Paediatric Staff Nurse Emergency Care

Uk Wwl Limited; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen for Band 5 Paediatric Staff Nurses to join a dynamic team at a leading NHS Foundation Trust. This role involves delivering high-quality care in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the best outcomes for children and their families. The Trust values its staff and offers flexible working patterns, ensuring a supportive and inclusive workplace. If you are passionate about paediatric care and eager to make a difference, this position is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking organization that prioritizes both patient and staff well-being, and contribute to a culture of excellence in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Recent evidence of continuing professional development required.
• Must possess RN (Children) qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide highest standards of care to children and their families.
• Organise and prioritise workload within the Paediatric Emergency Care Centre.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Basic Computer Skills

Ability to Work Independently

Education

RN (Children)

Teaching and Assessing Course

Degree / Diploma Studies

Specialists Skills Course

Job description

Full time

Part time

Job share

Flexible working

Job ref: 302-25-7123093M

Employer: Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Royal Albert Edward Infirmary

Town: Wigan Lane

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 27/04/2025 23:59

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NHS AfC: Band 5

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Job overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen for Band 5 Paediatric Staff Nurses to work on our busy Paediatric Emergency Care Centre at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary.

At WWL NHS Foundation Trust we are proud that we care for our people as much as our patients and that’s why we’d love you to join us within our Emergency Department providing outstanding care.

We work closely with the ambulance service and specialist teams both within the hospital and in the community to ensure that we provide the right care, at the right time. We have a co-located GP/MIU, making referrals and collaborative case management easy and effective. This is proving to be highly successful.

We offer flexible working patterns on a roster basis which includes a well-balanced combination of days, nights and weekends in order to meet the needs of our patients and ensure we provide a fair and equal working environment for the whole team.

This vacancy is open to all internal and external candidates.

Please be advised this vacancy may close early if a high volume of suitable applications are received.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide highest standards of care to children and their families.
2. Perform well within the multidisciplinary team.
3. Uphold the NMC code of conduct.
4. Adhere to trust policies and procedures.
5. To ensure a high standard of care is maintained at all times through the delivery of evidence based care.
6. Participate in the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of care to children.
7. Organise, delegate appropriately and prioritise workload within the Paediatric Emergency Care Centre (PECC).
8. Responsible in ensuring the effective running of the department in the absence of senior staff.
9. Commitment to self-development in preparation for the continually changing environment of emergency care.

Working for our organisation

Choose Well – Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key results from the job holder

1. To provide highest standards of care to children and their families.
2. Perform well within the multidisciplinary team.
3. Uphold the NMC code of conduct.
4. Adhere to trust policies and procedures.

Planning and Organisational Duties

1. To ensure a high standard of care is maintained at all times through the delivery of evidence based care.
2. Participate in the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of care to children.
3. Organise, delegate appropriately and prioritise workload within the Paediatric Emergency Care Centre (PECC).
4. Responsible in ensuring the effective running of the department in the absence of senior staff.
5. Commitment to self-development in preparation for the continually changing environment of emergency care.

Communications and Key Working Relationships

1. Demonstrate effective communication, both written and verbal through the maintenance of accurate record keeping and closely liaising with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure needs are met in relation to care input and support for ongoing care needs.
2. To enable maintenance of good record keeping and essential information regarding the patient’s condition and progress is recorded by team members and self appropriately in accordance with NMC guidelines.

Person specification

Qualifications

1. Recent evidence of continuing professional development.
2. RN (Children).
3. Teaching and Assessing Course.
4. Degree / Diploma Studies.
5. Specialists Skills Course, such as critical care.

Experience

1. Experience in the relevant speciality of which you are applying.
2. Experience of working independently and as a member of a team.
3. Post qualification experience.
4. Previous experience in caring environment.
5. Experience of clinical supervision.
6. Experience of audit research.

Skills

1. Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
2. Ability to maintain and improve standards of care.
3. Ability to challenge unacceptable behaviour in a clinical context.
4. Basic computer skills.
5. Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Knowledge

1. Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
2. Knowledge of evidence based practice.
3. Understanding of research/audit.
4. Experience of audit / Research.
5. Understanding of resource management.
6. Understanding of education/student requirements.

Additional

1. Flexible and positive approach to work.
2. Ability to demonstrate good attendance record.
3. Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation.
4. Experience of clinical supervision.

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Recruitment Information for Candidates

Our Trust prefers candidates to submit applications online. Please contact the Recruitment Team on 01942 244000 if you have difficulty applying online.

The Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated closing date if there is a high volume of applications.

We endeavour to inform all applicants of the outcome of their application by email or SMS text message.

Guidance on Completing Your Application

Applications are scored against the person specification, therefore we recommend that you use the supporting information section of your application form to demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role, providing illustrative examples where possible.

On-Call

Please note that some roles may require you to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.

Continuous Service

WWL has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment and will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester Local Authority or NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority; giving you access to our service-related benefits.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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