Children's Ambulatory Care and Outpatient Unit Staff Nurse (CACOU)
We are seeking to recruit a keen and enthusiastic Band 5 staff nurse with an RNC qualification in the Children's Ambulatory Care and Outpatient Unit.
We are a very friendly team who are passionate about providing excellent care for Children and Young people and their families.
Main duties of the job
Our Children's Ambulatory Care and Outpatient Unit caters for all disciplines within the Child Health Department and offers opportunities to work alongside teams offering a truly multidisciplinary approach to health care including nurse led clinics, supporting Specialist Nurses. Services are provided cross site within the CCG.
We offer a full range of education opportunities internal and external to maintain your continued professional development (CPD), including learning new skills in Venepuncture and Cannulation, Central Line management, and also Medicines Management in all aspects (IV and Oral). We want someone who is driven to help develop our Ambulatory service, and offer the best possible experience children and young people can have in the hospital setting.
For the role you should hold an RGN/RNCB/RSCN qualification.
We can offer comprehensive in-house and external training opportunities to enhance your personal development.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work-life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours. We do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Job responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Children's RNC Nurse on NMC Register.
Experience
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to overcome barriers to communication.
* Able to motivate, coach and encourage others.
* Good organisational skills and able to prioritise and delegate.
* Confident in dealing with challenging situations.
* Administration of IV medication.
* Experience in an acute setting and/or ward. Experience in administering Immunisations/ BCG with anaphylaxis knowledge (or working towards).
* Central venous access management.
Skills & Knowledge
* Evidence of relevant post-registration training and development.
* Knowledge and experience of Windows 10.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
£31,469 to £38,308 a year per annum incl HCAS.
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