About this role
Job summary
Join the Temporary Staffing Bank at Bristol Foundation Trust
Are you a passionate and dedicated Registered Children's Nurse (RCN) looking for flexibility, variety, and rewarding opportunities?
Bristol Foundation Trust (BFT) is seeking enthusiastic and experienced Bank Registered Children's Nurses to join our Temporary Staffing Bank and support our children's services across Bristol and Weston.
Why Join Our Staff Bank?
? Flexible shifts to fit around your lifestyle? Opportunities to work across a range of specialist children's services? Gain experience in a leading children's healthcare environment? Weekly pay and easy online shift booking
? Paid Mandatory Training and Full Induction Support
? Opportunities Across Multiple Clinical Specialties
We welcome applications from experienced Registered Children's Nurses who can demonstrate recent acute hospital experience within the UK healthcare system. Newly Qualified Nurses may apply once they have successfully completed their preceptorship programme and gained at least 15 months clinical experience.
Main duties of the job
As a Bank Registered Children's Nurse, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality, family-centred care to children and young people. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing safe, compassionate, and effective nursing care across a variety of clinical settings.
Responsibilities include
- Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for children and young people
- Supporting patients and families throughout their healthcare journey
- Administering medication and treatments in line with Trust policies
- Maintaining accurate clinical records
- Promoting safeguarding and patient safety at all times
- Contributing to a positive patient and family experience
- Ability to work within a team and as an independent practitioner
- Ability to work in fast paced, high pressure areas
- Good organisational skills and ability to manage own workload
- Recognition of the sick child
About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, providing the opportunity to enjoy city living, beautiful countryside and coastal locations, all within easy reach.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain employees who reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve. We are committed to creating inclusive services and workplaces where everyone feels valued, respected and supported.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse with relevant and valid NMC licence to practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Teaching and assessing qualification (998 or equivalent)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Candidate will have undertaken training required by the ward/department. E.g. IV drug administration, venepuncture, ECG.
- Minimum of 12 months post qualification experience (15 months for NQN's - 3 months preceptorship, then 12 months acute experience)
- At least 6 months recent acute hospital experience with children and young people within the last 18-24 months
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to paediatric nursing
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and MDT
- Computer skills
- Clinical decision-making ability
- Act in a professional manner
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
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trustwide
Bristol
BS1 3LH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)