Paediatric Sister
Department:Children’s Services
Band 6, £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum, pro rata
Hours: Fixed Term, Part time, 23 hours per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
This is an exciting time to join our amazing team in Children’s Services as we are working on a project to expand our services and build a NEW Children’s Hospital, which will bring opportunities for career development in different areas (including specialist care).
If you are an enthusiastic, caring and ambitious registered children’s nurse, we would welcome your application to join our team as we work with medical staff, allied health professionals, support staff and play therapists to provide dynamic, high-quality, family-centred care to children, young people and babies.
This Band 6 role will require someone who to is motivated to develop themselves as a leader in a supportive environment to drive improvements in care whilst supporting junior colleagues in an acute clinical environment. You will need to be competent, caring, courageous, and compassionate, with the proven ability to work individually and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Please note that we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role.
Interview date:10 February 2025
The children services consist of the following:
Ward 4: Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU)
Ward 4 is open 24 hours a day, has 16 PAU beds that flexes capacity to meet the ever-changing needs of our children. We offer access to expert, evidence based and family centred assessment, treatment, and care. The unit also includes the Paediatric Day Care Unit, delivering planned care.
Paediatric Day Surgery Unit
6 bedding area open Monday to Friday, specific for day surgery cases, including Dental, Urology, General Surgery, ENT, Trauma & Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology. Supported by Ward 4 senior staff, we provide care to children all ages and their families, from pre-operative assessment to discharge.
Ward 5
Is an Inpatient ward with 22 bed spaces offering Medical, Surgical, Oncology and Orthopaedic care for 0–16-year-olds. The Ward offers every opportunity for the successful applicant to progress and develop, offering the necessary training courses which provide the skills and competencies to care for children requiring high dependency nursing.
Paediatric Outpatients
Delivers specialist clinics for children that require long, and short term follow up of care.
NHS Staff Survey:Best in the country in theMotivation(7.39/10) andInvolvement(7.21/10) sub-themes of Staff Engagement.
You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
• Free on-site parking
• Free tea and coffee
• Great flexible working opportunities
• Discounted gym membership
• Lease car scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• On site nursery (chargeable)
• Extensive staff health and well-being programme
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate their commitment to continuous professional development. We have strong expectations for our staff and are passionate about career progression. With support from our dedicated Paediatric Practice Development team, we believe that we have much to offer any candidate who joins us, as we aim to ensure your continued development, through access to relevant courses and in house training
We also work very closely with Neonatal Unit and our Children’s Emergency Department, which is part of the emergency medicine division.
We are continuously looking at new ways in which we ensure patient experience is pivotal within the care we provide and are exploring initiative developments to take this forward.
Some examples of training/courses available:
High Dependency course
PILS/EPLS
Assessor/supervisor training
Caring for children with diabetes or cancer
Skills training (Venepuncture/cannulation, NGT, central line, tracheostomy, etc)
Please refer to attached Job description for further information.
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouragingdiversity,and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date onceenoughapplications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This isin accordance withthe streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Uponcommencingemploymentwith theTrust, allemployees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions)aresubjectto aprobationary periodlastingaperiod of sixmonthswithanoptiontoextendfor afurther sixmonths toatotalof 12months.
This advert closes on Tuesday 28 Jan 2025