Staff Nurse- Paediatrics ED
If you share our passion then apply for this opportunity and help us make our patients’ experience the best it can possibly be.
With a budget of around £365m, three hospitals and 5,500 staff, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital-based services to the population of Hartlepool, Stockton on Tees and parts of East Durham and Sedgefield as well as community, therapeutic and screening to a wider population across Durham and Teesside.
Job overview
*Advert may close early once sufficient number of applications is reached*
Are you ready to join a top performing Foundation Trust in the North East of England and be part of a department committed to ensuring high quality patient care?
Could you be a North Tees and Hartlepool CYPED Nurse rated a ‘Good Team” by the CQC and be part of a friendly, focused, innovative team to give the highest quality care?
Do you want to work in a department where no two days are the same, working in a fast-paced environment?
Our Childrens and Young Person emergency department has recently expanded. We have upgraded facilities and create more emergency cubicles, and therefore we are looking to recruit professional and enthusiastic Band 5 staff nurses.
We look after children from Birth to 16 years in this amazing new environment which is ideal when providing a first-class service. The department has 1 resuscitation bed, and 15 major treatment cubicles, 3 of which are classed as high dependency cubicles.We also have a dedicated mental health assessment room.
We are co-located with an Urgent Care Treatment centre who deal with minor injuries and illnesses and between the UCC and both Adult and CYPED departments we attend to around 14,000 patients each month. There are currently 30 staff in the paediatric department.We have a great team of Heath care assistants, junior and senior registered nurses, and paediatric nurse practitioners.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for nurses who are motivated, enthusiastic and can demonstrate at interview a kind and compassionate attitude along with a desire to provide effective and efficient emergency care. With strong nursing leadership, a dedicated CYPED Matron and a newly appointed Clinical Educator to guide and support you in conjunction with an allocated ‘buddy’.We provide high quality Paediatric emergency care and give structured support and development to all our nurses including a tailored induction at the start, a period of supernumerary status tailored to every individual’s needs. You will be given a structured orientation to meet your individual needs to develop as an CYPED nurse.
As part of the team, you will develop a plethora or skills and will be supported in attending training for these courses which may include:
- Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS)
- Paediatric Intermediate Life support (PILS
- Plaster of Paris cours
- Resuscitation skills
- Triage/Initial assessmen
- Immediate Life Support (ILS)
You will also develop confidence and competence of your clinical skills in areas such as venepuncture, cannulation & catheterisation.
You will have the opportunity to work in all areas of the Emergency Department once you feel confident and competent.
We have permanent and fixed term posts available
Working for our organisation
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We aim to facilitate maximum health gains and normality, with respect for the health choices made by children, young people and their families
The aims of our service are:
- Provide care closer to home to children/young people with acute & long-term conditions, including complex needs, life limiting conditions & palliative care.
- Holistically assess, plan, implement & review a plan of care for children/ young people’s nursing needs in partnership with them and their family.
- Support children/ young people and their families & carers with the identified healthcare needs through a partnership & empowering approach.
- To provide a high quality service for families through a co-ordinated multi-agency approach.
- Prevent unnecessary hospital admissions & facilitate early discharge when possible.
- To reduce follow up visits to the children’s day unit & outpatient’s clinics.
- Provide teaching & support for children/ young people and their families.
As part of the paediatric nursing team, you will be able to develop a plethora of skills and you will be supported in attending training, which may include:
- Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS),
- Paediatric Intermediate Life support (PILS)
- Resuscitation skills.
- Triage/Initial assessment
- Immediate Life Support (ILS)
We offer a wide range of opportunities to support your professional development including a bespoke preceptorship program/induction, regular simulation scenarios, paediatric sepsis, chaperone training, professional challenge and escalation. As well as access to a paediatric clinical educator who delivers a variety of training including minor illnesses, tracheostomy care, Paediatric life support, blood culture, venepuncture, catheterisation and cannulation as well as a number of other training opportunities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Nursing Degree
- 1st Level Registration Children’s Nursing
- Teaching Certificate Working towards a specialist qualification
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of working within an acute hospital environment
- Phlebotomy skills
- Experience in the emergency care of the child
Skills
Essential criteria- Good communication skills both verbal and written
- Organisational/time management skills
- EPALS/APALS
Disposition
Essential criteria- Ability to work well within the multidisciplinary team
- Effective interpersonal skills
**Please note - Once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy may close early**
Please check your email address on a regular basis as applicants invited to attend an interview will be notified via this method.
As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to undertake pre-employment screening: Disclosure and Barring Scheme (previously Criminal Records Bureau)
Where a post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 it may be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Scheme to check for any previous criminal convictions. Should you require a copy of the Trust's Disclosure and Barring Service Policy, please contact a member of the recruitment team on 01642 624023.
It is the policy of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost for their DBS certificate.The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay on commencement with the Trust.
Please note the essential qualifications required for the post outlined within the Person Specification. You are required to hold and provide evidence of the necessary qualifications for the post at interview should you be shortlisted.
For any new employees commencing employment with North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust , you will be subject to satisfactory completion of a 6 month probationary period. Please note that internal applications and individuals that are appointed to fixed term appointments of less than 6 months duration are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or a bank member of staff).
As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references covering their last three years employment history. Applicants are requested to ensure e-mail addresses for all referees are included on their application form.Personal references are not acceptable.
If the hours advertised for the post are up to full time (37.5 hours per week), applications are still welcomed from individuals who may be seeking to work less than full-time hours and all requests will be considered in line with the post being appointed to for the successful applicant.
North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
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Equal Opportunities
The details in the Monitoring Information section of your application will be used for monitoring our recruitment process and will not be seen by the interview panel. The information you give will be treated in the strictest confidence. To meet its commitment to promoting equality of opportunity, the Trust’s policy is that individuals will be recruited, trained and promoted according to ability and job requirements only.As such we welcome your application irrespective of your gender, race, disability, colour, ethnic or national origin, and nationality, and marital status, responsibility for dependants, religion, trade union activity and age.
Disability
The Trust gives full and fair consideration to applications for employment received from disabled people. We are a “Positive about Disabled People” employer, and we hold the ‘two ticks’ Disability Symbol, which is a recognition given by Jobcentre Plus to employers who have agreed to meet five commitments regarding the recruitment, employment, retention and career development of disabled people.If you have a disability, which makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please do not hesitate to contact the recruitment team on 01642 624023.
Armed Forces Covenant
As a supporter of the Armed Forces and an employer of Reservists, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, which is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve or who have served in the UK Armed Forces (and their families) are treated fairly.
We recognise that reservists and veterans bring a variety of transferable skills and qualities to our workplace, developed through their military careers. Our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community has been recognised through the Armed Forces Covenant as a Silver Employer.
What does this mean?
We proactively demonstrate our forces-friendly credentials within our recruitment and selection processes, by having a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for those indicated as part of the Armed Forces Community. We engage with our local and regional Career Transition Partnership representatives and are a member of Step Into Health.We employ veterans and reservists from differing branches of the Armed Forces and actively promote our positive policies for the Armed Forces Community, including our Special Leave policy. We advocate support for defence people issues, including facilitating easier access to Healthcare Services for our patients within the AF Community.
We have supported employees through Reservist training, through additional leave for their training and ongoing support under our Special Leave policy.