About this role
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Registered Children's Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We have our children's 20-bedded acute ward, a day services unit and extensive children's community services.
We will work with you to help you grow in your role and take your career in the direction you want to go. If you want to stay in your role, that's fine too. We'll help you be the best you can be.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will identify, assess, plan, implement and continuously evaluate the care of a defined group of patients, within the unit, in partnership with the child and family, ensuring that the highest standards of care are delivered to meet the physical, emotional, spiritual and social needs of each child and their family, facilitating a return to optimal health.
You will also ensure that due regard and respect are given to the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of children and their families.
The post holder will promote an environment that reflects the psychosocial and developmental needs of children and young people, in terms of play, recreational facilities and educational provision. Ensuring specific provision for those with special needs.
You will be courteous and helpful to all patients and visitors in the ward/department and act to safeguard and protect children/young people at all times.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training Essential
Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning Commitment to lifelong learning
Desirable
Evidence of practice supervisor Evidence of practice assessor PILS Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification Youth mental health first aid training or equivalent MH training
Previous Experience Essential
Experience in an acute children's area
Desirable
Children's Emergency department experience
Skills Essential
Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal Ability to work within a team Good organisational skills Ability to priorities and organise workload Flexibility around working hours Computer literacy
Desirable
Venepuncture and Cannulation Triage competent X-ray training Minor injury skills (wound care, plastering)
Knowledge Essential
Management of common paediaitric conditions Understanding paediatric assessment and clinical skills Up to date knowledge of NMC Code of Professional practice Understanding children's safeguarding practice
Other Requirements Essential
Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion Role model our Trust values every day Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors Evidence of commitment to the Trust's values and the ability to demonstrate them at all times
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)