Join the Penguin Ward at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC), where every day offers the opportunity to make a difference. We are seeking passionate and skilled children's nurses who have completed their preceptorship to join our dedicated team.
We have vacancies for children's nurses who have completed their preceptorship to join us on Penguin ward. Penguin is our inpatient surgery ward. Here we predominately care for children aged 0 - 10 years old with various surgical conditions. As the regional centre, we accept referrals from the south west of England and Wales into our 22 beds. We are renowned for our capabilities in both emergency and elective surgical cases.
Penguin ward is a busy, friendly ward with a good team spirit. The ward hosts a variety of opportunities to progress your nursing career and skills in paediatric surgery, from neonates to teenagers.
You will gain experience in specialties including:
1. Gastroenterology
2. Trauma and Orthopaedic
3. Ear Nose and Throat
4. Emergency Surgery
5. Plastic and cleft
6. General surgery
7. Urology
You will also develop your skills through working alongside the Clinical Nurse Specialists and other members of the multidisciplinary team who are involved in the patient pathway. Acute pain management, parental nutrition, complex fluid management, and planning and assessing care for complex post-operative surgical patients will all be skills you can learn or build on.
Main duties of the job
We have vacancies for full and part-time nurses who have completed their preceptorship. As a gifted Children's nurse, we understand your value. That's why we want you to join our vibrant team at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC), in a Trust rated 'Good' by the CQC and help us deliver world-class care in departments that feel like a family.
If you are a registered adult nurse but have experience and competence in working with paediatric surgery patients, then we welcome your application. Unfortunately, we are unable to support nurses that require OSCE in order to register with the NMC UK.
So, what are you waiting for? Start your application today!
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across south west England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston; join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds—city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the south west has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
* Broad knowledge and experience of clinical nursing practice within a hospital environment
* Interest in the clinical area
Desirable
* Experience of teaching
* Experience of taking charge
Skills and Abilities
Essential
* Demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area
* Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively with patients, carers, and MDT
* Computer skills
* Competence in calculations for safe administration of medicines/fluids
* Ability to take the lead, initiate, and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient
* Clinical decision-making ability
* Teaching/supervisory skills
* Ability to work with minimum supervision
* Act in a professional manner
* Self-motivated
* A team player
* Recognition of own limits
Public Sector Language Competency
Essential
* Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
Qualifications and Training
Essential
* RSCN/ RN child branch (NMC registered) or equivalent
* Current NMC registration
Desirable
* Work towards relevant university accredited post-basic study programmes e.g. teaching and assessing course
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Upper Maudlin St.
Bristol
BS2 8BJ
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