An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our friendly, Paediatric nursing teams.
The Paediatric Department consists of a team of experienced and dedicated Nursing and Medical staff providing care to approximately 6000 children per year, in addition approximately 800 children are admitted for surgical procedures.
Ward 3F provides 25 in-patient beds including our 2 bed state of the art dedicated high dependency (HDU) facility. An 8 bedded Children’s Assessment Unit (CHOBS), is co-located alongside the Paediatric Emergency Department along with a dedicated Paediatric Phlebotomy service and Children’s Dressing Clinic.
The Hospital at Home nursing team provide an early discharge service for children and young people who do not require 24-hour medical care.
Applications are welcome from:-
· Registered children’s nurses with significant post registration neonatal or paediatric experience working within an acute hospital setting
An Enhanced DBS Certificate, with the checking of the Children's Barred Lists is required for this position.
Interview date: 29th April 2025
• To be responsible in association with the team leader for the formulation and implementation of individual patient care plans.
• To participate in the holistic assessment of patients, and to formulate and review individual patient care plans and to act as ‘named nurse’ or associate for a group of patients from admission to discharge as determined by the Ward Manager.
• To commence and participate in research/special projects as directed by the ward manager.
• To contribute to the setting, maintaining and monitoring of standards of care within the ward.
• Help to ensure that all equipment is in safe working order in conjunction with the department equipment controller.
• Internal rotations onto night duty and twilight shifts are required.
• To assist in the promotion of effective communication with all ward staff and other departments as required.
• Promote the safeguarding of vulnerable patients in line with national and local policy
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
KEY DUTIES
To be responsible in association with the team leader for the formulation and implementation of individual patient care plans.
To participate in the holistic assessment of patients, and to formulate and review individual patient care plans and to act as ‘named nurse’ or associate for a group of patients from admission to discharge as determined by the Ward Manager.
To commence and participate in research/special projects as directed by the ward manager.
To contribute to the setting, maintaining and monitoring of standards of care within the ward.
Help to ensure that all equipment is in safe working order in conjunction with the department equipment controller.
Internal rotations onto night duty and twilight shifts are required.
To assist in the promotion of effective communication with all ward staff and other departments as required.
Promote the safeguarding of vulnerable patients in line with national and local policy
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL
To be professionally accountable, to recognise and address own limitations and practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and the Scope of Professional Practice.
To be a caring, clinically competent (develop clinical competence if newly qualified) registered children’s nurse (experienced registered nurse holding a Qualification in Speciality (QIS) on NNU) who ensures patient safety and well-being is paramount at all times.
To effectively manage (/ develop the leadership skills over time and as appropriate to effectively manage) the ward as a team leader on a shift basis in the absence of a sister or ward manager (holding a QIS on NNU)
To support and advise junior colleagues, students and unqualified staff and supervise the nursing care provided ensuring safe practice at all times.
To be responsible for the assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for all patients liaising with their families at all times.
To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of interventions for young people with mental health issues.
To plan, with the family, at the earliest possible opportunity, the discharge of their child liaising closely with all members of the primary health care team.
To recognise the importance of the role of the play specialist and involve as necessary.
To ensure the confidentiality of patient information at all times.
To ensure that all unit philosophy, policies and procedures are adhered to at all times and that any amendments to policies are acted upon immediately.
To communicate effectively with staff and patients to ensure that the highest possible standard of care is provided to children and their families and that comprehensive information is documented.
To ensure the privacy and dignity of patients is paramount and not compromised.
SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES
To have appropriate skills and knowledge relating to the process of safeguarding children and child protection including:
Demonstrate sound knowledge of the current safeguarding agenda, legislation and statutory guidance.
Demonstrate an understanding of the safeguarding framework, including Early Help, Child in Need and Child Protection procedures.
Have an awareness of the impact of parental factors on a child including mental health, domestic abuse and drug substance misuse.
Have an awareness of the increased vulnerabilities of looked after children and the risk of further maltreatment.
Have an awareness of normal child development and the factors which could indicate abuse or neglect.
Be able to recognise possible signs of maltreatment or abuse.
Be able to document safeguarding / child protection concerns, and maintain appropriate record keeping, differentiating between fact and opinion
Be able to share appropriate and relevant information between multi agency teams – in writing, via telephone and electronically.
Be able to identify where further support is needed, when to take action, and when to refer to managers, supervisors or other professionals including social services.
Be able to contribute to multi agency safeguarding / child protection procedures including risk assessments.
Be able to work with children and families where there are child protection concerns.
Be able to ensure that children are listened to, and have the opportunity to contribute in decision making as appropriate for their age and development.
Be able to challenge other professional when required and provide supporting evidence.
Understand the purpose of and guidance in relation to conducting serious case reviews, serious incident reviews and management reviews and be able to demonstrate learning from such cases.
To ensure the ward environment is clean, safe, welcoming, appropriate and child-friendly at all times.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensure patient records are kept up to date and accurate and recording is done in line with Trust policies and procedures
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES
To attend mandatory training, including Paediatric / Neonatal Life Support and Child Protection/ Safeguarding training according to Trust and local policy.
To participate in ward teaching programmes, e.g. informal bedside clinical teaching.
To participate in family education programmes and health promotion opportunities.
To demonstrate a commitment to personal continuing education.
LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
To act as preceptor /mentor to new members of staff, facilitating the achievement of their competencies throughout their preceptorship/orientation period in close collaboration with the ward manager and the nursing team.
To act as mentor to pre-registration nurses and other students/visitors to the ward ensuring that support and instruction is provided as appropriate.
RESEARCH & AUDIT
To participate in any research undertaken in the unit.
To actively assist in the Department’s Audit Programme
This advert closes on Sunday 20 Apr 2025
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