East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Do you want to work for one of the UK's largest Trusts, situated in the heart of the "Garden of England", just a stone's throw from London and with easy, fast access to France and beyond?
We have excellent opportunities for full-time, part-time, and newly qualified positions within the Women's and Children Care Group on Padua Ward at William Harvey Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Padua Ward is a general paediatric ward caring for both medical and surgical children. It has a highly skilled and supportive staff of paediatric nurses of all grades. We are proud of our robust Preceptorship programme for newly qualified paediatric nurses and the provision of ongoing CPD designed especially for paediatric nurses. Padua also has a busy Children's Assessment Unit - all staff rotate through this area gaining experience in triage and assessment skills.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families, and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK, you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. We are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries, please don't hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse - Child Branch
* Mentor Qualification or ENB 998
* Completion of Preceptorship
Skills and Experience
* Recent clinical experience in an acute Trust within Child Health.
* Delivery of evidence-based practice
* Demonstrates a child-focused approach
* Previous experience at Band 5 within specialty
* Evidence of facilitating learning in practice
* Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
* Previous experience within an ambulatory paediatric setting
Personal/professional attributes
* Time management and personal organisation skills
* Demonstrates an ability to teach staff/parents/patients and other professionals
* Ability to develop working relationships with others
* The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
Governance
* NMC Code of Conduct Essence of Care
* Knowledge of local nursing standards
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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