It is an exciting time to join the Children's nursing team at WAHT. A new dedicated 14 bed Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) is being planned and will be operational 24/7.
If you are looking for a new challenge, we can offer you an opportunity to progress your career in a supportive environment rotating between Riverbank, a thirty-five bedded Children's Ward and when opened the new PAU.
The post will suit experienced nurses who want to develop into more senior roles. The Children's Department is committed to supporting ongoing professional and personal development and benefits from a strong nursing team and a Nurse Educator to ensure that you gain clinical competencies in a timely manner.
You must be able to adapt to a fast-paced changing environment, can time manage and prioritize safely, whilst delivering a high standard of nursing care to a cohort of children and young people.
We encourage innovative ideas and ways of working within a supportive environment and will enhance and develop your skills and knowledge in a wide range of clinical areas. You will be fully supported by colleagues who are committed to giving high quality care to children and young people and their families.
Main duties of the job
Using your clinical experience and skills you will work with your team as a named nurse to maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care within the framework of team nursing.
Acting with compassion you will put patients at the centre of all you do.
You will communicate effectively with patients and their carers regarding their care and educate patients where there is a need.
You will communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure high quality patient care.
You will show commitment to sustaining and developing your clinical competence and professional awareness.
You will provide supervision, support and education to unqualified staff and students.
This role will require you to work variable hours in order to fulfil the needs of the ward.
You will show courage by embracing new ways of working and doing the right thing by the people you care for, including speaking up when you have concerns.
Role Details
You will develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient.
You will safeguard vulnerable children and young people.
You will participate in preceptorship programmes as appropriate and act as a facilitator / mentor / preceptor / role model to less experienced staff.
You will educate patients and their carers as required where a need has been identified, including information on adopting a healthier lifestyle.
You will complete patient documentation correctly.
You will communicate effectively with patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team.
You will be responsible for developing and sustaining your own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in accordance with NMC requirements and to maintain a professional portfolio with evidence of reflective practice.
You will assist in the training and development of student nurses and health care assistants and complete assessors training as required.
You will contribute to research and development programmes within the ward / department.
You will contribute to the setting and monitoring of measurable standards of care and be accountable for maintaining standards.
You will participate in handling complaints in accordance with Trust policy.
You will maintain a safe clean ward environment and ensure all appropriate general risk assessments are carried out within 24 hours of admission and document and plan care accordingly e.g. manual handling, pressure risks, slips trips and falls, nutrition, safeguarding.
You will show an awareness of budgeting, exercising care and economy in the ordering and use of equipment.
You will assist in the assessment of staffing requirements, reporting problems to the appropriate manager.
In the absence of a more senior member of staff and as part of your development programme, with support, will be able to undertake clinical / shift management within the department.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered nurse on sub part 1 of the professional register
* Evidence of continuing education for more experienced Band 5 nurses in speciality
Experience
Essential
* Can demonstrate a specific interest in children and young peoples nursing
* Will require a specific speciality related qualification/equivalent experience related to the post or willingness to work towards within 18 months of qualification
Desirable
* Experience as working on a children's ward or paediatric assessment unit
* Significant proven knowledge and experience in children and young peoples nursing
Skills and abilities
Essential
* Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills
* Able to record and deal with facts, figures and information accurately
* Able to follow Trust and departmental policies and procedures
* Effective communicator both written and verbal
* Able to problem solve and be flexible to change in demands of service
* Ability to mentor and provide effective support to healthcare assistants and students.
* Ability to use technology as required to the role
* Ability to identify and manage risk
* Determination and tenacity in challenging situations
* Ability to identify personal development needs
Desirable
* Significant proven knowledge and experience in speciality
Behaviours
Essential
* Communicating Listening to patients and carers and treating them with dignity and compassion, involving multidisciplinary team to ensure high quality patient care
* Caring - Acting with compassion you will put patients at the centre of all you do
* Performing Able to use and act on feedback from others on performance and behaviour to increase my own self awareness
* Lead Professional in matters of confidentiality, security, integrity honesty, performance, attendance and appearance
* Collaborating Know the importance of my own behaviour and body language when communicating and working with others
* Innovating Suggest and be open to alternative ways of working to make continuous improvement
* Empowering Taking personal responsibility for actions and challenging if something is not right
* Empathising Considering situations from other peoples perspectives and showing kindness
Knowledge and understanding
Essential
* NMC Code, its application to practice and requirements of it for own practice and behaviour
* The 6 Cs Compassion in Practice
* The NHS Constitution and our values and behaviours
* Understanding of the principles of clinical effectiveness and best practice including clinical audit and research
* Knowledge of patient safety initiatives, strategies and risk management
Employer details
Employer name
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD
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