing team, to assist in the provision of high standards of holistic family centered care to children and families

To assist in the creation of a welcoming, caring and safe environment for the children and families To communicate effectively with the multi- disciplinary team.

Accept delegated responsibility for specific activities/areas from the senior nurse in charge

Work in line with Trust policies, protocols, objectives, and local guidelines, whilst also being aware of the importance of their role in supporting members of the team, always adhering to the Trust values, and practicing in line with NMC regulations.

Work in line with Trust policies, protocols, objectives, and local guidelines, whilst also being aware of the importance of their role in supporting members of the team, always adhering to the Trust values, and practicing in line with NMC regulations.

About us

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and main responsibilities. If you have any questions or would like to visit our unit please contact me.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• RSCN/RN Child Branch. (NMC Register)

Desirable

• Evidence of having attained a degree in field of nursing or working towards this.
• Assessing and mentoring qualification.

Skills and attributes

Essential

• Ability to plan care for a group of patients
• Good written and verbal skills
• Ability to work within a team
• Committed to family centred care

Trust Values

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• The ability to work well within a team.
• Ability to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what one needs to learn to be able to improve their current job performance.
• Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them.
• Ability to offer constructive suggestions for service improvement.

Other requirements

Essential

• Good understanding and knowledge of Paediatrics.
• Awareness of professional issues.
• Understanding of nursing practice and innovations.
• Knowledge of team nursing.
• Knowledge of the ward's specialties.
• Awareness of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Basic IT Skills.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of having worked with acute/chronically ill children.

Desirable

• Broad experience of clinical paediatric nursing practice within a hospital environment.
• Prior experience of taking charge.

Employer details

Employer name

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Address

North Middlesex University Hospital

Sterling Way

London

N18 1QX

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