Paediatric Staff Nurse

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust; Truro; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Cornwall is seeking qualified paediatric nurses to join their dynamic team. You will be responsible for providing exceptional care to children and families while working in various pediatric areas. Candidates should be part 8 or 15 registered and experienced in acute paediatric care. Opportunities for professional development and flexible working are available.

Qualifications

• Must have experience of caring for children with health needs.
• Evidence of additional training in paediatric care is needed.
• Must be intravenous trained and competent.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of holistic family centred care.
• Establish good relationships with children and families.
• Communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Recognising deteriorating child

Communication with families

Paediatric Observation

Intravenous training

Education

On part 8 or 15 of the NMC register

HDU Qualification

Acute Paediatrics - Post Qualification

Job description

Here at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, we are committed to excellence. This includes the services that we provide to our patients and the support we give to our staff. In order to ensure that we continue to deliver excellent nursing care, we are currently recruiting qualified paediatric nurses to join our dynamic nursing team.

As part of our team, you will be supported in your own professional development, and encouraged to take personal ownership for the high levels of care we provide to our patients and their families.

The acute paediatric area consists of the following:

Fistral - 10 beds for medical and surgical patients aged 11-16 years;

CLIC - 4 cubicles for children and young people with cancer and leukaemia

Harlyn - 8 day beds for surgical and medical.

Polkerris - 12 beds for children and young people with both medical and surgical problems.

Paediatric Assessment Unit for assessment and initial management.

Paediatric High Dependency Unit - 3 level two beds.

The successful candidate may be provided with the exciting opportunity to rotate between all of these areas.

If you are a highly motivated nurse, who would like to further your experience and continue to develop your nursing career, we would love to hear from you. Please watch our video and contact us if you would like further information:

Nurse Maddy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZZOt6DH68k

Main duties of the job

To work as a skilled member of the nursing team to provide a high standard of holistic family centred care to the children and families.

To promote family centred care and establish good relationships withchildren and their families.

To communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team.

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.

It's established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.

Website: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/clinical-schools/royal-cornwall-hospitals-nhs-trust-clinical-school

https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871231209037

Job responsibilities

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To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Person Specification

Qualification

• On part 8 or 15 of the NMC register.
• HDU Qualification
• Acute Paediatrics - Post Qualification

Experience

• HDU Experience
• Post registration experience of caring for children with health needs, such as tracheostomies, enteral feeding, medication administration, oxygen therapy .

Knowledge & Skills

• Can recognise a deteriorating child and understand the escalation process
• Experience of advising families and professionals regarding a child or young persons condition and care needs.
• Evidence of additional training e.g. Paediatric Observation, Venepuncture, cannulation, ECG
• Evidence of updating continuing professional development
• Intravenous trained and competent

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.