Main area Band 5 Staff Nurse PICU Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full Time 37.5 hours per week) Job ref 200-7022837-GO-SMB
Employer St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Town London Salary £35,964 - £43,780 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 18/04/2025 08:00
Staff Nurse PICU
Band 5
*The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England, we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here: Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers
Job overview
* We are looking for passionate enthusiastic newly qualified and experienced children’s nurses committed to excellent patient experience to join our team.
* The candidate would be required to provide excellent nursing care, supervise and mentor Student Nurses and Health Care Assistants, act as an advocate for child and family and participate and contribute to the management of the unit.
* As you launch your nursing career or want to further your experience St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust will provide an exciting and excellent environment in which to meet the challenges of nursing.
Main duties of the job
* St George’s University Hospital is a renowned centre of excellence and a nationally recognised Trauma Centre.
* We provide specialist care and treatment for children and young people across the south east.
* PICU is a busy 10 ITU beds providing care for children with a variety of health care needs. Specialities include oncology, trauma, paediatric surgery, neurosurgery, neurology, paediatric infectious diseases and paediatric medicine.
* We also manage a 5 beds High Dependency Unit.
* We are looking for passionate enthusiastic newly qualified and experienced children’s nurses committed to excellent patient experience to join our team.
Working for our organisation
* Our department is driven by our organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.
* Our Team is tight knit and work well together.
* This vacancy would suit motivated and proactive candidates who are looking for a Team that can provide a high level of care to our paediatric patients. We offer training and support throughout the induction period and beyond.
* We have social events to improve team bonding which reflects on the care we are able to give.
* St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
* After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* a) RN (Child)
* b) Experience in assessment, planning and evaluation of patient care according to individual needs.
Skills
* a) Demonstrate sound written, numeric and verbal communication skills.
* b) Demonstrate ability to work with and to use resources effectively as part of the MDT.
* c) Ability to prioritise/adapt quickly and organise own workload and workload of more junior staff.
* d) Ability to use own initiative.
* IV administration course
Knowledge
* a) Awareness of professional responsibilities.
* b) Demonstrate an understanding of normal child development and the sick child.
* c) Demonstrate an understanding of the role of advocate for the child.
* d) Experience of undertaking small research or audit projects.
Other
* a) Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to the needs of patient / parents / guardians / relatives and other staff.
* b) Demonstrate motivation and enthusiasm for the speciality.
* c) Ability to identify stress in self and others and to take effective action to manage the situation.
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
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