Job role: Band 5 Paediatric Staff Nurse.
Job sector: Healthcare
Job Type: Permanent.
Country: United Kingdom.
Location: Birmingham.
Salary: £28,407 – £34,581 per year.
Shift & Schedule: Day shift.
About the Job.
UHB Paediatrics 0-16 Years: Where a passion and career come together!
If you are an enthusiastic Paediatric nurse looking to start or advance your nursing career then UHB is the trust for you! We are a busy District General Hospital that sees 10,000’s of children every year across all of our services which presents fantastic development opportunities for our staff.
This vacancy is within our Paediatric Assessment Units at Heartlands and Good Hope, this is a fast-paced environment that sees a large number of children requiring a wide range of hospital treatment, this is a great learning environment and will allow you to gain a breadth of knowledge in the management of general pediatric patients.
Our Paediatric service is run by a friendly, dynamic, talented team of professionals; we deliver high-quality, compassionate care to the local community and beyond. We strive to provide a positive patient experience in a safe environment and we actively promote a family-centered approach to the delivery of care.
Shift patterns are 24 hours, 7 days a week, flexible working requirements will be considered.
Our children and young people’s services include Outpatients, Day Surgery/ Medical Units, Assessment Units, Inpatients, and High Dependency Unit. We also have Paediatric Emergency Departments, Neonatal Units, Community Nursing, and Clinical Nurse Specialists.
This diverse service presents opportunities for rotation if this appeals to you!
Key responsibilities;
- As a band 5 Paediatric Nurse working in Heartlands &/or Good Hope Hospital, you will join an established multi-disciplinary team that provides care to Infants, children, and young people who are patients at UHB.
- We promote a family-centered care approach to nursing and collaborate closely with parents, carers, and their children when planning and delivering care.
- As a staff nurse you will practice autonomously and be responsible and accountable for delivering safe, compassionate, person-centered, evidence-based nursing care that respects and maintains dignity and human rights.
- You will be responsible for the assessment of patient care needs, planning and implementing programs of care, delivering treatment, and evaluating these programs of care without direct supervision.
- You will work by Trust Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines and adhere to the NMC Code at all times.
- The post holder will practice in a holistic, non-judgmental, caring, and compassionate manner that avoids assumptions, supports social inclusion recognizes and respects individual choice, and acknowledges diversity.
- They will work in partnership with other health and social care professionals, students and trainees and agencies, service users, their carers, and families.
- We expect all of our nurses to promote a positive attitude and motivate staff members to deliver compassionate care whilst developing themselves professionally.
Requirements;
- Registered Child Branch Nurse on the NMC Register.
- Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC.
- Previous/recent experience of working in an acute secondary NHS care setting (can include student placements within the last 12 months).
- Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of ongoing professional development/ competence.
- Experience working on my own and in a team in a healthcare environment delegating to others within a team / providing supervision to others.
- Willingness to become a practice supervisor/assessor to or meet Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment.
- Understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct.
- Understanding of preceptorship and work-based learning and assimilation of skills and knowledge.
- Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context.
- Understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity.
- Awareness of health and safety issues.