About this role
Job summary
We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic Nursery Nurse to join us in delivering excellent standards of care for children and their families.
You will provide high quality care to our young patients under the supervision and direction of our amazing registered Nurses working within the multi-disciplinary team.
The role combines working within the children's inpatient ward and children's outpatients, working a combination of long days and nights with shorter days in outpatients.
If you have a passion for providing high quality Paediatric care then come and join our team and contribute to the excellent service we provide our local families.
Main duties of the job
To care for patients as a whole, being aware of the physical and psychological needs.
To respect and understand the need for confidentiality and refer all enquiries to the nurse in charge.
To be responsible for complying with Trust Infection Control policies and clinical guidelines.
To establish good relationships with all members of the inter-disciplinary team, children and their carers and to communicate in an appropriate and effective manner.
Under the supervision and direction of the Registered Nurse help with the patients' care specified in the individual care guidelines.
To demonstrate knowledge of normal baby/child development and be able to recognise any deviations from normal.
To be knowledgeable of safeguarding children and to work within the Trust's Safeguarding Policy.
To have an awareness of the complaints procedure and the role of PALS within the Trust.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NNEB or BTEC Nursery Nurse Certificate or CACHE diploma. Care Certificate
Desirable
Specialist knowledge, e.g breast feeding, counselling skills
Experience Essential
Relevant experience within a paediatric or neonatal environment
Desirable
Previous or current experience/knowledge of working in a hospital care setting
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Normal baby/child Development Play/ education needs of children Health Promotion Good communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable
Competence in Basic Life Support Play and distraction techniques
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.
Employer details Employer name East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address Ipswich Hospital
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)