Paediatric Staff Nurse – Children's Emergency Department (CED)
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Paediatric Staff Nurse - Children's Emergency Department (CED)
We are looking for experienced paediatric nurses (or adult nurses with paediatric experience) to join our team in the Children's Emergency Department at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. We are the Paediatric Major Trauma Centre (MTC) for the south west of England and provide care to over 45,000 sick and injured children from across the region each year.
Our commitment to providing world-class emergency care to children and families is continually growing. We put children and young people at the centre of everything we do and are looking for talented people to join our expanding team.
We have full-time and part-time vacancies for enthusiastic and committed children's nurses who have completed their preceptorship to join us and welcome informal visits to come and meet the team.
Main Duties of the Job
As well as delivering clinical care we also understand the importance of supportive professional development and our multidisciplinary leadership team are committed to guiding your development with us:
1. Education: You will have the opportunity to undertake a bespoke package of learning adapted to your experience. With support from our clinical skills facilitators, your development will include specialist education on major trauma, major incidents, minor illness and injuries, and mental health, as well as learning through immersive, multi-disciplinary simulation.
2. Research: We are a national leader in children's emergency research and have strong links with the department-based research team to keep our care up to date and innovative.
3. Wellbeing: We are dedicated to the support and wellbeing of staff, with departmental wellbeing weeks, team 'check ins' and access to a range of initiatives and activities, including support services.
(Please note that this vacancy is not suitable for internationally educated nurses requiring to complete OSCE in order to register with the NMC).
About Us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
Job Responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Broad knowledge and experience of clinical nursing practice within a hospital environment
* Interest in the clinical area
* Experience of teaching
* Experience of taking charge
Skills and Abilities
* Demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area
* Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and MDT
* Competence in calculations for safe administration of medicines/fluids
* Ability to take the lead, initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient
* Clinical decision-making ability
* Teaching/supervisory skills
* Ability to work with minimum supervision
* Act in a professional manner
* Self-motivated
* A team player
* Recognition of own limits
Public Sector Language Competency
* Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
Qualifications and Training
* RSCN/ RN child branch (NMC registered) or equivalent
* Current NMC registration
* Work towards relevant university accredited post-basic study programmes e.g. teaching and assessing course
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.
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