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Main area: Paediatrics / Children's Services
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Part Time will be considered)
Job ref: 279-6899440-JAN25
Employer: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital
Town: Brighton
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/01/2025 23:59
About our Trust:
At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, ambition, and values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
Our hard-working, talented, and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to always put our Patient First. In fact, our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto, and you will play a part in driving us forwards and improving the lives of patients across Sussex.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
Job overview:
** 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 **
We currently have vacancies in the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital on our Children's Medical Ward. We are a 26 bedded inpatient unit caring for patients aged between 0-17 years with a range of chronic and acute conditions including CF, Respiratory, Epilepsy, Oncology, Diabetes, Acute Mental Health Presentations, and metabolic conditions. Within the post, you will have the opportunity to apply for a variety of post-registration courses relevant to the role.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for enthusiastic, professional nurses who want to make a real difference for the patients in our care. You should expect to be supported, supervised, challenged, and mentored by our experienced staff. As a new staff member, you will complete an orientation period to the clinical area and if you are a newly registered practitioner, you will have the opportunity to complete a Trust-wide preceptorship programme with bespoke paediatric sessions.
* As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, provides the highest standard of patient care.
* Contributes to the smooth and efficient running of the Unit.
* Continues to develop own knowledge and skills through locally agreed development plans and contribute to the development of others.
* Contribute to working in partnership with other agencies.
You will have the opportunity to join our established preceptorship programme and will be supported by members of our paediatric education team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Responsibilities
* Address the needs of individuals to bring about improvement in the health and wellbeing of patients through the delivery of evidence-based care.
* Manage a designated group of patients on a shift-by-shift basis.
* Model excellent practice through the development of effective assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
* Articulate source of evidence on which care is based.
* Articulate the decision-making process underlying the management of own time and the patient workload.
* Use available technology and patient record and parent/carers knowledge to identify changes in condition of the child and initiate appropriate action whilst reporting changes to the appropriate individual.
* Include children and carers as participating partners in planned care activities.
* Initiate and develop plans for health promotion with individuals involving parents/carers and multidisciplinary teams.
* Demonstrate involvement in a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care.
* Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of nutrition to the health and well-being of children.
* Demonstrate an awareness of the needs of all children in designated area and communicate these to other members of the multi-professional team.
* Demonstrate competency in specific clinical skills appropriate to the area this may include venepuncture, cannulation, ECG recording, and sweat testing.
* Support people’s equality, diversity and rights in accordance with UHSussex policy.
Communication
* Maintain effective communication with carers about routine and daily activities of the children in designated area.
* Negotiate sensitively with children and their carers particularly if there are any barriers to understanding.
* Behave in a consistent manner with children and their carers, multi-disciplinary team and the public.
* Communicate with children in a manner appropriate to their age and stage of development and their carers.
* Articulate current status of all children in their care to nurse in charge on each shift, if in charge then to the children’s services bleep holder as required and to the multi-disciplinary team.
* Demonstrate use of basic IT skills to complete details of admission/discharge of patients.
* Write precise, accurate and timely nursing records.
* Listen actively and respond appropriately to information given.
* Take part in and lead shift handovers ensuring relevant detail is communicated to the team.
* Recognise when own and other’s (staff, children and carers) behaviour is not acceptable and take action to address this effectively.
Management/organisation
* Maintain an age and development appropriate environment that promotes safety, security and optimal health for the child and his family.
* Undertake a designated link nurse role for the clinical area as required.
* Take part in mandatory audit as designated by Ward Manager, e.g. Essence of Care.
* Take part in Unit meetings.
* Demonstrate prudent use of resources in (stores, disposable equipment).
* Demonstrate an awareness of resource procurement for the children in their care.
* Take part in effective partnership working to facilitate timely transfers and discharges of children in accordance with UHSussex policy.
* Liase effectively with colleagues, the multi-disciplinary team and other departments to enable timely management of patient throughput.
* Prioritise care and delegate duties to other staff as appropriate.
* Lead the shift on a regular basis and in the absence of a more senior nurse.
* Prioritise care and delegate duties to others as appropriate ensuring they are supervised taking into account knowledge, skills and abilities of others.
Education and Training
* Accept responsibility for maintaining own professional development.
* Attend statutory and mandatory training days as required by UHSussex.
* Maintain up to date knowledge on issues pertaining to child protection.
* Undertake further training to enable development of role.
* Take part in own appraisal and the mentorship of others.
* Provide a learning environment for other staff/children/carers with a requirement to supervise and assess students on ward placement. (Undertake further competency-based training in order to achieve this.)
* Teach and assess staff, students, children and carers using a competency-based framework following appropriate training.
Service Development
* Contribute to the implementation of the National Service Framework for Children.
* Take part in the UHSussex strategy for nursing.
* Adhere to Trust policies pertaining to Infection Control.
* Support people’s equality, diversity and rights in accordance with UHSussex policy.
* Complete locally agreed competency programme.
* Take part in the Essence of Care (Department Of Health).
* Contribute to the implementation of National Institute for Clinical Excellence guideline recommendations.
* Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance.
* Adhere to UHSussex Core Values.
* Recognise and take action to prevent situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individual.
* Demonstrate an understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
* Demonstrate an understanding of Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health guidelines.
* Demonstrate an understanding of actions to be taken in the event of a fire or other emergency.
* Demonstrate an understanding of correct moving and handling procedures (this must be done with the key worker in the department in line with UHSussex policy).
* Adhere to all other UHSussex policies, guidelines and protocols.
* Complete documentation relevant to clinical risk management, e.g. safecode, statements, etc.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Person specification
Qualifications / Experience
* Registered Nurse Child
* Safeguarding
* Recent (within last 12 months) acute paediatric experience
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
Important information for applicants
Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.
DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check. We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.
Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for those that meet the Visa and Immigration eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker.
Closing adverts early: Please apply as early as you're able for this role. In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.
UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Further Information: For help with the application process for non-medical vacancies only, please contact the Resourcing Team by Email: uhsussex.non-medicalvacancies@nhs.net
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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