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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent: Fixed Term Positions also available
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Full & Part Time Hours available)
Job ref
345-EMC6847191
Employer
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital of North Tees
Town
Stockton-on-Tees
Salary
拢29,970 - 拢36,483 pro rata, per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust logo

Staff Nurse- Paediatrics ED

NHS AfC: Band 5

We are on a continuous journey of improvement and transformation , however our main priority is, and always will be, providing safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. If you share our passion then apply for this opportunity and help us make our patients鈥 experience the best it can possibly be.

With a budget of around 拢365m, three hospitals and 5,500 staff, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital-based services to the population of Hartlepool, Stockton on Tees and parts of East Durham and Sedgefield as well as community, therapeutic and screening to a wider population across Durham and Teesside.

Job overview

*Advert may close early once sufficient number of applications is reached*

Are you ready to join a top performing Foundation Trust in the North East of England and be part of a department committed to ensuring high quality patient care?

Could you be a North Tees and Hartlepool CYPED Nurse rated a 鈥楪ood Team鈥 by the CQC and be part of a friendly, focused, innovative team to give the highest quality care?

Do you want to work in a department where no two days are the same, working in a fast-paced environment?

听Our Childrens and Young Person emergency department has recently expanded. We have upgraded facilities and create more emergency cubicles, and therefore we are looking to recruit professional and enthusiastic Band 5 staff nurses.听

We look after children from Birth to 16 years in this amazing new environment which is ideal when providing a听 first-class service. The department has 1 resuscitation bed, and 15 major treatment cubicles, 3 of which are classed as high dependency cubicles.听 We also have a dedicated mental health assessment room.

听We are co-located with an Urgent Care Treatment centre who deal with minor injuries and illnesses and between the UCC and both Adult and CYPED departments we attend to around 14,000 patients each month.听听 There are currently 30 staff in the paediatric department. We have a great team of Heath care assistants, junior and senior registered nurses, and paediatric nurse practitioners.听

Main duties of the job

We are looking for nurses who are motivated, enthusiastic and can demonstrate at interview a kind and compassionate attitude along with a desire to provide effective and efficient emergency care.听 With strong nursing leadership, a dedicated CYPED Matron and a newly appointed Clinical Educator to guide and support you in conjunction with an allocated 鈥榖uddy鈥.听 We provide high quality Paediatric emergency care and give structured support and development to all our nurses including a tailored induction at the start, a period of supernumerary status tailored to every individual鈥檚 needs.听 You will be given a structured orientation to meet your individual needs to develop as an CYPED nurse.

As part of the team, you will develop a plethora or skills and will be supported in attending training for these courses which may include:

  • Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS)
  • Paediatric Intermediate Life support (PILS
  • Plaster of Paris cours
  • Resuscitation skills
  • Triage/Initial assessmen
  • Immediate Life Support (ILS)

You will also develop confidence and competence of your clinical skills in areas such as venepuncture, cannulation & catheterisation.

You will have the opportunity to work in all areas of the Emergency Department once you feel confident and competent.

We have permanent and fixed term posts available听

Working for our organisation

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.听 Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition 鈥 a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We recruit for values and 鈥淭ogether we are North Tees & Hartlepool鈥

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We aim to facilitate maximum health gains and normality, with respect for the health choices made by children, young people and their families

The aims of our service are:

  • Provide care closer to home to children/young people with acute & long-term conditions, including complex needs, life limiting conditions & palliative care.
  • Holistically assess, plan, implement & review a plan of care for children/ young people鈥檚 nursing needs in partnership with them and their family.
  • Support children/ young people and their families & carers with the identified healthcare needs through a partnership & empowering approach.
  • To provide a high quality service for families through a co-ordinated multi-agency approach.
  • Prevent unnecessary hospital admissions & facilitate early discharge when possible.
  • To reduce follow up visits to the children鈥檚 day unit & outpatient鈥檚 clinics.
  • Provide teaching & support for children/ young people and their families.

As part of the paediatric nursing team, you will be able to develop a plethora of skills and you will be supported in attending training, which may include:

  • Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS),
  • Paediatric Intermediate Life support (PILS)
  • Resuscitation skills.
  • Triage/Initial assessment
  • Immediate Life Support (ILS)

We offer a wide range of opportunities to support your professional development including a bespoke preceptorship program/induction, regular simulation scenarios, paediatric sepsis, chaperone training, professional challenge and escalation. As well as access to a paediatric clinical educator who delivers a variety of training including minor illnesses, tracheostomy care, Paediatric life support, blood culture, venepuncture, catheterisation and cannulation as well as a number of other training opportunities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Nursing Degree
  • 1st Level Registration Children鈥檚 Nursing
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching Certificate Working towards a specialist qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working within an acute hospital environment
Desirable criteria
  • Phlebotomy skills
  • Experience in the emergency care of the child

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good communication skills both verbal and written
  • Organisational/time management skills
Desirable criteria
  • EPALS/APALS

Disposition

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work well within the multidisciplinary team
  • Effective interpersonal skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Silverhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kickstart-scheme-employer-resources/kickstart-scheme-brand-guidelines

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Debbie Hall
Job title
Ward Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01642383144