Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
The Rainforest Ward cares for Children and Young People aged 0-16 years. We are a team of Paediatric and Adult Registered Nurses, Hospital Play Specialists and AHCAs caring for Children and Young People with acute and chronic medical illness and needing emergency or elective surgery. We work in collaboration with the paediatric doctors and other specialties providing care 24/7 to Children and Young People in North East Lincolnshire, Northern Lincolnshire and the Lincolnshire Coast. You will be expected to support the registered nurses and medical/surgical teams on the ward to provide care to a small group of Children and Young People, escalating any concerns and undertaking any delegated duties.
Main duties of the job
To, under supervision, support the ward coordinator by providing high quality individual care to a small number of Children and Young People, maintaining privacy and dignity at all times. Escalating any concerns you have.
1. To participate in care planning for Children and Young People using the partnership model of Family Centred Care.
2. To assist Children and Young People and their parents/carers to meet personal care and hygiene needs on the ward, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.
3. To assist Children and Young People and their parents/carers with their nutritional needs, including feeding, supporting new mothers with breastfeeding; giving bottle feeds and administering other bolus enteral feeds.
4. To assist in the assessment of breastfeeding, providing advice and education to breastfeeding mothers to ensure their wishes for feeding are listened to and respected. Always acting in the best interests of the infant.
5. To assist a registered nurse with completion of strict input/output on the fluid balance chart for Children and Young People, as appropriate.
6. To participate in pressure area risk assessments for Children and Young People. Take appropriate action as indicated.
7. To encourage safe mobilisation of Children and Young People, promoting independence.
8. To utilise safe moving and handling, to reduce the risk of injury to themselves and the Children and Young People.
About us
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
Job responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
* NVQ/QCF Level 2 Diploma in Maternity and Paediatric Health Care or equivalent.
* Math and English qualification ('C' or above) or be prepared to undertake Maths and English competencies to achieve FS level 2 if not already held.
Experience and abilities
* Demonstrate relevant experience working with children and families in a care setting.
* An understanding of the importance of play, working with children and young people in hospital.
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 name
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
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