Staff Nurse - Children's Outpatients

Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd; Halifax; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Paediatric Nurse for a fixed-term position supporting children aged 0-16 at two hospital sites. The role includes comprehensive nursing responsibilities, providing high-quality care, and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Counseling support

Financial benefits

Health and wellbeing priority

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse in relevant field of practice.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Willingness to complete Practice Assessor/Supervisor training.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assessment, planning, implementation of care for children 0-16 years.
• Supervise junior staff and work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Perform various clinical procedures and participate in audits.

Skills

Assessment skills

Teamwork

Patient advocacy

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor qualification

Teaching Qualification

Leadership Qualification

Job description

Main area Paediatrics Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Cross site working) Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (up to 37.5 hours per week) Job ref 372-FSS2811

Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Calderdale Royal Infirmary Town Halifax Salary £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 15/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 25/06/2025

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?

Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visithttps://future.cht.nhs.uk/

Job overview

The Children’s Outpatient Service is delivered across 2 hospital sites and one community clinic. We support children and young people aged 0-16 years with a variety of conditions. We run general paediatric clinics as well as specialist clinics such as Diabetes, Asthma and Coeliac. We also have visiting Consultants from regional centres who attend our clinics to offer joint specialised clinics, these include cardiology, genetics and surgery.

We deliver a dedicated Paediatric Phlebotomy and allergy testing services. We offer a wide range of development opportunities including, leadership and management training, skills training, service development opportunities.

We are focused on improving our patients and families experience and ensuring they receive the best, compassionate, individualised care throughout their health care journey. We go the ‘extra mile’ for all patients and their family, and appreciate our responsibility for being the ‘window’ to the NHS for some children.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based individualised plan of care. The post holder will also assist in the management and organisation of nursing work in the department

- To be responsible for providing the appropriate nursing evidence based care of an allocated group of patients.

- To work as part of a multidisciplinary team using resources efficiently.

- To deliver quality care to patients and to supervise the working of junior staff during the span of duty.

- To be competent in carrying out a variety of clinical procedures.

Working for our organisation

The Children's Outpatients Nursing Team is a relatively small team consisting of Children's Nurses, Health Care Assistants and Administrative support. We work closely with extended members of the multidisciplinary team.

Our team belongs to the Children's Directorate within the Family and Specialist Services Division at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is an extremely supportive organisation which offers many staff benefits including counselling support, financial benefits and a high priority is given to staff health and wellbeing.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Duties

- To contribute to a culture that recognises and works in partnership with patients and their families, involving them in all decisions.

- To participate in the assessing, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised plan of care.

- To have a willingness to take on extended roles i.e. IV administration/cannulation/venepuncture, care of central lines, APLS, food challenges and other clinical roles linked to the department.

- To work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust.

- To ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained.

- To act when standards are not being maintained

- To recognise changes in a patients’ condition which require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate

- To act as an advocate for the patient and the family, including promoting and protecting their interests, rights equality and inclusion and privacy

- To act as a ‘Link Nurse’ within a defined speciality/ interest area

- To be involved in trust Initiatives to improve patient safety and care, e.g. Exemplar ward, Safer Patient Initiative.

Professional Duties

- To be aware of and adhere to Trust Policies relating to the control and administration of drugs.

- To ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained. And to act when standards are not being maintained.

- To work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield Foundation Trust.

- To participate in regular staff meetings

- To be flexible to work within areas or departments to meet the demands of changing service needs.

- To provide mentorship and preceptorship to newly qualified staff and students, new starters and students encouraging an effective learning environment.

- To take responsibility for own continuing professional development and performance, including identifying own development needs and maintain own portfolio in accordance with re-registration requirements

Managerial Duties

- To communicate with the nurse in charge and collect data in order to participate in the smooth running and organisation of the department.

- To support junior and senior colleagues in their roles and be resilient to manage change.

- To support the nursing sister in risk assessment and minimisation ensuring incidents and near misses are reported.

- To manage verbal complaints, inform the nursing sister and refer on when unable to resolve.

- To participate in the investigation of incidents / complaints as required.

- To establish and maintain effective communication, both verbal and written and relationships with multi-disciplinary team

- To recognise, prevent where possible, and manage areas of conflict, reporting to nursing sister if unable to resolve.

- To assist in the completion of junior staff’s PDR’s.

- Participate in research programmes utilising agreed research findings to enhance the patient and their family’s experience

- Actively participate in benchmarking clinical practice along with other areas.

- Contribute to and participate in programmes of Audit, including utilisation of results in practice

- Support the nursing sister in aspects of Patient Experience work.

- To assist in the promotion and encouragement of innovative thinking in the current climate to ensure the best uses of resources.

- To use and safeguard equipment in a competent manner and ensure it is in good working order.

- To be flexible in working pattern to help meet the needs of the service.

- To support the nursing sister in the management of the budget and resources.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

• NMC Registered Nurse in relevant field of practice (or within 6 months of completing a validated BSc or MSc course, resulting in NMC registration)
• Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor qualification or willingness to complete
• Additional post-registration qualification relevant to field of practice
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Role Specific Training relevant to specialty of the post
• Teaching Qualification
• Leadership Qualification

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

• Knowledge and skill to plan, deliver, and evaluate high quality, evidence-based nursing care to a group of patients within the speciality of the post
• Experience of working with patients, and those that matter to them, from a range of diverse cultures and backgrounds
• Experience of working as part of a team, with the ability to prioritise own workload.
• Knowledge and skill in infection prevention and control principles and procedures
• Knowledge and skill in safeguarding principles and procedures
• IT literacy and ability to use NHS systems
• Competence in speciality or role specific extended skills required of the post or willingness to undertake necessary training.
• Clinical experience in the specialty of the post
• Skills in research and audit methodology and application of findings to practice
• Evidence of introducing change and innovation into nursing practice

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to adapt to meet the requirements of patients, their families/carers, and professional colleagues.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Flexibility to meet the needs of the service
• Human Factors awareness

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that’s why we encourage applications from all.Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.

Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on theCheck if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We encourage all applicants to review these criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

If you have any questions please contact [e-mail] for assistance.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.