Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Ward 12/ PICU - RVI
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent & Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 317-2024-30-18-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 pro rata / per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/08/2024
Employer heading
Staff Nurse Children's
Band 5
Job overview
Newcastle Hospitals is one of the largest and most successful Trusts in the country, providing a wide range of acute and community services, we are continuously seeking to improve the patient experience and to ensure the highest quality and safest care.
We are looking to recruit Band 5 staff nurses to work on Paediatric Critical Care at the Great North Children's Hospital.
- Interview Date 15 August 2024
- Full & Part Time Hours – Flexible working available.
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Rotations will be considered on request.
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Accountable for assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating high quality patient care in the Paediatric Intensive Care / High Dependency environment.
- Provide effective support to both patient and carers throughout their care pathway.
- Act as role model, teacher and supervisor for junior staff and students, participating in mentor and preceptorship programmes
To abide by Trust policies and procedures. - Provide support for and depending on experience deputise for nurse in charge in their absence.
- Act as patient advocate in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code / Health and Care Professions Council standards of conduct, performance and ethics.
- Work collaboratively as an effective member of MDT.
- Participate in 24 hour on call service when appropriate to role.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development
- • Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
- • Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
Desirable criteria
- • Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
SKILLS
Essential criteria
- • Basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
- • Relevant clinical skills relating to the specialty e.g. cannulation, IV drug administration
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- • Relevant and recent clinical experience
Desirable criteria
- • Previous experience in speciality
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- • Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- • NMC registration
- • Diploma/Degree in Nursing (completed or willingness to undertake) or equivalent experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Charlie Hill
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 28 23555
- Additional information
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