Paediatric Registered Nurse
Location
York YO31 8HE
Employment Hours
New Jobs
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 a year
Job Highlights
- Provide nursing care for children aged 0-18, liaising with multidisciplinary teams and maintaining clinical records to support patient welfare.
- Candidates should be experienced Registered Nurses with strong communication skills and the ability to work autonomously within a team environment.
- The role is full-time with support for personal development, based at York Hospital, with a commitment to high standards of patient care.
Job Requirements/Description
We are looking for Band 5 Children's Registered Nurses to join our dedicated Paediatric Team on the Children's Ward and Children’s Assessment Unit (CAU) at York Hospital.
The Children's Ward at York Hospital is a busy 20 bedded General Paediatric Ward, with a separate Children's Assessment Unit, delivering care for children (0-18 years) with a variety of medical, Psychological and surgical conditions.
You will work autonomously as well as part of the team, and be responsible for your own patients, with support from the nurse in charge, on a shift-by-shift basis, utilising and sharing your clinical expertise and acting as a positive role model for staff, patients and carers. A broad knowledge of safeguarding procedures is desirable but full training in this area will be given. You will be expected to support other staff on the unit and work under the guidance of the nurse in charge.
You will be supported by our enthusiastic Children’s Nursing Team, Nurse Educator Specialist Nurses and Medical staff, offering you excellent learning and development opportunities. You will have a tailor made personal and professional development plan to support your career development within this exciting new role.
Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust policies and procedures
Maintain a safe and clean working environment
Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring accurate written records are kept.
Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information.
Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of the patient
Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct
Undertake duties on different wards/departments as and when required by service demands
Demonstrate personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures
Education and Training
Trust Information Pack:
https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY at the hospital site. Remote interviews will not be available.
Interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with the Recruiting Manager to have an informal discussion about the role.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
The Children's Ward at York Hospital is a busy 20 bedded General Paediatric Ward, with a separate Children's Assessment Unit, delivering care for children (0-18 years) with a variety of medical, Psychological and surgical conditions.
You will work autonomously as well as part of the team, and be responsible for your own patients, with support from the nurse in charge, on a shift-by-shift basis, utilising and sharing your clinical expertise and acting as a positive role model for staff, patients and carers. A broad knowledge of safeguarding procedures is desirable but full training in this area will be given. You will be expected to support other staff on the unit and work under the guidance of the nurse in charge.
You will be supported by our enthusiastic Children’s Nursing Team, Nurse Educator Specialist Nurses and Medical staff, offering you excellent learning and development opportunities. You will have a tailor made personal and professional development plan to support your career development within this exciting new role.
Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust policies and procedures
Maintain a safe and clean working environment
Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring accurate written records are kept.
Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information.
Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of the patient
Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct
Undertake duties on different wards/departments as and when required by service demands
Demonstrate personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures
Education and Training
Trust Information Pack:
https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY at the hospital site. Remote interviews will not be available.
Interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with the Recruiting Manager to have an informal discussion about the role.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Location
York YO31 8HE
Employment Hours
New Jobs
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 a year