Staff Nurse PICU

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and induction support

Team social events

Job summary

St George's University Hospital is hiring a staff nurse for the paediatric intensive care unit. The role focuses on direct nursing care for children with diverse health needs, with supervision and mentoring of student nurses and healthcare assistants, and advocacy for each child and family.

Registration with NMC as a children's nurse is essential; both newly qualified and experienced nurses are welcome.

Qualifications

• Provide excellent nursing care to children on the paediatric intensive care unit.
• Supervise and mentor student nurses and healthcare assistants.
• Act as an advocate for the child and family.
• Participate in and contribute to the management of the unit.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent nursing care to children on the paediatric intensive care unit.
• Supervise and mentor student nurses and healthcare assistants.
• Act as an advocate for the child and family.
• Participate in and contribute to the management of the unit.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Team collaboration

Prioritising and adapting

Initiative

Professional responsibilities

Child development awareness

Education

NMC registration as a children’s nurse (RN Child)

Job description

A staff nurse post on the paediatric intensive care unit at St George's University Hospital, which has ten ITU beds and five high dependency beds. The work centres on direct nursing care for children with a range of health needs, with supervision and mentoring of student nurses and healthcare assistants, plus advocacy for each child and family. Its caseload spans oncology, trauma, neurosurgery, neurology and infectious diseases, so the work is varied. Children's nurse registration is essential; newly qualified and experienced applicants are both welcome.

What the job involves

• Provide excellent nursing care to children on the paediatric intensive care unit
• Supervise and mentor student nurses and healthcare assistants
• Act as an advocate for the child and family
• Participate in and contribute to the management of the unit

What’s required

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a children's nurse (RN Child)

Experience

• Experience of assessing, planning and evaluating patient care to individual needs

Skills & knowledge

• Sound written, numeric and verbal communication
• Working with and using resources effectively within the multidisciplinary team
• Prioritising and adapting quickly, and organising own and more junior staff's workload
• Using own initiative
• Awareness of professional responsibilities
• Understanding of normal child development and the sick child

Other

• Caring and sensitive approach to patients, parents, guardians, relatives and staff
• Motivation and enthusiasm for the speciality

Nice to have

• Practice Supervisor qualification or experience
• IV administration course
• Experience of undertaking small research or audit projects
• Ability to identify stress in self and others and take effective action to manage it

What’s offered

• Training and support through the induction period and beyond
• Team social events