Job summary
Employer heading
Paediatric Nurse - Children's Outpatients
Band 5
Job overview
We are looking for a dedicated person to take responsibility for the efficient and effective organisation of the outpatient’s department. This includes managing the nursing team and the delivery of the service in a busy, purpose-built Children’s outpatient’s department, providing a service for West Norfolk and surrounding area.
You will assist in the delivery of a family-centred, clinically effective, and dynamic service for the babies/child’s/young person’s who use the service. You will be responsible for signposting and referring where appropriate.
You will be supporting the MDT and external service providers, as there are outpatient clinics provided by visiting consultants from tertiary units, including orthopaedics, cardiology and surgery, renal and urology.
Main duties of the job
To provide quality care to children in partnership with families and carers who attend the outpatient department.
Ability to clinically assess children and young people seeking assistance when required. Clinical skills such as venepuncture and competencies in accessing central lines would be beneficial.
To support the provision of evidence-based care for children and young people with a variety of conditions, both short term and lifelong conditions in partnership with the children, families and MDT including non-QEH providers.
Maintain accurate patient documentation to comply with Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards for Records and Record Keeping, legal aspects, confidentiality, and management information requirements.
To communicate effectively with CYP, parent/carers and the wider MDT to ensure continuity of care. Where appropriate can give advice, provide demonstration teaching to parents.
Demonstrate an awareness of safeguarding issues, be able to assess risk and refer to professional teams as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications/training & professional development
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Child, RSCN registered with NMC
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and Mentorship course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience working with children’s nursing
- Experience of leading a team and delegation
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of formal/informal teaching of patients, families, and staff
Skills, abilities & knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good theoretical knowledge and practical knowledge of nursing within the clinical area of paediatrics, committed to family centred care
- Good organisational skills to ensure to efficient running of multiple clinics
- Understanding the principles of clinical governance and clinical supervision
- IT and database skills
- Able to work flexibly within the multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Able to recognise situations detrimental to health and act as required
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charlotte Lorraine
- Job title
- Team Lead Children's Outpatients and CCNT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01553 613214
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