Are you an experienced paediatric nurse and are looking for a new challenge?
If the answer is yes, we have the job for you!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join us on the PANDA Unit. The PANDA Unit is the Paediatric Emergency Department and Observational & Assessment Unit at Salford Royal and provides emergency care and observation for around 20,000 children per year.
We are looking to recruit a highly driven, focused and enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills, with a significant number of years of experience of working in an acute paediatric setting.
We are passionate about delivering safe, clean and personal care for the patient and their family as well as ensuring a positive work environment where staff can thrive.
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced paediatric nurse to join our team on PANDA, providing both clinical and managerial leadership.
You will work alongside the Unit Manager in supporting, motivating and leading a team of skilled paediatric nurses and support workers, whilst working closely with Medical colleagues and Advanced Nurse Practitioners to ensure the safe triage and assessment of infants, children and young people who attend the PANDA unit.
As part of your role you will be expected to have an understanding of flow and capacity and be able to manage this on shift helping to ensure the smooth running of the unit and maintain patient safety.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire– to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:
We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore piloting sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance.
This vacancy is within one of our pilot areas therefore if you are invited for interview, you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. Feedback on this process will also be requested to help our teams understand and evaluate your recruitment experience.
This advert closes on Tuesday 26 Nov 2024
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