Paediatric Critical Care Outreach Nurse

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Greater London is seeking a Children's Paediatric Critical Care Outreach Nurse to join their dedicated team. The role involves providing expert care in the Paediatric Critical Care Unit and developing outreach services. Candidates should hold a current NMC registration and have significant experience in critical care. This position offers competitive remuneration and opportunities for professional growth within a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Leadership development courses

Collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• Registered Children's Nurse with post-graduate qualification in Intensive Care Nursing or Emergency Medicine.
• Substantial experience within Critical Care / Emergency Department.
• Demonstrated evidence of change management.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise to the Paediatric Critical Care Outreach team.
• Develop the critical care outreach service within the children's hospital.
• Support the expansion of the PCCU network.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to implement change to improve patient care

Clinical leadership skills

Adaptable and able to deal with changing workloads

Education

RSCN / RN Child with current NMC registration

Educated to degree level or working towards

Paediatric Intensive Care Course or equivalent

Job description

Children's Paediatric Critical Care Outreach Nurse

We are seeking a motivated and dynamic Children's Paediatric Critical Care Outreach Nurse to provide their expertise to the existing established Paediatric Critical Care Outreach team. team.

Our Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU) provides Level 3 ICU and high dependency care and treats some of the most seriously ill children who come to us from across East London and beyond. We are also an on take service for the North Thames Children's Acute Transport Service, CATS, and our nurses rotate to CATS nursing shifts. We also have a dedicated remit to assess and elevate the deteriorating patient within the paediatric wards.

The role will also help develop the critical care outreach service within the children's hospital, advanced nursing practice and support the expansion of the PCCU network. The successful applicant will have:

• Registered Children's Nurse
• Post Graduate Qualification in Intensive Care Nursing or Emergency medicine
• Substantial experience within Critical Care / Emergency Department
• Evidence of change management

What We Can Offer You

We are a friendly Children's Hospital, and can offer several leadership development opportunities as well as the opportunity to continue their professional development through attendance on relevant courses provided by varied universities.

For additional information about the post please contact: Deborah Jackson - Senior Nurse for PCCU, Neonatal Services, Children's Surgery & Theatres - [e-mail]

Benefits

We are looking for the best talent to lead our ambitious new healthcare organisation. In return, the Barts Health will provide unsurpassed professional development opportunities, enabling investment in a range of new initiatives that would mean:

• Doctors and nurses in training will be able to gain experience in different hospitals along the whole patient pathway;
• There would be greater opportunity for career progression – we could retain good staff who might otherwise leave to gain promotion;
• Becoming world-class will enable us to recruit some of the best doctors and researchers in the world – who can share their knowledge and experience;
• Joining forces with other partners in an Academic Health Science System will mean that staff would be better able to secure funds and pool their talents to develop new technology, techniques and treatments.

About Us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job Responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

• RSCN / RN Child with current NMC registration
• Educated to degree level or working towards.
• Paediatric Intensive Care Course/415, or A and E course or equivalent advanced practice clinical course
• Preparation for Mentorship course or equivalent
• Evidence of continued professional development APLS
• Advanced assessment of the deteriorating patient or willingness to undertake the course.

Knowledge

• Communicates in a manner that is consistent with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.
• Communicates with people in a form and manner that: - Is consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating. - Is appropriate to the purpose of the communication and the context in which it is taking place - Encourages the effective participation of all involved Is proactive in seeking out different styles and methods of communicating to assist longer term needs and aims
• Provides feedback to other workers on their communication at appropriate times
• Takes a proactive role in producing accurate and complete records of communication consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
• Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication and modifies communication in response

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to implement change in order to improve patient care
• Planning and delivery of education and training at all levels
• Clinical leadership skills
• Adaptable and able to deal with changing workloads
• Budget management
• Ability to collect and analyze data using computerized reporting systems
• Emotionally equipped to deal with traumatic and changing events.

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.

£56,276 to £63,176 a year per annum inc. (pro rata)