Job summary
Hours per week (Maternity Cover)
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Paediatric Critical Care Unit based at The James Cook University Hospital for Band 5 Staff nurses. We look after children from birth until 18 years requiring short term intensive care or high dependency care. We care for children who are critically ill due to medical, surgical or trauma reasons and a family centred approach to care is essential.
Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.
Main duties of the job
We are a team committed to delivering and maintaining high quality patient care and are looking to attract a nurse that shares our goal. In return we will support ongoing professional development by way of full preceptorship and provide opportunities for the individual to develop their clinical skills.
Applicants must demonstrate effective communication skills, be enthusiastic, well-motivated and a share a commitment to team working.
Registration with the NMC as a RSCN/Child Branch nurse is essential.
About us
South Tees Hospitals is the largest hospital trust in the Tees Valley with two acute hospitals and services in a number of community hospitals.
The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough is a designated major trauma centre and provides all its specialties from one site which is unique for a hospital of its size. It provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracics, vascular surgery and cancer services. It has 1,024 beds, a 24-hour acute admissions unit and an emergency department which houses the major trauma centre for Durham, East Cleveland, Tees Valley and North Yorkshire and has its own helipad. In 2012 the Middlesbrough hospital completed a £35 million redevelopment of its cancer services and is now proud to provide some of the best facilities in Europe. The James Cook University Hospital has a modern, central operating suite containing 20 well-equipped theatres and a 16-bedded intensive care unit. There is also an Institute of Learning, Research and Innovation on site, embracing postgraduate medical education, undergraduate teaching centre, nurse training school, the school of radiography and library facilities.
The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton is an essential part of our organisation and an important point of delivery for the community. It is one of the smallest district general hospitals in the country and has 189 inpatient beds.
Job description
Job responsibilities
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Current NMC registration (child subpart)
Knowledge and skills
Essential
2. Ability to work within the boundaries of the NMC professional Code of Conduct.
3. A team player able to work well with others and demonstrate commitment to team objectives.
Personal attributes
Essential
4. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal and interpersonal skills
5. Commitment to the needs of the service including a flexible and adaptable approach in the work environment/ work practices
6. Effectively prioritise and co-ordinate own work
Experience
Essential
7. Evidence of multi-disciplinary working.
8. Experience of working within an acute or community setting
9. Experience of utilising evidence-based practice.