11 Oct
Barts Health NHS Trust
London
Job description
Job summary
Are you an experienced Paediatric nurse looking to increase your high dependancy and intensive care skills? Would you like the opportunity to work within the acute paeditric wards and rotate to the critical care areas?
Would you like to join a team of committed, supportive and dedicated nurses, caring for some of London's most unwell children?
Then join our team, we will encourage and support you to develop acute care skills you need, to be the best you can be. You will need a willingness and commitment to develop the knowledge and skills required to manage the care of critically ill children.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 5 you will be caring for critically ill children with the support of senior staff,
to allow you to enhance your skills.
You will need to be adaptable to the changing pace of clinical care; enjoy learning and participating in team work.
This is an exciting time to become part of a developing Service and shape the vision of Children's services within the top teaching hospital in England.
We look forward to welcoming you to our team.
Informal visits are encouraged.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.
Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation,
and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.
That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.
It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging.
We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect.
We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide effective family centred nursing care to patients and their ensure that evidence based practice is performed at all times, taking responsibility for updating own knowledge and skill in line with Trust policies and procedures and NMC code of professional conduct.
For newly qualified band 5 nurses, it will be an important step in consolidating practice and completing all relevant clinical competencies, receiving adequate support from colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registration
- BSc or working towards
Desirable
HDU course or relevant acute skills course
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience in a relevant unit. (NICU, HDU, PICU, Theatres, A&E;, tertiary unit, surgery / medicine)
▶️ Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse - Band 5
🖊️ Barts Health NHS Trust
📍 London