UHB Paediatrics 0-16 years: Where a passion and career come together!
Join us and take the first step towards a career in Paediatric High Dependency Nursing.
UHB have a large, Paediatric service ran by a highly skilled and friendly multi-professional team, who are keen to support the development of new staff members.
We deliver high quality, compassionate care to a diverse community and strive to provide a positive patient experience in a safe environment. We provide treatment and care to children with varying levels of acute and chronic illness.
We are offering enthusiastic applicants the opportunity to join the paediatric service in our large organisation.
You will be supported to work across all Paediatric areas, including Assessment units, Inpatients and High Dependency. You will be given specific training by our dedicated education team to ensure you develop the appropriate level of knowledge and skills and gain confidence in your clinical practice.
Within 12 months you will be working towards achieving a critical care qualification, the time taken to achieve this will depend on your progress and commitment.
We operate a 24 hour, 7 day a week shift pattern, across Heartlands and Good Hope. Full time and part time hours available. Flexible working requests will be considered.
If HDU is not specifically your area of interest please apply and we are happy to discuss alternative options.
Main duties of the job
The nurse will work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to provide care to infants, children and young people who are patients at University Hospitals Birmingham.
Within paediatrics we promote a family centred care approach to nursing and collaborate closely with parents, carers and their children when planning and delivering care.
The nurse will practice autonomously, be responsible and accountable for safe, compassionate person-centred evidence-based nursing, that respects and maintains dignity and human rights.
They will be responsible for assessment of care needs of patients and planning programmes of care, implementation and the evaluation of these programmes without direct supervision.
At times they will have the responsibility for overseeing the ward/department and supervising junior members of staff or learners.
The post holder will practice in a holistic, non-judgmental, caring and compassionate manner that avoids assumptions, supports social inclusion and recognises and respects individual choice and acknowledges diversity. They will work in partnership with other health and social care professionals, students and trainees and agencies, service users, their carers and families.
This job is suitable for newly qualified nurses, they may not have an NMC pin yet.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
1. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can.
2. Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.
This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Child Branch Nurse on the NMC Register
* Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
Experience
Essential
* Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary NHS care setting (can include student placements within the last 12 months)
* Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/competence
* Experience of working on own and in a team in a health care environment delegating to others within a team / providing supervision to others
* Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
* Understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
* Understanding of preceptorship and work based learning and assimilation of skills and knowledge
* Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
* Understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
* Awareness of health and safety issues
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
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