This is a 9month secondment or fixed term contract
An opportunity has arisen for a secondment or fixed term contact to cover maternity leave in the Paediatric Assessment unit. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 nurse who would like to progress or an experienced Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to work within our Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) at Queens Hospital Burton.
Our Paediatric Assessment Unit provides urgent/emergency care for babies, children and young people in and around the burton area and provides care from birth to 16years.
We work closely with the Emergency Department at Queens Hospital Burton, the paediatric inpatient ward and the Children's Emergency Department and paediatric inpatient services at Royal Derby Hospital.
The PAU is open from 0930-2200hrs 7 days a week. The successful applicant will be expected to work these hours and in time rotate to the Children's Emergency Department at Royal Derby Hospital.
If you are influential, highly motivated and dedicated to making a difference within the emergency care setting for children and young people then this is the opportunity for you.
You will need to be able to demonstrate post registration experience in a Paediatric Urgent Care or Emergency Setting, with in charge experience.
You will assist the Senior Sister in ensuring care delivery and management of PAU is implemented within agreed frameworks in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures, values and behaviours.
The Sister/Charge Nurse takes responsibility and is accountable to delegated nursing care within the clinical environment. They provide nursing leadership and are accountable for patient, public and staff experience. They will lead, offer clinical advice and support management of services to ensure the delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate nursing care.
The role involves working as part of a nursing and medical team to provide urgent and emergency care to babies and children within PAU and ED at Queens Hospital Burton. You will be responsible for triaging and prioritising babies and children’s medical needs as well as streaming them to alternative services and pathways.
You will plan, implement and evaluate holistic, individualised patient care in a safe and caring environment in the most efficient and clinically effective way whilst acting as the patient's advocate and maintaining privacy and dignity.
Applicants must hold RSCN or RN child branch qualification.
Closing date of advert: 2 April 2025
Interview date: 16 April 2025
If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
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This advert closes on Wednesday 2 Apr 2025