We welcome applications from those who currently hold a UK NMC registration. If you currently hold an overseas nursing qualification and require sponsorship we are not currently direct hiring Internationally Qualified Nurses.
The Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital is located on the Royal Sussex County Hospital site in Brighton. In June 2007, RACH opened on the current site in its brand new state-of-the-art facility. It has won an international design award and continues to offer pioneering children's care. The RACH has a long history of progressive and innovative children's care embracing medicine, nursing, and related professions, children's nurse training, and research. It is one of the leading children's centres on the South Coast and has a 24-hour dedicated children's emergency department. RACH works closely with the neonatal service providing support and services for neonates such as surgery. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dedicated team player to join our dynamic paediatric departments.
Our Day Case Ward is a busy unit which cares for children having surgery or investigations and treatment of medical conditions from a wide range of specialties.
We are looking for a committed, adaptable, hardworking Children's Nurse with good interpersonal and communication skills.
For an informal discussion or visit, please contact Ruth de Mello, Ward Sister at 01273 696955 ext 2379 or email Ruth.demello@nhs.net.
Main duties of the job
1. Maintain effective communication with carers about routine and daily activities of the children in the designated area.
2. Negotiate sensitively with children and their carers, particularly if there are any barriers to understanding.
3. Behave in a consistent manner with children and their carers, multi-disciplinary team and the public.
4. Communicate with children in a manner appropriate to their age and stage of development and their carers.
5. Articulate current status of all children in their care to the nurse in charge on each shift, if in charge then to the children's services bleep holder as required and to the multi-disciplinary team.
6. Demonstrate use of basic IT skills to complete details of admission/discharge of patients.
7. Write precise, accurate and timely nursing records.
8. Listen actively and respond appropriately to information given.
9. Take part in and lead shift handovers ensuring relevant detail is communicated to the team.
10. Recognise when own and others' (staff, children, and carers) behaviour is not acceptable and take action to address this effectively.
About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff, which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work-life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching, and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career, we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for a detailed overview of the role and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Experience
Essential
* Registered paediatric nurse
* RCN registered
Desirable
* 1 year post experience
* Mentorship qualification
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Essential
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
Address
Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital
Eastern Road
Brighton
BN2 5BE
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