Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Staff Nurse to work on our Children's Ward at Ormskirk Hospital.
The Children's Ward comprises of a 17-bedded inpatient ward with one High Dependency bed and 4 day case beds, all supported by our busy 6 bed Paediatric Assessment and Observation Unit. We also have a dedicated Paediatric ED department, Outpatient clinics, and a Children's Community Outreach Team.
On site is also a 10 cot Level 2 Neonatal Unit.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Children's nurse or Learning Disabilities nurse with an interest in Paediatric nursing, who is an excellent role model, self-motivated, and committed to the delivery of high standards of quality care. Experience is preferred but not essential.
If you are a Children's or LD nurse, committed to providing high-quality care and would like to develop your clinical skills, this position could be for you.
The post is shift work, rotational to night duty, and the ability to work as part of a team is essential.
The posts will have a rotational element to them to allow you to develop a wide range of skills across more than one area which will be discussed further at the interview.
Main duties of the job
* Provides and receives complex information, communicating sensitively and confidentially information relating to patients/clients (for example, care plan discussions with patients).
* Communicates in a compassionate and empathetic manner, using persuasion and reassurance.
* Ability to recognise barriers to communication, and ability to modify communication style as and when required.
* Demonstrate effective communications skills with the wider MDT team.
* To maintain safe custody of drugs, ensuring that checking, witnessing, and administration procedures are compatible with statutory and trust requirements.
* In the absence of Sister/Charge Nurse effectively respond to complaints/concerns and escalate as required.
* To ensure clinical incident/near misses are managed and reported and escalated in a timely manner.
* To be part of the multidisciplinary team decision making, acting when required as the patients advocate in order to support the patient's pathway.
* To undertake risk assessments and implement risk reducing measures. To report and escalate to the Line Manager any deficiencies in the arrangements for minimizing risk.
* Ensure that privacy, dignity, and safety of individuals is maintained at all times.
* To actively participate in the effective and efficient use of the ward/departmental resources and equipment, including stock management and care and maintenance of equipment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* 1st Level Registered Nurse (degree/diploma)
* Current NMC Registration
* Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge & Experience
* Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
* Experience of working in a clinical environment
* Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
* An understanding of national, regional, and local NHS issues
* Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Skills
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels
* Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own workload.
* Ability to de-escalate complex situations
* Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
* Computer literacy e.g. experience of electronic patient record
Other
* Frequent moderate effort for several short periods of time such as manual handling of patients and equipment.
* Frequent concentration required for drug calculation and Administration.
* Dealing with frequent interruptions and competing demands
* Ability to work within highly distressing or emotional circumstances e.g. end of life care.
* Ability to communicate distressing information.
* Ability to communicate in a challenging environment
* Able to carry out direct clinical care as required on ward or department.
* Potential blood or body fluids exposure.
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.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
£29,970 to £36,483 a year Per annum, pro rata
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