Main area: Paediatric
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long days, Early and late shifts, Weekends, Nights)
Job ref: 213-NUR-DH-6618656-A
Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: King's College Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £35,964 - £43,780 Per annum including High Cost Area
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/11/2024 23:59
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Staff Nurse on Toni and Guy Ward.
Toni & Guy Ward is a 15 bedded general medical paediatric ward. We care for children from 0 to 16 years of age that are predominantly admitted via our Emergency Department. We are also a shared care centre for Oncology, a tertiary care centre for Cystic Fibrosis and Sickle Cell disease, along with general respiratory patients.
You must be a Registered Children’s Nurse with excellent clinical skills, self-motivated, enthusiastic and committed to providing high standards of care for all our paediatric patients, their families and carers. The ability to demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills is essential and an interest to develop knowledge and skills and own practice.
Care and compassion in meeting the needs of our paediatric patients and families is important to us. As a result, we expect successful candidates to demonstrate these qualities on a daily basis, and have the resilience to meet the challenges of our busy and stimulating work environment.
Main duties of the job
1. Ensure family-centred care is promoted on our ward and children and young people are treated with dignity and respect.
2. Act with professionalism and integrity at all times; being a role-model, providing direction and motivation to colleagues and students.
3. Provide holistic care to children, young people and their families, ensuring everyone has equal opportunities.
4. Provide high quality clinical care to children and young people.
5. Demonstrate honesty and learn from errors to support the creation of a no-blame culture where people feel able to share and learn from experiences together.
6. Work as part of a team demonstrating effective communication and working collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the department.
7. Participate in the teaching and supervision of junior staff and student nurses.
8. Be a safe and effective practitioner, able to provide patients and families with a high standard of nursing care.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* Paediatric Registered Nurse with Active NMC Registration
Experience and Skills
* Acute experience within a paediatric setting
* Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal)
* Ability to work collaboratively with other staff members
IMPORTANT
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* All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
* Due to a high volume of applications, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. It is therefore recommended that you apply promptly.
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