Job summary
Employer heading
Paediatric Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
Our vision isÌý"to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and joinÌý#TeamEliot.
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Job overview
Job Title: Paediatric Staff Nurse
Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week (weekday and weekend shifts, days and nights) (part-time hours are available)
Perm/Fixed Term: Permanent
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Closing Date: 3rd January 2025
Interview Date:Ìý TBC
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.Ìý
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Main duties of the job
- Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for a specified group of patients.
- Takes charge of the ward as delegated by the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse for a specified period of time.
- Acts as a Team Leader, delegating appropriate tasks and supervising the standard of care delivered by more junior qualified staff, unqualified staff and learner nurses in the ward team.
- Assists the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse in the management of preceptorship of newly qualifies staff, returning to nursing staff and the mentorship of nursing students and health care support workers.
Working for our organisation
Here at George Eliot our vision toÌý‘excel at patient care’Ìý takes centre stage.Ìý An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do.Ìý Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits:Ìý On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plusÌý bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Undertake and documents a comprehensive, systematic and accurate nursing assessment of the physical social and spiritual needs of the patients where appropriate.
- Creates and utilizes opportunities to promote health and well-being of patients in their care.
- Leads a nursing team to manage a group of patients throughout a shift.
- Ensure that all staff working within the Policies, Procedures of the Trust in line with NMC Guidance
- Positive attitude to continuing professional education in order to enhance knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for safe and effective nursing practice.
- Maintaining standards by ensuring that evidenced based practice underpins all nursing inventions.
- Participate in Trust Appraisal system
- Liaises with Ward/Department Team, other Wards and Departments as appropriate to ensure patients receive optimum care.Ìý
For more information regarding this role, please refer to the Job Description and Personal Specification.Ìý
Person specification
Qualification and Professional Training
Essential criteria
- RSCN/ RN Child Branch / RN/ RN Adult
- Willing to work towards a post grad qualification in specialty
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification
- Managerial qualification
- Diploma
- Leadership Development
- Post Grad qualification in specialty
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Experience within the specialty
- Experience of Research Management
- Experience of audit and resource
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Report writing skills
- Critical analytical skills
- Presentation skills
- Ability to motivate others
- Good organization
- Ability to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge a professional judgment
- Frequent requirement for concentration where the work pattern is unpredictable
- Ongoing requirement to exert moderate physical effort, pushing trolleys, transferring patients
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Enthusiastic
- Ability to have positive working relationships
- Good health record
- Proven leadership skills
- Ability to work under pressure to meet required deadlines
- Evidence based practice
- Computer literate
- Experience of using evidence based practice
- To be able to assist patients to move using appropriate aids on a frequent basis
- To be able to transport patients using wheelchair/trolley or bed on a frequent basis. This will occur for short periods frequently throughout a normal shift and will require moderate effort
- Frequently be able to deal with patients and relatives during distressing situations
- Ability to manage difficult situations/conflict effectively
- Deal with the emotional stress arising
Other
Essential criteria
- To be able to apply normal care and attention throughout the shift. To deal with competing demands for attention
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
- Sarah-Jayne Wetton
- Job title
- Paediatric Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07881917612
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