0284 - Staff Nurse

NHS; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading children's ward at Barnsley Hospital, where you'll provide high-quality care to children up to 16 years old. As a registered children's nurse, you'll be part of a supportive team, ensuring safety and dignity while promoting continuous improvement in care. This role offers opportunities for professional growth through training and mentorship.

Qualifications

• Previous paediatric experience required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standard of clinical work.
• Be responsible for safe custody of medication.
• Champion service user safety and dignity.

Skills

Compassion

Knowledge of health and safety issues

Knowledge of preceptorship/mentorship

Education

RSCN/RN (CHILD)

Job description

My job on thechildrens ward at Barnsley Hospital is friendly, fun, rewarding, valued,exciting and professional. It challenges me and lets me grow. Whats your joblike?

Were looking for enthusiastic, committed and motivatedchildren's nurses with a passion to deliver high quality care to come and joinour team. If you are a registered childrens nurse we'd love to hear from you.

Our ward provides care to patients up to the age of 16 yearswith a wide range of acute and elective medical and surgical needs. We have 8beds with 2 enhanced care cubicles and deliver level 1&2 care to childrenand their families. You can expect to care for children with bronchiolitis, diabetes,safeguarding needs, following orthopaedic surgery, and much more!

You will be supported by practice educators, band 6 seniornurses, lead nurses, matrons and the wider multi-disciplinary team through yourinduction/preceptorship programme and on to reach your potential. We offer abespoke paediatric mandatory training programme across childrens services andsupport external study to help you flourish in your career.

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Main duties of the job

If you are a newly registered staff nurse please apply viaour Trust Wide advert where you will have the opportunity to specify your areaof choice, please call 01226 435704, 01226 431694 or 07821 808097 for furtherdetails

You will:

Maintain a high standard of clinical work whencarrying out nursing procedures.

Be responsible for the safe custody ofmedication, including checking and administration.

Be a patient advocate and champion service usersafety and dignity.

Ensure compliance with our clinical governanceframework.

Be an effective team member.

Contribute towards continuous serviceimprovement and practice development.

Motivate colleagues and have a positiveinfluence.

About us

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close aposition early.

BarnsleyHospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust achieving a Goodrating in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment andachieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. Weare proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainablefuture for this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.

Therehas never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at paceand a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation, wherestaff are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey tosustainability and growth.

BarnsleyHospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunityand fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnicorigin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion orbelief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

Thecost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles only willbe met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

Certificates of Sponsorship

For individuals whomay require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visaroute please use the link to check your eligibility Check, certificate of sponsorship - Search - GOV.UK,please note that from April 9th 2025, band 2 and 3 entry rolesare no longer eligible for sponsorship

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attachedJob Description and Person Specification for full details of the role andresponsibilities.

SupportingDocuments

Please refer to thevalues-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation

Person Specification

Knowledge and Awareness

• Knowledge of health and safety issues
• Knowledge of preceptorship/mentorship
• In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
• In around 100 words please describe what compassion means to you?

Experience

• Previous paediatric experience

Qualifications

• RSCN/RN (CHILD)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.