We are looking for experienced band 5/6 children's nurses to work in one of the leading hospitals and trusts in the South West.
Responsibilities:
Complete Competencies: Ensure high standards of clinical care through relevant competency completion and appraisal.
Patient Care: Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care using research findings; maintain personal contact with patients, ensuring dignity and privacy.
Leadership and Management: Provide ward leadership, manage the ward without senior staff, and ensure safe staffing levels and adherence to policies.
Effective Communication: Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills with the multidisciplinary team and patients, ensuring clarity and understanding.
Nursing Procedures and Medication Management: Follow healthcare policies for nursing procedures, store, check, and administer drugs according to Trust Policy and NMC Standards.
Accurate Records and Confidentiality: Maintain timely and accurate nursing records, ensuring confidentiality is respected.
Safe Environment: Maintain a clean and safe environment, follow Health and Safety, Clinical Risk, and Infection Control policies, and manage stock levels effectively.
Inter-departmental Coordination: Coordinate admissions and discharges, communicate with other wards and departments, participate in meetings, audits, and research projects, and handle patient valuables according to Trust policies.
Skills:
- Registered nurse (Children)
- Computer literate
- Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients
- Committed to family-centred care
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent numeracy skills
- Good time management and teaching skills
- Ability to work well both in a team and on own initiative
- Ability to delegate tasks as appropriate
- Demonstrates compassion in practice
Essential:
- Experience of having worked with acute/chronically sick children or specialized transferable skills
- Understanding of professional and current issues in children's nursing
- Understanding of the importance of research and evidence-based practice
- Basic knowledge of computer skills
- Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
- Understanding or evidence of fulfilling requirements for revalidation
- Understanding of principles of clinical governance (e.g., risk management, audit, quality)
- Experience of working as part of a diverse team
- Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture
To apply to this job please reply with your updated CV and the job reference number - BS/10077/RCN1