Job overview
Paediatric Band 5 - Staff Nurse - Fixed Term 6 Months
This is an opportunity as a Paediatric Nurse in Children Outpatients, to be responsible and accountable for the provision of high quality care to all patients who attend the department.
This fixed term contract for one year, will encompass flexible working within the outpatient department including across site where required.
The post holder will be responsible for setting a high standard of clinical practice, will manage operational issues on a daily basis, and work collaboratively with all members of the wider patient services and clinical team
Main duties of the job
Registered nurse, part time, fixed term band 5. Epsom OPD
Come and join our friendly Paediatric Outpatients team and be instrumental in supporting a patient- centred service to be proud of. This is an opportunity for a Paediatric Nurse in Children Outpatients, to be responsible and accountable for the provision of high quality care to all patients who attend the department.
This fixed term contract for one year, that encompasses flexible working within the outpatient department. The post holder will be responsible for setting a high standard of clinical practice and working collaboratively with all members of the wider patient services and clinical teams.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Staff Nurse role
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse Children with evidence of regular updating
Desirable criteria
2. Evidence of working in childrens outpatients or Managing patient flow
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
3. Awareness of nursing research / clinical audit
4. Appropriate qualifications/ relevant specialist courses
Desirable criteria
5. Teaching certificate
Other
Essential criteria
6. I.T literate
Desirable criteria
7. Ability to work across site
Experience
Essential criteria
8. Over 6 months qualified registered childrens nurse
Desirable criteria
9. Previous experience in an outpatients setting.
10. Minimum 12 months post registration experience
Your application : Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References : You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date : In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting : You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS : We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
NameCarol Richards-ScullyJob titlePaediatric MatronEmail addressards-Telephone number07385488942Additional information
Informal visits are welcome.
Please contact Carol Richards-Scully Paediatric Matron Epsom Hospital