Experienced Registered Nurse - Paediatrics Coventry, England
Job description
As a Paediatric Nurse, your role is not just taking care of the patient, more so you will be nurturing the needs of the family as a whole providing a holistic approach to the care you provide.
Here at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, we are committed to excellence, recently becoming the first university hospital in the UK to be awarded the internationally acclaimed Pathway to Excellence® designation. UHCW’s designation as an internationally recognised Pathway to Excellence® organisation demonstrates we're leading the way in enhancing quality of care, patient and staff safety, and the future of healthcare delivery.
Please note this post is not suitable for applicants who are required to undertake the OSCE training programme. Candidates without valid UK NMC registration will not be considered.
Are you a highly motivated and committed nurse keen to join a dynamic paediatric team? Our Paediatric Department provides a warm and welcoming environment that will give you the space and facilities to provide exceptional, family-centred care.
The Paediatric Unit at UHCW consists of three age specific wards allowing the children and their families to thrive amongst their peers whilst being Nursed in an environment designed specifically with their needs in mind. The department also houses an aspiring Level 2 Critical Care Unit (HDU), a Paediatric Medical Day Unit and Surgical Day Unit as well as a large Paediatric specific Outpatient Department and Children’s Emergency Department.
We currently have vacancies in the following areas:
Ward 14 is our Adolescent Ward caring for young people aged 12-18 years, it is a 12 bedded Ward specialising in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
Ward 15 is our Infant Ward, caring for babies age 0-2. It is a 15-17 bedded Ward with an expertise in respiratory care. Paediatric HDU is based on the Ward and has 6-8 beds, staff working on Ward 15 will have the opportunity to gain experience in High Dependency care if this interests them.
Ward 16 is our Children’s Ward caring for children age2-12.It is our biggest ward consisting of a 24 beds, specialising in Paediatric Oncology for children of all ages.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence®designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award.Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
We take great pride in developing our Paediatric Nursing skills and this is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate.
On a daily basis we work with the Paediatric team, the acute medical teams, acute surgery, the orthopaedic team and other specialities. We also work closely with dieticians, specialist nurses, physiotherapists and play specialists to enable us to offer holistic care.
The Unit also has well established links with KIDS (Kids Intensive Care & Decision Support) based at Birmingham Children's Hospital. Each area has bespoke nurse development and training plans with the support of our experienced Paediatric Practice Education Team.
For joining our team we are offering:
- Supernumerary Induction
- Planned Development Programme relevant to your experience
To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours Framework and Values Based Recruitment Factsheet which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
- Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times, including all aspects of child protection.
- Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team including situations where difficulties in comprehension occur.
- A competent practitioner, supervising/providing mentorship to a small number of learners or junior staff.
- Responsible for co-ordination and clinical assessment of a group of patients, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated, involving patients and carers.
- Participate in observations of care, audit and development of service to improve quality of care.
- Demonstrate technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient care management including; patient observations; equipment management and administration of agreed invasive tests/procedures.
- Utilise and ensure others utilise information and IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data.
- Manage expected clinical events/enquiries, requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort, ensuring referral to a senior member of staff where appropriate e.g in an unexpected event.
- Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.
- Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
- Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times
