Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
* Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics.
* Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services.
* Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services.
* Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact bht.recruitment@nhs.net or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
We are looking for band 5 Paediatric trained nurses or soon to qualify students to join our enthusiastic and friendly department and become part of our supportive family.
If you are a Registered Children’s Nurse or a student soon to qualify with a positive attitude to ensuring children receive the best possible care, we'd love to hear from you.
Paediatric Nursing is varied and extremely rewarding. Working with us will provide both newly qualified and experienced nurses with a broad range of skills and experiences which will help in your career progression.
We provide all new starters with a robust induction programme and we have Practice Development Nurses on hand providing 1-1 teaching and support in identifying your professional development needs.
Main duties of the job
* Care for children aged 0-16 working alongside the MDT.
* Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, or evaluation of programmes of care.
* When deemed competent, designated to take charge of the ward/area and provide effective professional and managerial leadership in the absence of the ward manager.
* Expected to carry out all relevant forms of care, maintaining a high standard of nursing care within the framework of Trust policies.
* Supervise qualified and unqualified staff.
* Teach qualified and unqualified staff including pre-registration and post-registration responsibilities to deliver patient care.
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
* Learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
* Flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension, and access to NHS discount schemes.
* A range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
* Committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong.
* Aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
* Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
* Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities, and be a great place to work.
* Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
* Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect, and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person specification
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
* Knowledge of evidence-based practice.
* Basic IT skills.
* Ability to produce clear legible written reports in English.
* Knowledge of current issues in Children’s Nursing / Urgent Care.
* Accurate basic arithmetic skills for calculating drugs and fluids.
* Ability to communicate clearly & effectively in spoken English.
* Ability to supervise others.
* Competency in IV drug administration.
Experience
* Experience of working within a team without supervision.
* Experience of resolving conflict and disputes in a non-confrontational manner.
* Experience in emergency care.
* Experience teaching colleagues / parents.
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
* Registered Children’s Nurse or Registered Adult Nurse.
* Evidence of continuous professional development.
* MSPP or equivalent.
* Level 2 Child Protection.
* APLS.
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and our patients from viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the closing date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, depending on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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