The Paediatric Emergency Department (ED) at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital is in a busy district general hospital seeing over 27,500 children per year. In July 2023 we moved in to a newly developed Paediatric ED that has a dedicated Paediatric HDU room & CAMHS room within the department.

We are looking to welcome Registered Children Nurses to our Paediatric ED team. The service offers a dedicated Paediatric ED located adjacent to our Adult ED. Our successful applicants will benefit from the internal and external courses and the support of our senior team and our practice development nurses. Courses include paediatric life support courses, ED focused training for minors skills and trauma training.

Don't worry if you don't have any emergency care experience as we will support you to become confident in the assessment, recognition and management of the sick child within the emergency setting. The Luton & Dunstable Hospital is proud to have developed the Children's Assessment Knowledge Examination Skills (CAKES) course which covers the assessment, knowledge and skills of sick children. We have a great record of nurse development and progression with recent internal promotions and newly qualified preceptorship programmes.

Main duties of the job

Professional Responsibilities* Assess patient care needs and the development and implementation ofprogrammes of patient care and participate in the evaluation of these.* To ensure a high standard of nursing care is performed at all times and assist in the review and regular update of these standards.* Ability to recognise and respond appropriately to changes in the patient's condition and safety.* Ability to administer oral drugs safely and independently and that they areadministered in line with the NMC and Trust Policy guidelines.* Be aware of the principles of infection control.* Be able to communicate basic care information and answer queries.* To undertake intravenous drug therapy administration , training if required.

Further information see attached Job Description

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A& E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.

Our Values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide a high standard of nursing care by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of patient care. To work closely with the department / ward manager and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing care, staff and service development with in the department / ward environment.

Please see detailed Job Description attached.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Current and Active NMC Registration (or pending qualification)

Desirable

• Degree qualification
• PILS

Skills

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Excellent time keeping and organisational skills

Desirable

• Venepuncture and Cannulation
• Minor Injuries skills i.e wound closure

Experience

Essential

• Ability to work as part of team
• Experience in nursing paediatric patients

Desirable

• Counselling skills

Employer details

Employer name

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Paediatric Emergency Department, Luton and Dunstable Hospital

Lewsey Road

Luton

LU4 0DZ

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418-MED8969-JB