University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
The Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital [RACH] is located on the Royal Sussex County Hospital site in Brighton. In June 2007 RACH opened on the current site in its brand new state of the art facility. It has won an international design award and continues with offering pioneering children's care. The RACH has a long history of progressive and innovative Children's care embracing medicine, nursing and related professions, children's nurse training and research. It is one of the leading children's centres on the South Coast and has a 24 hour dedicated children's emergency department. RACH works closely with the neonatal service providing support and services for neonates such as surgery.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dedicated team player to join our dynamic paediatric departments.
Our Day Case Ward is a busy unit which cares for children having surgery or investigations and treatment of medical conditions from a wide range of specialties.
We are looking for a committed, adaptable, hard working Children's Nurse with good interpersonal and communication skills.
We welcome applications from those who currently hold a UK NMC registration. If you currently hold an overseas nursing qualification and require sponsorship we are not currently direct hiring Internationally Qualified Nurses.
Main duties of the job
1. A member of the multi-disciplinary team provides the highest standard of patient care.
2. Contribute to the smooth and efficient running of the Unit.
3. Continue to develop own knowledge and skills through locally agreed development plans and contribute to the development of others.
4. Contribute to working in partnership with other agencies.
5. Requirement for post holder to work in rotation between other wards if needed.
6. To ensure a safe clean clinical environment for all patients, visitors and staff.
7. To ensure patients respect, dignity and privacy and to act with kindness and courtesy to all members of the public.
8. To understand and adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) Code of Conduct and other NMC Standards.
9. To maintain accurate records of care, treatment and observations.
10. To assist the ward manager in the control, storage and competent administration of medications according to Trust policies and NMC Guidance.
11. To be responsible for ensuring patient safety, taking proactive steps to ensure patients come to no harm.
12. To take personal responsibility for identifying own training needs for mandatory and statutory training and ensuring that training sessions are attended.
13. To actively contribute to the teaching and learning of others.
About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Job responsibilities
1. A member of the multi-disciplinary team provides the highest standard of patient care.
2. Contribute to the smooth and efficient running of the Unit.
3. Continue to develop own knowledge and skills through locally agreed development plans and contribute to the development of others.
4. Contribute to working in partnership with other agencies.
5. Requirement for post holder to work in rotation between other wards if needed.
6. To ensure a safe clean clinical environment for all patients, visitors and staff.
7. To ensure patients respect, dignity and privacy and to act with kindness and courtesy to all members of the public.
8. To understand and adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Councils (NMC) Code of Conduct and other NMC Standards.
9. To maintain accurate records of care, treatment and observations.
10. To assist the ward manager in the control, storage and competent administration of medications according to Trust policies and NMC Guidance.
11. To be responsible for ensuring patient safety, taking proactive steps to ensure patients come to no harm.
12. To take personal responsibility for identifying own training needs for mandatory and statutory training and ensuring that training sessions are attended.
13. To actively contribute to the teaching and learning of others.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
* Paediatric Nurse
* Experience of working with children
* PILS
* 1 year post qualification
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
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.
Salary: £29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata
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