Staff Nurse - CYP Ward
Leicester Hospital | Ward | Bank | Part time | Up to £20 per hour, depending on experience
You will be working within a team of paediatric nurses looking after children and young people from 3 - 18 years old on the CYP ward, and outpatients care from birth. All children admitted to the ward are generally day case surgical procedures, including paediatric surgery, ENT, orthopaedics, urology and plastics.
Main duties of the job
As a Children and Young Person's Nurse you will:
* Deliver care to children from the age of 3 years including their pre/post-operative stay on the ward
* Conduct pre assessment clinics/nurse led outpatients clinics (0-18 years)
* Work alongside our Children's & Young Persons Lead Nurse to maintain high care standards
* Play a vital role in the child's journey through the hospital
* Be a trusted guide and support to children and their parents or guardians
* Deliver high quality, clinically effective care as an essential part of our ward team
* Work with a wide variety of cases which will broaden your skills and experience in different specialist areas
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Be NMC qualified
Experience
* Have some post-registration experience in a surgical ward environment
* Preferably have experience in a children's surgical setting
Skills
* Be an excellent communicator and team worker
* Be flexible and motivated
* Have the ability to fully understand each patient's needs and provide individual attention
* Be confident to work autonomously and liaise directly with consultants
Additional Information
Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.
Applications will be considered as they are received, and interviews will be arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close adverts early, for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications. Therefore, please apply early to ensure you are considered for the post.
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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