Staff Nurse - Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

NHS Scotland; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 30.000 - 40.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

27 days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme

Development opportunities (bursaries,e

Study bursaries and e-learning

Enhanced pay on public holidays

NHS discounts

Zusammenfassung

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is seeking a Band5 Staff Nurse for a fixed-term PICU position. The unit handles a range of procedures across diverse specialties and requires live NMC PIN and a degree in nursing (child or adult). Training is available for successful candidates.

The role involves caring for children and families within a multidisciplinary team, maintaining records, and supporting junior staff while delivering high-quality care. Shift patterns vary.

Qualifikationen

• Live NMC UK PIN is required.
• Degree-level nursing education (Child or Adult branch) is required.

Aufgaben

• Assess care needs and develop programmes of care.
• Implement and evaluate care plans with multidisciplinary team.
• Maintain high quality patient records.
• Guide junior staff and utilise skill mix appropriately.
• Respect spiritual and cultural needs of children and families.
• Contribute to policies, procedures and standards to ensure high care quality.

Kenntnisse

NMC PIN required

Ausbildung

Degree in Nursing (Child or Adult)

Jobbeschreibung

The Role

An opportunity has arisen for a fixed term vacancy within PICU for a Band5 Staff Nurse. Previous PICU experience desirable although not essential as training will be offered to successful candidate. Critical Care is a 22‑beded unit caring for a variety of patients including emergency and elective surgery, cardiac services, orthopaedics, trauma, general medical, oncology, ENT, neurology and neurosurgery, and plastic surgery with responsibility for lead service provision throughout Scotland, and referrals from other centres and Europe.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will have responsibility for assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care, and/or the implementation and evaluation for these programmes, ensuring the delivery of high quality care to patients. MINIMUM REQ.

You need to have a live NMC UK pin in order to be considered for this post.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern

Location based in Royal Hospital for Children

Permanent Contract

Full time and part-time positions available

Shift Pattern for this posts are 0730-2000 / 1930-0800

Key Responsibilities

• To provide a high standard of nursing care within the clinical area to ensure that patient needs are assessed, care planned, implemented and evaluated, and that there is consultation and involvement of patient/carers.
• Responsible for maintaining patient records within agreed standards and ensuring high quality record keeping within area of responsibility.
• Contributes to the development of programmes of care, and provides advice to junior staff concerning the treatment of complex patient groups.
• To delegate staff with due regard to individuals capabilities utilizing available skill mix appropriately.
• To ensure that patient care is individualised to encompass spiritual and cultural needs of the child and family.
• Provide the shared objectives of the multidisciplinary team by working closely to ensure that best practice is achieved.
• Every employee, contractor or self employed person working has a legal duty to take all reasonable care for their own health and safety as well as that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
• Contribute as part of the multidisciplinary team, to the awareness and maintenance of policies, procedures, standards and protocols of the area to ensure adherence to, and delivery of the highest level of patient care at all times.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job

Candidates must be educated at Degree level with child or adult branch and have an interest in critical care nursing. Experience desirable.

What We Offer

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Contact

Nikki Spence, Senior Charge Nurse, On 0141 452 4847 / 4848 or email [e-mail]

Additional Information

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

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