Senior Staff Nurse - Paediatric

HCA Healthcare UK; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Staff Nurse for their Paediatric Neuro-rehab & Complex Care team. This role involves mentoring junior staff, implementing holistic care plans, and participating in quality improvement projects. The hospital is dedicated to providing exceptional care, and you will work in a supportive environment that values your contributions. With a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a £10,000 welcome bonus, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in children's healthcare while advancing your career in a leading private hospital.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Healthcare Insurance

Private pension contribution

Season Ticket Loan

Cycle to Work scheme

Group Life Assurance

Critical illness cover

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Corporate staff discount

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• NMC Child Registered Nurse with immediate paediatric life support required.
• Experience in supervising and assessing students is essential.

Responsibilities

• Implement and evaluate holistic care plans for children.
• Support and mentor junior nurses while leading the unit in absence.

Skills

NMC Child Registered Nurse (RN Child / RSCN)

Paediatric life support

Teaching and mentoring

Excellent written and verbal communication

Clinical governance

Understanding of Safeguarding issues

Job description

Senior Staff Nurse - Paediatric

Senior Staff Nurse - Paediatric

Role: Senior Staff Nurse - Paediatric Neuro-rehab & Complex Care
Location: The Portland Hospital for Women & Children
Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: Monday-Sunday (long days, nights & weekends)
Salary: £Competitive + Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development)

*For a limited time, we are offering a £10,000 welcome bonus to nurses that successfully join the team (T&Cs apply).*

We’re looking for a Senior Staff Nurse to join the Paediatric Neuro-rehab & Complex Care team at the Portland Hospital. Currently rated “Good” by the CQC, the Portland Hospital is the UK’s only private hospital dedicated to the healthcare needs of women and children.

As a Senior Staff Nurse working within our Paediatric Neurorehabilitation and Complex Care Inpatient Ward, you’ll play a key role in the smooth operation of the department. We’ll look to you as an expert in your field to support and mentor the junior nurses, using your in-depth clinical knowledge to guide and support them while also stepping up and leading the unit in the absence of the Sister/Charge nurse.

It’s a varied role. One day you could be implementing and evaluating holistic care plans for children in partnership with the wider multidisciplinary team, the next participating in audits or quality improvement projects to continually improve the care we provide. No matter what each day brings, at HCA UK you can rest assured you’ll have all the time and tools you need to not only grow but thrive.

What you’ll bring:

• NMC Child Registered Nurse (RN Child / RSCN) with immediate paediatric life support
• Experience working within Paediatric Neurorehabilitation and complex care needs
• Experience of supervising and assessing students and shift leading is essential
• Experience with tracheostomised patients is desirable
• Understanding of Safeguarding issues
• Teaching and mentoring experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Excellent clinical governance and experience with audits

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

As a Senior Staff Nurse within Paediatric Neurorehabilitation and Complex Care, you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.

About Us

Life with us means taking pride in your team and delivering the highest quality care. We’ll support your ongoing learning in an environment that features advanced equipment and practices, one of the best colleague-to-patient ratios in the UK and varied, interesting work. As part of HCA Healthcare US, the world’s largest healthcare company, we can also promise that you’ll learn from experts in every department and that your opportunities will be endless. With us, you’ll be empowered to achieve more in your career, and more for our patients. Visit our careers page for more information.

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