Paediatric Staff Nurse - Ward 24 Paediatrics & PAU WPH

NHS; Slough; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated Paediatric Staff Nurse for Ward 24 at Wexham Park Hospital. Join a motivated team providing exceptional care to children and young people in an inclusive and supportive environment, where opportunities for professional development and a healthy work-life balance are prioritized.

Benefits

First class development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Must be a registered sick children's nurse.
• Experience handling children at risk is essential.
• Competency in medication administration required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care to children aged 5 days to 18 years.
• Support children at risk and participate in audit activities.

Skills

Current paediatric experience

Knowledge of paediatric care principles

Medication competency

Education

Registered sick children's nurse (NMC Sub Part 1(Children)/RN Child

Job description

Paediatric Staff Nurse - Ward 24 Paediatrics & PAU WPH

Are you looking for an exciting new challenge? Do you want to have a positive influence on patient care and experience? Do you want to be a part of a friendly, supportive and experienced team?

If your answer is yes then our Paediatric Ward at Wexham Park Hospital is the ideal place for you!

We are searching for motivated and enthusiastic Registered Children's Nurses who are passionate about delivering safe, high quality care to patients and their families with a progressive and innovative mindset for continuous service improvements.

Main duties of the job

We have a unique, caring and inclusive team who are delighted to be responsible for the care of Children and Young People from 5 days to 18 years old, across East Berkshire and South Bucks.

Our department has a 5 bedded High Dependency Unit and 19 inpatient beds alongside a 6 bedded Day Surgery Unit. We have close links with our Paediatric Assessment Unit, Neonatal Unit, Children's Outpatient Department, Paediatric A&E and our Children's Community Nursing Teams as well as our regional Children's Hospital in Oxford. We promote strong interdepartmental and cross-site working relationships with both Heatherwood and Frimley Park Hospitals.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Experience

• Current paediatric experience
• Monitors and contributes to protecting children and young people at risk, providing children who have been abused with support from others.2
• Participation in audit activity

Qualifications

• Registered sick children's nurse(NMC Sub Part 1(Children)/RN Child
• Medication competency

Knowledge and Skill

• Aware of key principles of paediatric care and implications for practice
• Aware of research and evidence and implications for practice

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.

£31,469 to £38,308 a yearper annum pro rata incl HCAS