Paediatric Emergency Care Nurse

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department to provide high-quality care for children. The role involves supporting a multidisciplinary team, ensuring clinical standards, and participating in health promotion. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in an acute setting, with a commitment to safeguarding and child welfare.

Qualifications

• Post-registration experience in an acute setting.
• Ability to recognize a sick child.
• Able to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Evidence of teaching and developing staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care needs and maintain clinical standards.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate family-centred care.
• Act as an advocate for children and their families.

Skills

Decision-making

Ability to manage a wide variety of patient conditions

Education

Registered Nurse - Child

Specialist training including short courses essential to the role

Safeguarding Level 3

APLS

Job description

''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Job overview

This is your opportunity to help shape the future for children attending the Emergency Department.

Are you ambitious and a focused person already working in an acute setting?

Are you looking for a development opportunity?

This is your opportunity to help shape the future for children attending the Emergency Department.

Main duties of the job

You must be highly motivated and willing to take on new challenges in paediatric emergency care.

You must be willing to participate in health promotion to care for the children of our community.

Have continuing responsibility for the delivery of care needs and maintenance of clinical standards on the ward/dept.

Support all grades of staff, planning and directing activities to provide the optimal standard of care.

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based, holistic family-centred care with the multidisciplinary team for children and young people.

Act as an advocate on behalf of children and their families.

Ensure that the ward/dept. is clean and provides a safe environment for children, parents, and staff.

The aim of this post is to gain competencies, knowledge, skills, and experience in ED to progress to leadership level.

Working for our organization

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as community health care premises including Millom Hospital, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and RLI have a range of general hospital services, including full emergency departments, critical/coronary care units, and various consultant-led services.

WGH provides general hospital services and an urgent treatment centre for non-life-threatening conditions.

All three hospitals offer planned care including outpatient services, diagnostics, therapies, day case, and inpatient surgery, along with outreach services across Morecambe Bay.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information about the role and duties, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification under supporting documents. Additional information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay can be found at https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/.

Person specification

Education and Qualification

• Registered Nurse - Child
• Specialist training including short courses essential to the role
• Safeguarding Level 3
• APLS

Experience

• Post-registration experience in an acute setting
• Ability to recognize a sick child
• Able to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of teaching and developing staff

Skills

• Decision-making
• Ability to manage a wide variety of patient conditions

PLEASE NOTE: Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email.

The Trust promotes flexible working to help staff balance work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.

The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

Applicants must demonstrate how they meet the Person Specification to be shortlisted. We may close the advert early if sufficient applications are received. The Trust does not cover interview expenses unless specified.

If the role requires Disclosure & Barring Service checks, a fee will be charged to the successful candidate(s), applicable mainly to roles Band 6 and above, including Medical & Dental posts.

New appointees under the Agenda For Change contract will undergo a 6-month probationary period to familiarize themselves with the role and environment.

We have introduced Pre-Onboarding to support new staff through their initial months. Access it at https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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 requires a Disclosure submission.