Paediatric Nurse - Children's Outpatients

Queen Elizabeth Hospital; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health care facility in East Grinstead is seeking a dedicated individual to manage the nursing team in the children's outpatient department. This role involves delivering clinical care, supporting a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring effective communication with families. Experience in clinical assessments and safeguarding is desired. Join us at this exciting time of transformation and growth.

Qualifications

• Ability to clinically assess children and young people; clinical skills such as venepuncture and competency in accessing central lines would be beneficial.
• Experience in safeguarding, risk assessment, and coordinating care with families and MDTs.
• Strong communication skills with CYP, parents/carers, and MDTs.

Responsibilities

• Manage the nursing team and the delivery of outpatient services in a busy children’s outpatient department.
• Support the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and external service providers.
• Deliver a family-centred, clinically effective, and dynamic service for children.

Skills

Clinical assessment of children and young people

Safeguarding and risk assessment

Strong communication skills

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a dedicated person to take responsibility for the efficient and effective organisation of the outpatient's department. This includes managing the nursing team and the delivery of the service in a busy, purpose-built Children's outpatient's department, providing a service for West Norfolk and surrounding area. You will assist in the delivery of a family-centred, clinically effective, and dynamic service for the babies/child's/young person's who use the service. You will be responsible for signposting and referring where appropriate. You will be supporting the MDT and external service providers, as there are outpatient clinics provided by visiting consultants from tertiary units, including orthopaedics, cardiology and surgery, renal and urology, to provide quality care to children in partnership with families and carers who attend the outpatient department.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open and we are also carrying out one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken. Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs. We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships. We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.

Responsibilities

• Manage the nursing team and the delivery of outpatient services in a busy children’s outpatient department.
• Provide a service for West Norfolk and surrounding area and assist in signposting and referring where appropriate.
• Support the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and external service providers, including visiting consultants from tertiary units (e.g., orthopaedics, cardiology, surgery, renal and urology).
• Deliver a family-centred, clinically effective, and dynamic service for babies, children, and young people who use the service.
• Maintain accurate patient documentation to comply with Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards for Records and Record Keeping, confidentiality, legal aspects, and management information requirements.
• Communicate effectively with CYP, parent/carers and the wider MDT to ensure continuity of care; provide advice and demonstration teaching to parents where appropriate.
• Clinically assess children and young people seeking assistance when required; competencies in venepuncture and access to central lines would be beneficial.
• Support the provision of evidence-based care for children and young people with short-term and lifelong conditions in partnership with families and MDT including non-QEH providers.
• Demonstrate awareness of safeguarding issues, assess risk, and refer to professional teams as appropriate.

Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to clinically assess children and young people; clinical skills such as venepuncture and competency in accessing central lines would be beneficial.
• Experience in safeguarding, risk assessment, and coordinating care with families and MDTs.
• Strong communication skills with CYP, parents/carers, and MDTs; ability to provide advice and teaching to parents.