Job overview
Are you interested in general paediatrics covering a range of specialities? Are you looking for an environment that encourages training and will enable you to learn and develop in a variety of ways? Then look no further.
We have a unique, caring and inclusive team who are delighted to be responsible for the care of Children and Young People from 5 days to 18 years old, across Hampshire. Our department has a 4 bedded High Dependency Unit and 22 inpatient beds. We have close links with our Paediatric Assessment Unit, Neonatal Unit, Children’s Outpatient Department, Paediatric A&E and our Children’s Community Nursing Teams as well as our regional Children’s Hospital in Southampton. We promote strong interdepartmental and cross-site working relationships with both Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospital.
You will be keen to promote clinical excellence as part of a highly motivated team.
Open to newly qualified applicants.
Main duties of the job
* With minimal supervision, be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, recognising individual patient needs.
* To ensure religious, emotional and psychological support for patients/Families.
* To give and receive adequate and appropriate handover reports in matters relating to patient care, ensuring that staff have an up-to-date knowledge of the patient’s condition so that appropriate nursing care can be given.
* To participate in setting and maintaining standards of patient care based on sound research findings.
* In consultation with the team leader, be adaptable in terms of patient allocation to meet the changing needs of patients and other staff members.
* Provide legible and comprehensive patient records to agreed Trust and NMC standards and guidelines.
* To liaise with Team Leader on untoward incidents, complaints and Team/Staff issues.
* To act in accordance with trust policies and nursing procedure.
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