Are you a registered children's nurse looking for a new challenge as part of an established children's community team?
We are looking for an experienced, qualified children's nurse (RN Child/RSCN) to join our friendly and supportive community team. The ideal candidate would have a minimum of two years experience within paediatrics.
We are a dedicated team of children's community nurses who facilitate health care for children in their own home. Our caseload is varied and includes complex, long term conditions and a broad range of chronic medical conditions. We provide the shared care for the regional oncology centre at the Leeds General Infirmary. We also offer short term support for medical and surgical patients to facilitate discharge and reduce ward attendance and readmission.
The successful applicant will need to be a team player with excellent communication skills and a drive to provide high quality care. We actively encourage personal development and offer a preceptorship programme led by our clinical nurse educator. Within our department we have a paediatric day surgical unit and a children's out-patients department. A busy in-patient ward and a Children's assessment unit. Our service also has a full team of specialist nurses for diabetes, epilepsy, asthma, allergy and bowel and bladder.
Main duties of the job
* Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust policies and procedures.
* Maintain a safe and clean working environment.
* Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring accurate written records are kept.
* Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information.
* Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of the patient.
* Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct.
* Undertake duties on different wards/departments as and when required by service demands.
* Demonstrate personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Children's Nurse with 1 year's experience including complex health needs.
Desirable
* Teaching qualification.
Training
Essential
* Willing to undergo training as necessary.
* Ability to demonstrate and explain skills to other staff.
Special knowledge
Essential
* Current issues in health care Standards of Professional Practice.
* Working knowledge of child protection issues.
* Principles of family centred care.
Desirable
* Awareness of speciality.
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Enthusiastic and self motivated.
* Committed to working with people.
* Flexible, adaptable.
* Ability to work as part of a team.
* Demonstrate a commitment to self development.
Practical Skills
Essential
* Good written and verbal skills.
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
* Understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop team members.
Behaviours
Desirable
* Capable of lateral thinking.
Employer details
Employer name
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
York Hospital
Wigginton Road
York
YO31 8HG #J-18808-Ljbffr